Insurer Royal Liver has put a possible takeover deal by Royal London on the table to members at the Groups' AGM.
Some partners at Positive Solutions are being made to wait for commission payments as the company works to clear a business checking backlog.
Almost one in 10 blue-chip FTSE 100 companies face pension scheme deficits so vast they threaten the future of the business, a survey suggests.
Aegon has launched a website and guide aimed at helping customers understand the claims process.
The FSA has sent out written warnings to 38,000 investors whose details were discovered on a 'master list' used by boiler room fraudsters.
Baillie Gifford High Yield Bond fund manager Ben Thompson plans to leave the group next month to work outside the financial services industry.
Private medical insurance (PMI) complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) increased by 27% last year.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has put in place new stock trading restrictions to prevent a repeat of the Dow's dramatic plunge earlier this month.
The number of unresolved complaints against IFAs referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) fell 1% last year, compared to a 2% rise in disputes against banks.
Miners are among the early fallers on the FTSE as European markets tumble following a ban on naked short-selling in Germany.