Capital gains tax (CGT) will rise to 28% for higher earners from midnight tonight, but the rate for basic rate income taxpayers will stay the same.

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Leading City figure and associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Terry Smith has sold £40m worth of shares ahead of a likely rise in capital gains tax (CGT).

CGT, VAT, public pensions... Prime Minister David Cameron has already warned today's emergency Budget will likely contain some of the harshest measures since World War II.

Capital gains tax (CGT) revenues have increased 23% in the last two years, despite falling numbers of enquiries, according to research by a chartered accountants.

Royal Liver and Royal London have successfully completed the first stage of merger talks and have signed an agreement setting out the framework for ongoing discussions.

Keydata has defended itself against claims it deliberately 'misled' investors about which groups backed the SLS bonds marketed to advisers.

The FSA has fined inter-dealer broker Vantage Capital Markets (VCM) £700,000 for allowing a consultant to carry out unapproved functions for four years.

An HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) debt collection officer has been jailed after pleading guilty to stealing almost £85,000 from taxpayers.

George Osborne will announce a bank tax on Tuesday aiming to raise £3bn amid criticism the levy could hit UK competitivenesss.