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The FSA is now an "intrusive, intensive regulator" in the mortgage arena and this should be welcomed, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says.

Mortgage intermediaries are potentially missing out on a huge £30m home insurance windfall, according to Abbey for Intermediaries.

An insurance company director has been banned by the FSA for lying to his customers, lying to the FSA and failing to pass on insurance premiums.

FTSE Group and the EDHEC-Risk Institute have collaborated to create a range of risk adjusted indices, providing an alternative to traditional market capitalisation-weighted index ranges.

A third of advisers think pension income drawdown is an "appropriate choice" for retirees, according to new findings from Skandia.

UK inflation rose at the fastest annual pace for three quarters in December, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Daiwa Capital Markets is bolstering its Asian derivatives business, including the development of ETFs as part of the firm's growing equity finance department.

Fund managers have backed Cadbury's decision to accept Kraft's new increased bid for the confectioner.

Cater Allen has launched a five-year structured product which offers a potential annual income and full return of capital at maturity.

Cadbury shares have bucked a poor start to FTSE 100 trading this morning, climbing over 3% on news it has agreed a £11.5bn takeover bid by Kraft.