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Labour has been accused of playing "cynical party games" ahead of a House of Commons debate and vote on plans for a ‘mansion tax'.

Lloyds Banking Group has put a 20% stake in wealth manager St James's Place (SJP) up for sale.

An ex-futures trader has been jailed for insider dealing after pocketing £591,000 in fraudulent deals.

Harlequin Property, a UK-based overseas property sales agent that is not regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has agreed a "substantial" out of court settlement with a number of investors who wanted their money back.

Aegon has said a drive to clean share classes represents the "only way forward" for an industry reeling from a proposal to replace cash rebates with unit rebates.

Adviser firm Informed Choice has appointed Fidelity FundsNetwork to run its direct to consumer (D2C) platform, IC Direct.

Graham Bentley has quit Skandia in the fallout from the group's merger with Old Mutual.

‘Sabre-rattling' IFAs have contributed to the marginalisation of the profession as a whole, according to a senior partner at True Potential (TP).

The break-up of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) at the start of April is set to create more compliance and risk jobs in the retail banking sector, according to research from BrightPool, the specialist financial services recruitment company.

A public vote on which of four financial products is potentially most harmful to consumers closes this week.