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David Hickey has resigned from his post as executive chairman of Lighthouse Group.

Barclays has confirmed the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has started an investigation into payments between it and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund.

Threadneedle is to roll out a range of commission-free share classes across the majority of its fund range, and waive initial charges for advised UK retail investors, as it makes its proposition ready for the post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) world....

The number of flexible drawdown investors could rise in 2013 when the top rate of tax is cut to 45%.

House prices across England and Wales rose 0.3% over the past year, buoyed by continued growth in the London market, according to the latest house price data from the Land Registry.

IFA consolidator Perspective Financial Group has acquired the clients of financial advisory firm Kingsworld Walder.

A QROPS loophole, where a member can take double tax free cash, highlights the problems in pension legislation, according to a pension specialist.

Retired homeowners gained a total of £13.66 billion on their property value in the past three months, research has found.

Two out of five people would be willing to complete online fact-finds before meeting with an adviser if that would reduce the cost of advice, according Prudential.

Strategic bond fund managers Richard Hodges from LGIM and Fidelity's Ian Spreadbury both expect UK government bond yields to remain at their abnormally low levels for the foreseeable future.