A strategy by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to leak details of one of its upcoming projects to a national newspaper - a decision which sparked huge falls in the share prices of several major life companies - was "high risk" and inadequate, according...

Small firms engaging in poor practice stand a better chance of getting caught by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the new regulatory framework as the regulator has shifted its focus on its thematic work, according to a consultancy.

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Self-invested personal pension (SIPP) provider Hornbuckle has teamed up with online investment manager Nutmeg to administer a new range of personal pensions.

Financial advisers are among the small and medium size businesses being "aggressively" targeted by HMRC for VAT payments, contributing to a 10% jump in VAT taken from SMEs in the last year, according to a national accountancy group.

Truro is the best place to be a financial adviser in the UK based on the level of interest in advice among the population, according to research.

Auto-enrolment has not proved an attractive business opportunity for many of True Potential's advisers as margins are small in relation to demands, senior partner Daniel Harrison has said.

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Advisers have welcomed the Chancellor's overhaul of the taxation system around buying property, saying it is an "ingenious" idea that will benefit the majority of clients.