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The FCA has just completed a 2½ year investigation into the UKs £8.1 trillion fund management industry, focussing on operating practices and whether charges are excessive. The time taken to complete...

Bitcoins rose in value by nearly 1,500% in the past year and although they have now fallen back substantially, they still represent a massive return for those who got in early. For those who are...

We were hoping to achieve the Pearly Gates without having had to mention the name 'Trump', however, needs must. The small handed one has lived up to his 'America First' policy by imposing a new tax...

According to its website, the FRC 'regulates auditors, accountants and actuaries. Sets the UK’s corporate governance and stewardship goals and promotes transparency and integrity in business.' Going...

A senior FCA person has outlined the regulators expectations with regard to transfers out of defined benefit schemes into money purchase arrangements. There is nothing new. The usual good practice...

Further issues have surfaced with the General Data Protection Regulations due to come into force next May (see last month's leading article). Again it is around the intention that all data subjects...

The General Data Protection Regulations become law on 25th May 2018. We will be conducting a programme of 'rolling audits' with our client firms which we expect will bring everyone to 'GDPR...

HMRC Tax Collectors have hit on a new tactic for encouraging people to pay what they owe. They have published a list of the main ways they have of identifying miscreants. Presumably the theory is...

If your firm wants to continue to advise on, arrange and deal in structured deposits after MiFID II takes effect, this will mean a change to your firm’s scope of permission to include this...

Student loans were introduced in 1998 at the same time as tuition fees were imposed for most of those in further education. The Student Loan Company (SLC) was set up to provide and administer loans,...