Regulation

The government has announced a number of changes to the tax it collects from UK-based businesses, including financial advisers.

The government expects to collect an extra £3.1bn from those found to have avoided or evaded tax payments - and those professionals who help them - Chancellor George Osborne said in his Budget speech today.

The Chancellor George Osborne will announce in today's Budget he plans to scrap the annual tax return, replacing it with a single ‘digital' tax account.

A law firm has called into question the effectiveness of the regulator's investigations tool, which, paid for by the firms probed, led to enforcement action in only 2% of cases last year.

The government has launched a review of how it calculates business rates, saying it wants to modernise the tax which is collected from businesses across England, including financial advisers.

Retweet at your peril: Eight FCA social media dos and don'ts

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped its suggestion firms should be using #ad in financial promotions on Twitter, following industry concerns about its appropriateness.

The government has come under fire for delaying the publication of its report into the Money Advice Service (MAS), with some suggesting the report was deliberately hidden before the upcoming general election.

Countdown to 6 April: The line up in The Great Pension Reforms Race

Controversial proposals to allow existing pensioners to sell their annuities for cash - and insurers to compete for the contracts - are to be discussed by ministers this week ahead of the 18 March Budget, according to reports.