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The Gaines-Cooper case has been a catalyst for a much needed statutory residence test to bring clarity and certainty to an area governed largely by case law and HMRC guidance, says Stuart Long, head of tax at law firm Howard Kennedy.

The Virgin Money buy-out brings with it both good and bad news, but it is the latter - the £653m loss to taxpayers - that will make all the headlines.

Professional Adviser speaks to M&G managing director and global head of retail sales, Jonathan Willcocks, about his views on low cost funds and charging levels.

With the steadiest sectors at opposite ends of the economic growth spectrum, is it any wonder managers are struggling for consistency?, asks Thames River’s Rob Burdett

Shoehorning clients into a simple one-to-ten risk profiler fails because real attitudes to risk drift with every new piece of bad financial news

The FSA wants whistleblowers to come forward – it even has a hotline – but is reluctant to act on the information it receives.

A week of near farce in Greek politics ended recently with a government of national unity accepting the previously arranged deal.

The news from Scottish Widows that 50% of women are now saving properly in pensions is welcome, but retirement equality is still a long way off.

Roger Edwards, proposition director, Bright Grey and Scottish Provident, delves deep into cyberspace and plucks out three protection sales techniques - one an oldie-but-goodie, one from the US and one for the future.

The Labour government was rightly derided for many things, but one event that happened under its watch should be applauded: the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act.