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The e-petition against the government's decision to freeze the personal tax allowance for people aged 65 and over has attracted more than 100,000 signatures.

A tax avoidance scheme used by one hedge fund manager to save paying £7.5m in tax has been ruled unviable following a tribunal.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has seen outflows of £6.6bn from the business in 2012, after investors opted to move out of its insurance products.

LV= has confirmed it has gone live today on quoting income drawdown business at 120% of GAD.

In recognition of those firms that are pulling out all the stops to give high-quality advice to internationally-mobile clients, this year's Professional Adviser International Fund & Product Awards includes an award for the Best International Financial...

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has written to pension providers asking them for details of members' holdings in Harlequin Property, a UK based overseas property sales agent that is not regulated.

Small and medium sized employers may attempt to offload auto-enrolment set-up costs onto workers via consultancy charging if they are not properly scrutinised, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned.

Consumers are waking up to the follies of making knee-jerk investment calls as they become aware of opportunities missed and the returns they could have achieved in the four years since the 2008 financial crisis, according to one adviser.

Friends Life has launched its auto-enrolment offering for employers.

Mortgage adviser Mike Thornton has been elected as MP for Eastleigh after winning the by-election sparked by Chris Huhne's resignation.