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National IFA Chase de Vere has opened a new office in Cambridge and is targeting growth in East Anglia.

Platform giant Cofunds is set to report a significant drop in net retail sales of more than £1bn for 2012, compared to the previous year.

A private charity lunch with Warren Buffet has sold for $1m - less than a third of last year's price.

Friends Life has launched a venture with Key Retirement Solutions to bolster the support it offers customers at retirement.

Total platform industry costs stood £50m higher than revenues in 2011 despite assets under administration of nearly £250bn, according to Altus.

International financial planning firm, the deVere Group, is to launch new advice technology that will be implemented in its offices worldwide.

Barclays is the least trusted bank in Britain, according to a new survey.

Investors will be offered the chance to buy discounted shares in Lloyds Banking Group, as George Osborne plans to sell taxpayers' stake in the bank sooner rather than later.

The Banking Commission report on standards in the City is to demand a radical overhaul of the punishment of bankers who have overseen failed institutions and open the door to new rules on multi-million-pound pay deals and competition in the sector.

Low-cost workplace pension provider NOW: Pensions has teamed up with a specialist annuity provider to ensure all savers get the best possible income at retirement.