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It is "certainly possible" that the coalition government - the power-sharing arrangement between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties in place since 2010 - could break up before the next general election in 2015, Vince Cable has said.

The UK government has confirmed it is to begin selling down its stake in Lloyds Banking Group - with reports suggesting US investors could snap up as much as half of it.

Ascot Lloyd Financial Services has acquired Suffolk-based financial services company Ensors Financial Planning Limited (EFP).

The shortlists for the Aberdeen UK Platform Awards 2013 have been announced. We start with the nominees for the big one: Platform of the Year...

Life and pensions technology company iPipeline has appointed Ian Teague to the position of UK managing director.

Some 80% of small adviser firms are not VAT registered according to a report released today.

The recruitment process continues to be a "major obstacle" for the majority of wrap platform Nucleus members, according to a recent survey.

Barclays bank is facing new fines in the region of tens of millions of pounds in association with a multi-billion pound private investment five years ago, according to reports.

Clubfinance, the discount broker and low-cost investment platform provider, has completed the acquisition of the client bank of Ivan Massow's Paymemy business, and is writing to clients pointing them to advice channels.

City Financial is to merge its Multi-Manager Income fund with the Global Multi-Strategy fund, subject to unitholder approval.