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The government's plans to limit charges on pension schemes used for automatic enrolment have been labelled "not fit for purpose" in an official report.

Guy Opperman, Conservative MP for Hexam and secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Arch Cru, is "reluctantly" urging his constituents who lost money in the scandal to accept the deal put forward by Capita to recoup some of their investment....

Scottish taxpayers will have to pay out £1.6bn a year to fund initiatives set out in the white paper on the country's independence which have not yet been allocated cash, according to Treasury figures.

Midlands-based financial planning business Clay Rogers & Partners has joined Succession Advisory Services.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned on the complications of withdrawing monetary stimulus - just hours before the US Federal Reserve may announce a tapering of its own asset purchase programme.

The taxpayer lost £230m on the government's disposal of part of its stake in Lloyds Banking Group, according to the National Audit Office (NAO), despite claims the sale was made at a profit.

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A service allowing advisory firms to 'sense check' whether they meet the requirements for independence has been launched.

Caroline Rookes, the chief executive of the Money Advice Service (MAS), has hit back at critics of the organisation, saying the MAS is now delivering a "very effective" service and does not "step on the toes" of financial advisers.