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Changes to income tax that came into effect over the weekend will make work pay, according to Lib Dem minister Danny Alexander.

High earning workers will shift about £5bn into the new tax year to take advantage of the cut in top rate tax, the Sunday Times reports.

Cofunds has joined Skandia, Standard Life and Axa Elevate in lobbying fund managers for "super clean" share classes.

Business secretary Vince Cale is pushing forward on plans to ban three former HBOS directors from acting as company directors.

J.P. Morgan (JPM) Asset Management is adding to its 21 strong range of investment companies with the launch of a Global Convertibles Income trust.

The FTSE 100 has shed almost 2% after US employment numbers for March came in well below expectations.

HM Revenue & Customs's (HMRC's) decision to tax unit and cash rebates could violate UK case law on competition, according to a platform consultancy.

Prudential paid its chief executive officer Tidjane Thiam £7.8m last year despite him being reprimanded by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over a bid for AIA Group.

Openwork, the restricted network, has become a member of the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA).

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