Social networking site IFA Life is attempting to bring advisers together by arranging monthly "face-to-face" events across the UK.

Former Skandia CIO Clive Hale has sent a half-time report on his 20,000 round-the-world motorbike ride to raise cash for charity.

Nearly seven in ten advisers still harbour hopes of increasing pay and bonuses over the next 12 months despite the market downturn, a study suggests.

The pension fund shortfall of Britain's biggest companies has more than doubled to a record £96bn in a year, a report said on Wednesday.

The FSA has borrowed a total of £200m from two banking giants after falling into debt for the first time, reports suggest.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) says it expects an influx of claims against mortgage brokers in 2009/10 after banking failures saw it pay out more than £21bn in total in the last financial year.

Two of Britain's biggest insurers are poised to slash dividends this week, potentially derailing the stockmarket's blockbuster summer rally, The Times reports.

Nearly two years on from the collapse of Northern Rock, financial regulation in Britain "remains in a muddle" according to a damning report.

Critics of proposals in the RDR are in danger of losing sight of its chief objective - building consumer trust in the industry, according to Axa Winterthur Wealth Management (AWWM).

Simon Chamberlain's new IFA consolidation vehicle has outlined plans to turn adviser firms with minimal trail income into businesses generating 80% renewal commission.