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Advisory businesses are acknowledging the benefits of execution-only capability, but struggling to build viable propositions, according to one major adviser support group.

Cofunds is continuing maintenance on its capital gains tax (CGT) calculator following fresh complaints from advisers.

Burgeoning demand for top-end houses created more than 47,000 new property millionaires in the UK in 2012, taking the total number to 300,142, according to property website Zoopla.co.uk.

Three top multi-managers tell Joanna Faith how they navigated their portfolios through last year's ongoing uncertainty.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined the Co-operative Bank £113,300 for "serious failings" in its handling of complaints arising from sales of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI).

Minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting suggesting its quantitative easing programme could end sooner than expected have hit equity markets overnight.

High earners would face a £1bn ‘tax grab' on their pension contributions to fund return-to-work schemes for the long-term unemployed should Labour return to power.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is publishing the photographs of more than 30 of last year's biggest tax cheats as part of a tax evasion campaign.

Traditional client segmentation projects make "bad business sense", according to one adviser who has created an offering which lets clients self-segment according to their means.

An online petition calling for Hector Sants' nomination for a knighthood to be withdrawn has received more than 1,300 signatures.