Life insurers are much less optimistic about the overall business situation than they were three months ago, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

The £2bn payday loans industry has been referred for a full-blown investigation by the competition commission over concerns that firms benefit hugely from loans that borrowers can't pay back on time.

Chancellor George Osborne has said he will cap the country's welfare budget each year for the next four years from April 2015 - but the state pension will not be included.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is reviewing the existing standards and eligibility criteria for corporate chartered titles (CCT) to ensure they continue to underpin customers' expectations of a chartered firm.

Guide to Advice, a website which helps those looking for financial information, guidance and advice online, has today launched a searchable financial directory.

Network Intrinsic is set to buy national IFA firm Positive Solutions from parent company Aegon.

Aegon is cutting its sales force and support roles by 160 with immediate effect and will be closing all six regional sales centres over the next six months.

Households and businesses should be told that borrowing costs will remain at rock-bottom levels until the economy is motoring again, the International Monetary Fund has said.

The assets of more and more people are finding their way into the pockets of Her Majesty, Prince Charles, or the Treasury because they are failing to make a will.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a rallying call to advisers and the wider industry to help it regulate, saying it "can't do it alone".