13:19 | 02 Dec 2008
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David Campbell
The basic cost of tax assessment and financial planning will rise as a result of the pre-budget report, Ernst & Young’s head of private wealth Andrew Tailby-Faulkes has said.
10:58 | 01 Dec 2008
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Dylan Lobo
Collins Stewart Wealth Management (CSWM) has launched a financial planning service ahead of its plans to enter the Sipp market.
09:00 | 01 Dec 2008
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Edward Lander
The government has been criticised for suggesting ‘crazy’ tax rules in the pre-Budget report that will see some high earners pay a smaller tax rate than those on lower income brackets.
09:00 | 01 Dec 2008
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Edward Lander
Pensions experts and advisers vocied concerns about the government's decision to freeze the lifetime allowance.
15:35 | 27 Nov 2008
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Daniel Grote
Yorkshire-based adviser Clive Barwell has accused the government of taxing trusts 'out of existence' after it increased the rate levied on them to 45 per cent.
19:31 | 24 Nov 2008
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Edward Lander
(Update) The government has highlighted the areas it wants to investigate in its inquiry into offshore financial centres and their stability during current market conditions.
19:06 | 24 Nov 2008
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Lorna Bourke
There were notional increases in benefits for children and families although the £1.20 a week increase in child benefit is not going to do much to get people back into the shops.
18:51 | 24 Nov 2008
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Edward Lander
Insurers have criticised the lack of focus on savings in the pre-budget report.
18:17 | 24 Nov 2008
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Iain Martin
Aifa has welcomed Darling’s proposals to support small businesses with tax cuts and making more money available for troubled firms.
18:08 | 24 Nov 2008
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Richard Harris
Increases in national insurance contributions and the top rate of tax will prevent pay rises for employees next year, disincentivise recruitment and penalise entrepreneurs, a leading venture capital expert has warned.
16:54 | 24 Nov 2008
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Edward Lander
Lower income savers have been promised 50p for every £1 that they save under the government's Savings Gateway scheme to be launched in 2010.
16:46 | 24 Nov 2008
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Dylan Lobo
The tax increase for the rich was one of the headline measures in today’s pre-Budget report, but it could prove ineffective if the ultra wealthy choose to quit the UK before the new regime comes into force.
17:07 | 21 Nov 2008
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Richard Harris
The Association of Independent Financial Advisers says the government should use the pre-budget report to lower, not raise, the level of corporation tax as small and medium sized enterprises suffer the brunt of the downturn.
12:30 | 20 Nov 2008
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Edward Lander
Plan to raise public spending to reduce severity of recession 'would increase tax burden and create prospects for advice about mitigation of liabilities'.
14:45 | 17 Nov 2008
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Maryrose Fison
The investment banking division of Barclays has unveiled a service that allows financial advisers to design structured products tailored to individual needs
12:30 | 30 Oct 2008
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Richard Harris
New capital gains tax regime means enterprise investment schemes can cut charge for higher rate tax payers to 18%, says Taxbriefs' man.
09:30 | 23 Oct 2008
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Michelle McGagh
There's a good way to keep non-resident clients' foreign property out of the tax man's reach when carrying out estate planning, Standard Life says.
09:30 | 09 Oct 2008
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Maryrose Fison
The growing number of planners who discuss charitable donations with clients develop long-term relationships, says Capital Community Foundation.
00:01 | 06 Oct 2008
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Daniel Grote
Deutsche Bank has secured distributing fund status for all of the ETFs made available through its db x-trackers range during 2007, meaning investors will be liable to capital gains tax (CGT) rather than income tax on gains.
00:01 | 26 Sep 2008
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Iain Martin
Adviser's move to boost recently reduced incomes of expat clients in Spain will use national stockbroker as discretionary manager.
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