A new watchdog has been set up by the government to boost the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, so-called 'dirty money.'

Pressures on government are rising as the cost of pension tax relief continues to increase due mainly to the success of auto-enrolment, according to AJ Bell.

Financial Planner and wealth manager Harwood Wealth Management Group plans to push ahead with further acquisitions and organic growth after announcing revenue up 123% in its latest results.

American Financial Planning guru George Kinder will be holding his second annual European Silent Meditation Retreat in March.

The FCA, along with its Practitioner Panel, will soon conduct their annual survey that offers financial firms the opportunity to provide their feedback on how the watchdog can better regulate the sector.

Two men have been jailed for life with a minimum term of 34 years each for the murder of 61-year-old Guy Hedger, a director of pension and investment firm LV= who was shot dead by intruders in a bungled burglary.

Workplace pensions and savings provider Punter Southall Aspire has acquired Oxford- based IFA firm Focus Oxford LLP.

About 160,000 more small businesses may be given access to the Financial Ombudsman Service, the watchdog announced today.

Millennials are failing to make saving for retirement a priority, the latest industry research has found.

IntegraFin, parent company of the Transact platform, has confirmed long-planned proposals to float on the stock market this year.