The Labour party has announced it will go further than the Conservatives in tackling tax avoidance.

The Green party has announced it will push to increase the top rate of tax to 60p in the pound if it gains influence in the General Election.

Party leader Nick Clegg has set out Lib Dem plans to pay off the deficit by 2017/18.

Labour has pledged that each of its policies will be fully funded and need no extra borrowing, as it launches its manifesto on Monday.

A wealth manager has entered liquidation because it is unable to pay back clients to whom it mis-sold investments, leaving Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy payers to pick up the bill.

The stakes are high for investors as the 2015 UK general election draws near. Labour's interventionist approach and the prospect of a referendum on EU membership are both causing concern, but which 7 May outcome would be best for investors?

A UK fund house has been forced to freeze redemptions on one of its funds, after becoming caught up in an investigation by the Mauritian regulator into an alleged Ponzi scheme.

Restricted network Sesame has said it will no longer offer an appointed representative (AR) option for wealth firms.

Mergers and acquisitions can bring huge business benefits, but firms' systems - not just their MDs - need to talk to each other...

Forcing fund managers to "slavishly follow" risk parameters ties their hands behind their backs and runs the risk of disappointing investors, Henderson's global head of products and distribution has said.