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The government is on course to raise £4bn from tax dodgers through a series of schemes cracking down on avoidance, Danny Alexander is set to tell the Liberal Democrat conference.

Insurer Aegon has apologised for an administration error which saw client details sent to a financial adviser by mistake.

Platforms are failing to deliver expected levels of service to advisers in nine out of ten areas, according to Defaqto.

Standard Life Investments' chief executive Keith Skeoch has argued two to five years is the optimal investment time horizon, and investing over a longer period will not necessarily lead to better returns.

Aviva has launched its auto-enrolment solution to help employers manager their on-going pension responsibilities.

Vince Cable has launched another broadside against banks, branding them as ‘anti-business' and slamming them for their "greed and stupidity".

Advisory group Lighthouse is rolling out plans to more than double the number of IFAs in its whole-of-market national proposition, Lighthouse Financial Advice (LFA).

More than a quarter of firms are currently charging a monthly retainer for their services, research suggests.

Britons have increased the amount they are saving, and the best savers are young women, according to a quarterly savings survey released today.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has charged a trader with seven offences, including fraud and forgery, relating to an unauthorised investment scheme he operated.