Senior managers who fail to understand the inner workings of their own business will not get much respect from the new chief financial ombudsman.
Capital gains (CGT) and income will be the biggest tax targets in next week's Budget, advisers say.
Chancellor Alistair Darling has just added another piece to the jigsaw of the financial services industry of the future.
Investors are rushing to sell shares and property ahead of the Budget on 24 March, believing Alistair Darling will raise capital gains tax (CGT) rates.
Government plans to cut the budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will say on Wednesday.
The Chancellor has signalled his next Budget will not be a "giveaway".
The Chancellor will use the Budget to hike capital gains and inheritance taxes to fund Gordon Brown's pledge today not to cut front-line services, Legal and General predicts.
More than 60 leading economists have backed Alistair Darling's decision to delay spending cuts until 2011, creating a dividing line within the profession on the crucial general election issue of how to tackle the UK's huge public debt.
When actor Bill Nighy joined director Richard Curtis to launch a campaign for a 'Robin Hood tax' on banks, they were confident it would easily gain public support.
Alistair Darling will hold secret talks with the heads of top British and American banks in Davos tomorrow who fear the impact of proposed tough new sanctions against the sector.