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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) successfully prosecuted more than 600 people for tax evasion in 2012-13, more than double the amount in the previous 12 months and well ahead of its target for the year, figures show.

Long standing clients probably already know the value you offer them - but how about when it comes to convincing prospective clients? IFA Midlands Investment Agency breaks down what you should be telling them into 12 easy pieces.

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Half of UK adults struggle to keep up with their bills and credit commitments, up from one in three in 2006, research has revealed.

Financial advisers should utilise their relationships with solicitors and accountants to drum up auto-enrolment (AE) business, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has said.

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The National Audit Office (NAO) has launched an investigation into the new financial services regulatory structure that came into effect this year.

The government has named the first bodies to have applied for the 'super complainant' status, a legal tool which will allow them to force the regulator into swift action over failings in the financial services sector.

National IFA consultancy LEBC has teamed up with provider Standard Life (SL) to offer a packaged auto enrolment solution for small and medium-sized employer clients.