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New European financial regul...
The newly-formed European Systemic Risk Board will meet for the first time on the 20th of January,with the aim of preventing a recurrence of the financial mistakes that have shaken the globaleconomy i...
Chancellor defends VAT incre...
With VAT increasing from 17.5% to 20% on the 4th of January, Chancellor of the Exchequer GeorgeOsborne has defended the move as “the least damaging” option. Labour MPs have expressed oppos...
Lenders brace for drop in mo...
A new survey by the Bank of England indicates that UK mortgage companies expect lendingconditions to remain steady in the first three months of 2011, but are preparing for a further dropin mortgage de...
Tax think tank urges ministe...
QROPS offshore pensions may not be needed to protect pension funds from inheritance tax ifexperts from a think-tank get their way. A report from the influential Institute for Public Policy Research (I...