UK chancellor George Osborne is likely to opt for a flat rate of tax relief on pension savings rather than a more radical move to a so called “pension Isa” when he announces the outcome of the government’s current review.
A UK tax adviser and accountant has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of evading more than £6m in tax for himself and his clients, who were mostly from the media and entertainment industry.
The Financial Conduct Authority is considering reintroducing limited commission payments for certain retail products.
The acting head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Tracey McDermott, has ruled herself out of taking on the job full-time, according to UK chancellor George Osborne.
Tracey McDermott, acting chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, has emerged as the frontrunner to take the top job at the City regulator, according to a report in the Sunday Times.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its guidelines on cross-selling products under MiFID II aimed at improving the treatment of investors when an investment firm offers two or more financial products or services as part of a package.
Old Mutual calls for the government to find ways to decrease the wealth management industry’s regulatory burden, in response to the Financial Advice Market Review.
An accountant and an independent financial adviser have been jailed in the UK following their conviction for attempting to steal millions in a tax fraud linked to the film industry.
Chancellor George Osborne is expected to name the new chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) within the next few weeks.
HM Revenue & Customs loses billions each year as a result of fraud and needs to improve its use of data and analysis to tackle tax fraud, the hidden economy, and criminal attacks, according to a new report.
The UK financial services industry has cautiously welcomed the government’s plans to extend its pension freedoms and create a new secondary annuities market by giving more than five million people the ability to sell their annuity from 6 April 2017.
The Investment Association has announced it is to be split into three core divisions as part of an organisational restructure.
