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2plan Wealth Management's revenue rose 55% in Q1, due to strong take-up of the company's premium fee-based ongoing service agreements.

Prudential will tell investors next week it plans to auction off a number of Asian assets in the wake of its $35.5bn (£24bn) acquisition of AIA, in an attempt to calm shareholder nerves over the deal.

Economists are warning the new coalition government may have to impose £50bn of tax rises only months into its tenancy including a hike in VAT.

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are believed to be among eight US banks facing an investigation into the rating of their mortgage products.

Liberal Democrat MP Steve Webb has been appointed as pensions minister to serve under Iain Duncan Smith at the DWP.

Fidelity International is urging the Government to consider the effect of inflation when introducing its planned rise in capital gains tax (CGT).

Bestinvest's Adrian Lowcock reveals five top tips to avoid capital gains tax (CGT) as the Government moves to raise the rate on non business assets to as high as 50%.

The head of Schroders' European equities team and manager of two of funds, Gary Clarke, has left the firm to join JP Morgan, Investment Week understands.

David Cameron's new coalition government should transfer the FSA's regulatory powers to the Bank of England, say advisers.

A £400,000 FSA fine and lifetime ban for a company involved in a "blindingly obvious" boiler room scam has been upheld by a tribunal.