The retirement guidance guarantee will not be delivered by the Money Advice Service (MAS), the Treasury has said, in a reversal of the government's previous announcement.

Almost half of independent advisory firm business-owners plan to sell up within five years - and 10% in the next year alone, according to research.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the British Bankers Association (BBA) are launching a joint initiative to promote and develop standards and skills in retail banking.

The former appointed representatives (ARs) of failed network Alpha 2 Omega (A2O) are facing multi-million pound legal claims as the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) tries to claw back the money it paid to mis-sold investors.

Fresh fears for the safety of £400m of Harlequin investments have been raised following reports circulated by the company that its sales arm has entered liquidation.

The Treasury is to give savers more freedom over how they take a tax-free lump sum from their pension pot.

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The number of people being pursued through the courts for tax evasion has risen by almost a third in the last year, as HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) steps up its efforts to close the UK's £35bn tax gap.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is coming down hard on firms that continue to act outside of its rules on financial promotions, with the number of adverts withdrawn or amended by the regulator jumping 61% in the last year.

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