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The coalition government's staggered changes to tax law means advisers can boost their proposition by offering annual tax and pension reviews, according to Standard Life.

Despite continuing economic troubles, the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) statistics for UCITS sales in 2012 point to an increase in investor confidence.

The number of complaints sent to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) doubled in the last six months compared to the previous half year period, with Lloyds topping the list of shame.

The Financial Services Authority may begin levying multi-million pound fines on fund groups found to be breaching its rules over corporate access, according to reports.

The former head of the Serious Fraud Office has been heavily criticised for allegedly sanctioning almost £1m of severance payments to three departing colleagues without getting the necessary approvals.

HM Revenue & Customs is launching a campaign today targeting people who sold second homes without declaring any profits made to the taxman.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published a discussion paper on improving the regulator's transparency. Here we break down the five key changes the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wants to make.

Paradigm Partners' subsidiary Paradigm Financial Advisers (PFA) has incurred liabilities of about £500,000 for known and unknown customer complaints, according to its parent company's full-year 2012 results released today.

The number of chartered financial planners has exceeded the 3,500 mark for the first time, latest figures from the the Personal Finance Society (PFS) reveal.

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