It is "certainly possible" that the coalition government - the power-sharing arrangement between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties in place since 2010 - could break up before the next general election in 2015, Vince Cable has said.

The UK government has confirmed it is to begin selling down its stake in Lloyds Banking Group - with reports suggesting US investors could snap up as much as half of it.

The shortlists for the Aberdeen UK Platform Awards 2013 have been announced. We start with the nominees for the big one: Platform of the Year...

Wealth manager Bestinvest has outlined plans to almost double its restricted financial planning team, as the group seeks to take advantage of the withdrawal of a number of major banks from the advice space.

The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has exacerbated a polarisation of the advisory market, with an almost even split of firms forecasting growth and those predicting static or declining revenues over the next three years, research has suggested.

Confidence among investors that the Bank of England (BoE) will hold rates at record lows for as long as it has implied appears to be falling after a key economic indicator suggested the UK's economic recovery is gathering pace.

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An amendment to the Care Bill mandating local authorities to refer people approaching care to regulated financial advisers - a proposal originally thrown out by parliament - is to be re-submitted in revised form for consideration by MPs.