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The amount of people planning to sell their property to fund their retirement has risen by 4%, according to research commissioned by Baring Asset Management, making it the highest number since 2009.

A calculator to help bosses work out how much their employees are paying in workplace pension charges has been launched by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Boutique fund managers suffered a marked slowdown in growth ahead of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) as investors flocked to trusted brand names, according to new research from the IMA.

The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) has fielded 500 pension fraud liberation calls since the start of the year and released a video warning on the dangers of accessing a pension pot early.

Financial services group Resolution helped push the FTSE 100 index higher this morning after better-than-expected half-yearly results.

The Financial Ombudsman Service's (FOS) executive team has earned a total of £1.442m including benefits in the 2012/13 financial year, according to its audited directors' report and financial statements published last week.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has successfully challenged a stamp duty land tax avoidance scheme, protecting some £68m of taxpayers' money.

A growing number of wealth managers are shutting their doors on US expatriates as a controversial new tax law nears its implementation, according to an international advisory firm.

Friends Life's UK business took a dip in the first half of the year as the company paid off a further £5m of a £6m fine levied against Sesame.

Skandia has appointed Standard Life Investments' (SLI's) head of regional client marketing Alistair Campbell as head of investment marketing.