While thousands rush to top up their Isa and check their finances ahead of the tax year end, it seems most consumers are turning their attention to Easter treats and spending their spare cash on chocolate. Read more ...

Investors around the world are considering cutting back their exposure to emerging markets in 2015 following a tough 12 months. Read more ...

Hargreaves Lansdown says that over the past year it has received over 150,000 requests for information regarding the new pension freedoms which came into effect yesterday (6 April) but few are asking to withdraw all their funds at once. Read more ...

BlackRock has expanded its currency-hedged exchange traded fund (ETF) range with the launch of the iShares MSCI Europe ex-UK GBP Hedged UCITS ETF and the iShares JPX-NIKKEI 400 EUR Hedged UCITS ETF. Read more ...

Parmenion has added drawdown features to its in-house Sipp from today (7 April), to enable advisers to take advantage of the new Pensions Freedoms for their clients. Read more ...

The investment and Financial Planning group Tilney Bestinvest has appointed Martin King as managing director of investment management. Read more ...

SunLife, the direct-to-consumer financial services company, has appointed Mark Jones as protection director from LV=. Read more ...

Expat-focused financial advisory group AES International has raised concerns about the impact of the new pension freedoms on expatriate workers. Read more ...

Moneygate Group, the expanding IFA and financial services business with 200 advisers, is to adopt its Fairstone brand across the entire group.

A leading firm of Chartered Accountants has warned that more middle-income families are being "dragged" into the high rate tax bracket. Read more ...