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AJ Bell has introduced a capped annual charge on its new-look D2C platform Youinvest as it unveils its pricing strategy for 2014.

Chancellor George Osborne should cut stamp duty on homes valued at between £250,000 and £300,000, according to senior tax advisers.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will have to undergo an independent skilled person review of its lending practices following allegations that it put some good and viable businesses into default so it could boost profits.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its evaluation of auto-enrolment (AE) so far.

Ed Harley, head of asset management at the Financial Conduct Authority, has left the regulator to take up a role at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

Canada Life Investments has launched five risk-rated multi-asset portfolios for the UK retail market.

Retiring armed forces personnel should be seen as a ripe hunting ground for new advisers, according to Lighthouse chief executive Malcolm Streatfield.

Consumers priced out of full advice may yet be able to seek the expertise of an adviser via a chargeable "dip in, dip out" information-only model, according to Cofunds distribution director Andy Coleman.

ING Investment Management has appointed two new senior portfolio managers to its emerging market debt team.

Savers in South Buckinghamshire have the highest average savings balances in the UK at £13,429, which is three times the typical balance in Hackney, research shows.