A probe examining asset management firms showed most failed to have fully comprehensive practices and procedures to control the risk of market abuse. Read more ...

The Institute of Directors has called for a probe into the fund management industry, saying the FCA should make this its priority. Read more ...

Pension modelling tools are misleading and creating a "minefield for the average person", researchers have said. Read more ...

Not content with recently completing one of the toughest challenges on earth, a Financial Planner is setting out to take on a 26 mile cross country ski race next month. Read more ...

Any period of deflation could pose a significant financial risk to pension schemes, a pensions firm is warning, after rates hit a record low yesterday. Read more ...

As April looms and the pension reforms get set to take effect, less than a third of 40 to 70 year olds have spoken to anyone at all about the changes, research suggests. Read more ...

The inflation rate dropped even further last month, taking it to the lowest level since records began, at just 0.3%.
December's figure of 0.5% had been the joint lowest since CPI was measured but it fell another 0.2% in January. Read more ...

A leading fund ratings and research group has created a guide to platforms, as it urged advisers to carry out regular and thorough due diligence. Read more ...

Today's record low inflation rate "still won't get you a sausage", says the head of a website which analyses and compares the best savings accounts. Read more ...

The growing political row over tax avoidance is "unhelpful and disingenuous" and detracts from the more important conversation of combating evasion, a financial advisory firm's chief says. Read more ...