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Middle-income families and small businesses will receive billions of pounds of tax cuts and benefits in the Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report within the next two weeks, according to The Telegraph .

The recent dip in the gold price is a result of renewed strength of the US dollar, according to Angus McPhail, global oil and natural resources analyst at Alliance Trust.

Guernsey's tax office is set to restrict Guernsey-based QROPS, while other jurisdictions are expected to follow suit, according to Baker Tilly.

Guernsey funds under management and administration fell by £5.8bn during the third quarter of 2008, according to the latest statistics released by the island.

South African-based FirstRand has launched FirstRand Private Wealth Management (PWM) with branches in the Channel Islands and Dubai plus plans to expand into India.

US President-elect Barack Obama has appointed a team of high-level advisers including billionaire investor Warren Buffett and Google chief executive Eric Schmidt to guide his thoughts on the economy ahead of taking office on January 20, The Telegraph...

The European Central Bank has cut its main refinancing rate by 50 basis points to 3.25%.

Friends Provident International has seen sales in the first nine months of 2008 rise 29% compared with the same period in 2007, despite turbulent global market conditions.

Following the announcement of a UK merger, Skipton Guernsey (SGL) has confirmed plans to merge with Scarborough Channel Islands (SCIL).

Britain's five and a half million expats have hoarded a collective £150bn, a quarter of which is held by the richest expats in the Gulf, according to Alliance & Leicester International (ALIL).