Clients in their 50s dealing with a retirement income shortfall are "crying out" for alternative investment solutions to close the gap, according to Axa Life Invest.

The Treasury has been accused of pushing out Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chief executive Stephen Hester to cut down any potential pay-off from the state-backed lender, according to a new book.

A third of workers believe their employers should pay for full financial advice in the workplace, according to the latest Scottish Widows Workplace Pensions Report.

The economy is "turning a corner", Chancellor George Osborne is expected to say later today.

Chancellor George Osborne has urged cabinet colleagues "not to get ahead of themselves" about the UK's economic recovery.

Lighthouse Group plans to shut its Exeter office after a strategic business review.

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Gold funds were standout winners in August as investors' appetite for risk waned amid concerns of a tapering of monetary stimulus in the US and potential military action in Syria.

Young adults relying on inheritance to fund their own retirement are not taking into account how the cost of their parent's care will eat into their legacies, a report has found.

It should be mandatory for small self-administered pension schemes to have a professional trustee to avoid potential devastating tax charges, a provider has said.