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Welcome to Professional Adviser's now-closed (but was live) coverage of the general election 2015 - with a slant towards issues, outcomes and views affecting UK financial advisers as the Conservatives secure a majority...

Financial advisers across the country would prefer a coalition government comprised of Labour, the Scottish National Party (SNP) and Welsh national party Plaid Cymru over one formed by the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and UKIP, according to a poll....

Clydesdale Bank is to be sold off in a demerger by parent National Australia Bank (NAB) which will see the business acquired in part by shareholders with the remainder listed on the open market.

Royal London's former offshore business RL360 Group has acquired international life business Clerical Medical International (CMI) from Scottish Widows, creating a business with £8bn of assets under management.

US investment management giant Vanguard Group has officially unveiled its ‘robo' advice offering in the US, offering investors with minimum assets of $50,000 portfolio management for as little as 30bps annually.

Everything advisers should know about Google's mobile website ranking rethink

The charging model one IFA says will petrify advisers

What happened when this adviser's unprofitable clients called his pay-or-leave bluff?

Why client-centric TCF culture should be at the heart of every firm

Tavistock Investments has acquired Cornwall-based IFA Duchy Independent Financial Advisers as part of its plan to assemble a national network of advisers.