The government has legislated to prevent a tax avoidance scheme involving the use of fake property businesses.

In today's Retail Conduct Risk Outlook the Financial Services Authority (FSA) identified the five products it feels pose the greatest mis-selling risk to consumers.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has claimed one of the major risks to consumers over the next 18 months is that of being mis-sold unsuitable financial products.

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has called for the government to cut pensions tax relief to 26% for people earning more than £150,000 per year.

The government has published its final offer on public sector pension reform.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) must clarify the rules around how the annual allowance charge can be paid from pension funds, an expert has said.

Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the man convicted of murdering 13 women in the 1970s, is to argue in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that he has the right to a state pension.

Who moved where in another busy week in financial services?

The government has published its final proposals for public sector pension reform, but several unions have already deemed the offer unacceptable.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has confirmed the presence of trainees within an advice firm will not prevent it from holding itself out as independent.