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Deutsche Bank and iShares are soon to list a whole range of ETFs on the Madrid Stock Exchange, after Spanish regulation changes have opened the way for certain fund structures to be tax efficient.

The regulator this week hit back at CML claims almost four million borrowers would have been denied a mortgage if Mortgage Market Review (MMR) proposals had been in force between 2005 and 2008.

The FSA has hit out at a number of the "bigger" lenders over their concerns about verifying income for the self-employed or those with irregular earnings.

Aviva has launched an online resource for advisers intended to smooth the application process for life, critical illness and income protection insurance.

Around three-quarters of retirees bought financial products via a bank adviser, with only 20% using an IFA, according to AXA's Retirement Scope report.

Asian insurer AIA raised $17.8bn in its long-awaited IPO this morning, valuing the group at $30.5bn.

Harriett Baldwin MP has become the poster child of the IFA community since forcing the first debate on the RDR in Westminister. In an exclusive interview with IFAonline, she gives her views on the FSA, qualifications and that McDonald's comment...

The new so-called 'currency vigilantes' hit sterling hard yesterday, on a day when gilt yields dropped to a new record low.

British business is losing an estimated £1.6bn a year due to lack of sleep, according to new research.

The Protection Review is set to launch a national independent protection training academy in conjunction with the Personal Finance Society (PFS).