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Regulation
A former security chief at Lloyds Banking Group has been jailed for five years for submitting false invoices to claim payments from the bank.
21 September 2012
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Your profession
The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) is to change its name to the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA).
21 September 2012
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Regulation
The Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has downplayed prospects of a cap on liability for financial advice, indicating it would strongly oppose any reintroduction of the 15-year long-stop.
21 September 2012
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Tax Planning
A Conservative Party treasurer has called on the government to compete with offshore tax havens by easing the tax burden on wealthy foreigners who invest in hedge funds.
21 September 2012
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Long Term Care
A former minister who lost his job in the reshuffle has criticised the government for failing to deal with the burden of long-term care costs, suggesting the Treasury has "no sense of urgency" about the issue.
21 September 2012
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Regulation
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has again pledged to leave the door open to the possibility of reintroducing a 15-year long-stop on client complaints, though it continues to doubt the benefit of doing so.
20 September 2012
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Regulation
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined IFA network Pi Financial £58,300 for advising its clients to invest in high risk products which were "clearly" unsuitable.
20 September 2012
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