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A proposal enabling the FSCS to act "on behalf" of other compensation schemes anywhere in the world could lead to higher levy costs for UK financial advisers.

Investec Structured Products has begun marketing its latest round of plans including kick-out deals.

Financial advisers in Australia will be banned from accepting commission payments on products they sell as the regulator today unveiled a series of reforms to its financial services sector.

Increasing uncertainty regarding the outcome of the General Election and the impact on the economy is taking its toll on the UK property market.

Cazenove's Neil Pegrum is leaving the firm after five years to take up a role at Soros Fund Management.

Markit, the financial information services group and index provider, has created the ETF Encyclopaedia, offering information on exchange-traded products (ETPs) around the world.

The FTSE 100 jumped 53.6 points (1%) to 5,777.25 in early trading after Asian stocks rose overnight and concerns over a Greek default eased.

Businesses are becoming increasingly concerned about the potential impact of a Hung Parliament.

Peter Hargreaves is, according to The Sunday Times Rich List, the 111th richest person in Britain and Ireland. So how did business partner Stephen Lansdown fare?

Gartmore fired one of its senior traders for breaching rules just weeks before the suspension of star fund manager Guillaume Rambourg.