The government's new bonds for the over 65s have seen the biggest opening sales of any retail financial product in Britain's modern history, after more than 110,000 customers invested in the products, National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has said.

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Adviser network Financial Ltd is looking for investment to secure the future of the business after pre-tax losses more than doubled in the year ending March 2014, latest results have shown.

National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has been accused of underpreparing for the launch of its pensioner bonds after its website temporarily crashed shortly after they went on sale.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has cancelled an advice firm's permissions after it failed to submit regulatory returns.

There are still too many people in financial services who think they can "keep their customers where they want them" by quietly carrying on with old-style practices, Pensions minister Steve Webb has said.

More than half of the 3.5 million people retiring between 2016 and 2020 will not qualify for the full new state pension, research has shown.

Financial products research firm Defaqto has hired former IFA and founder of trade body the IFA Centre Gill Cardy as an insight consultant in its wealth and protection team.

HMRC investigations have yielded a record £136m in extra capital gains tax (CGT) collected from individuals and small businesses in the last year, according to an accountancy firm.

Adviser support services firm SimplyBiz has appointed a corporate adviser to explore its options for selling a stake in the business.