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Private sector workers are six times more likely to receive a range of employee benefits such as private medical insurance (PMI) and income protection than public sector staff, research has claimed.

An adviser has criticised Barclays Wealth for what he says have been "ridiculous" delays transferring a client's portfolio.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed to force self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers to adhere to the same disclosure standards regardless of the assets their schemes hold.

Business secretary Vince Cable has urged the government to make failed bank Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) a state-run business lender.

The number of financial advisory businesses intending to trade on a purely independent basis in 2013 is falling, according to a poll comparing sentiment now with a year ago.

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is the front-runner to challenge Barack Obama for the Presidency after securing the swing state of Ohio on Tuesday night.

Sanlam Private Wealth is on the verge of acquiring three IFA businesses as its growth strategy of purchasing the client books of retiring advisers gathers pace.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected a complaint that an advert for a claims management firm was misleading, after consumer bodies have warned against the firms.

Financier Allen Stanford faces up to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of orchestrating a $7bn Ponzi scheme.

Chancellor George Osborne's plan to convince pension funds to invest £20bn into a government-backed infrastructure fund has serious "issues", Labour has said.