General election 2015

Liberal Democrat MP Steve Webb, who has served as pensions minister for the last five years, has lost his parliamentary seat.

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....

Can the press really influence the election?

Everything advisers need to know about the week

Most advisers desire a Conservative majority at the upcoming general election, but think a repeat of the existing Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition is the most likely outcome, according to a Professional Adviser poll.

The Conservatives will introduce a law that will guarantee there will be no rise in income tax rates, VAT or national insurance before 2020, the party is to announce.

Pension tax relief reform plans put forward by the major political parties smack of short-term ad hoc thinking which the UK could "come to regret", a think tank has said.

Single out what clients actually want and only charge for that, rather than 'pandering to the wealthy' with expensive packaged bank account-style add-ons, an advice firm has said, as it launched its 'manifesto' for the coming years.

Labour would make first-time buyers exempt from stamp duty for purchases under £300,000, Ed Miliband is due to announce.