The FTSE opened more than 30 points higher Tuesday thanks in part to an 11% share price jump for builders' supplier Wolseley.
Britain must not raise taxes on wealth creators any further if it wants inward investment to spur recovery, one of the world's leading competitiveness experts says.
The Liberal Democrats will today challenge the government to reveal how much money part-nationalised RBS and rival Lloyds have lent since a state bailout 12 months ago.
Gordon Brown's choice of General Election date will affect when the state pension must be linked to earnings, making a late election bad for pensioners but good for taxpayers, according to Towers Watson.
IFA Life has announced a series of life planning workshops to be held in London, Manchester, Bristol and Scotland in April and May after selling out its first date.
The chief executive of part-nationalised bank Lloyds Banking Group has decided to forgo his bonus for 2009 amid the public backlash against bonuses.
Cavanagh Group, the AIM-listed IFA, has selected SEI to support its expansion strategy and transform the firm's business model in the run-up to the RDR.
Russell Investments has raided three UK insurers to find new recruits for its adviser support team.
SIPP and SSAS clients may need to re-examine any loans secured against taxable property following a clamp-down by HMRC.
Nine out of ten UK companies intend to seek professional advice on the impact of pension reform, according to the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA).