Cathy Adams

Buy-to-let lending has soared by 32% year-on-year, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, and looks set to continue to grow.

Buy-to-let is firmly back in fashion and investors can grab tasty yields of 7% plus, says Cathy Adams - but picking the right area for rental potential is crucial.

Hedge fund Laxey Partners was defeated at Alliance Trust's AGM, with around 80% of the trust's shareholders voting against its proposals to improve investment performance.

With the crisis in the eurozone still rumbling on, we outline 10 safeguards to protect your money from the financial drama on the continent.

The Financial Services Authority has confirmed that traded life policy investments are "high risk products" unsuitable for most retail investors.

Boiler room scams are becoming more common, with reports of cloned firms on the rise, but less people are losing money according to the Financial Services Authority.

Investment trusts outperformed open-ended funds in 13 out of 15 sectors over the first three months of this year, according to broker Winterflood Securities.

Competitive mortgages and rising rents are luring investors back into the recovering buy-to-let market, says Cathy Adams.

The tax-free personal allowance will increase by £630 to £8,105 next month, and then to £9,205 in April 2013, George Osborne announced in the Budget.

The 50p income tax band for higher-rate taxpayers will be scrapped, Chancellor George Osborne announced in Wednesday's Budget.