Paula John, editor-in-chief at Mortgage Solutions, IFAonline's sister title, discusses the first-time buyer (FTB) market on BBC Working Lunch.
ProShares has partnered with KBW bank to create ETFs providing leveraged or inverse exposure to the regional banking sector.
UK GDP only grew by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2010, lagging the 0.4% growth rate widely expected.
London's leading shares are showing slight gains this morning as a late recovery on Wall Street boosts investor sentiment.
Bailed-out bank RBS is being bombarded with more than 1,600 complaints a day from customers, official figures reveal.
Britain's gross domestic product is expected to have expanded 0.4% in the first quarter of 2010, according to a survey of City economists.
Prudential is planning a secondary listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange in addition to its dual primary listing in Hong Kong.
Family and home issues are the top cause for workplace absence for 18% of employers according to research by Group Risk Development (GRID).
Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Greece following news that its budget deficit reached a worse than expected 13.6% of GDP last year.
RDR rules stipulating trail commission be passed on to the client when they switch adviser will "devalue" IFA businesses in the eyes of consolidators, Buckles CEO Nigel Speirs says.