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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has removed all countries from its tax haven blacklist.

Employers can reap cost savings from pension salary sacrifice in under a year if the employee contributions are in excess of £500,000 per year, Watson Wyatt says.

Royal Bank of Scotland is to cut a further 4,500 jobs in the UK, bringing total job losses at the beleaguered bank to 7,200 so far this year.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has defended its decision not to attend the launch of a white paper on the income protection (IP) market, an absence described as "embarrassing".

AXA Winterthur is offering its SIPP customers the chance to invest in a venture fund from Longbow Capital.

A growing number of customers complaining to financial services companies are treated in a 'dismal' fashion, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

Chartwell Group has chosen Fundsdirect Ltd as the wrap provider to launch its new Investor Centre platform.

The majority of IFAs believe they need to double the annuity business they write in order to generate a credible income stream, suggests new research.

Baby boomers have less than one year to decide if they wish to take early retirement, or they could end up waiting an extra five years to leave work, says Killik & Co.

Aerospace and commodity stocks are leading the way for the FTSE 100 this morning, driving the index up 29.58 points (0.74%) to 4,032.12 at 8.55am.