George Osborne

The Government has established an independent commission to look at ways of reducing the costs of public sector pensions.

The new Government has announced plans for a total shake-up of finanical services regulation to conclude in 2012, which is also the deadline for IFAs to meet RDR requirements.

Chancellor George Osborne should focus on fixing mortgages, banking and the later life market, the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) says.

The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) warns the Government's planned rise in CGT on non-business assets would hit firms' assets too.

House buyers could be refused mortgages under new Bank of England powers to be unveiled tonight by George Osborne.

The Chancellor is likely to announce additional public spending cuts or tax rises of £34bn a year in his emergency Budget next week, economists warn.

More than 17,000 vicars, teachers and doctors have signed a petition urging Chancellor George Osborne to scrap plans to increase capital gains tax (CGT).

Chancellor George Osborne is set to reveal this week the Bank of England will take overall charge of regulation of the financial sector and have "oversight" across the FSA.

George Osborne is preparing to unveil a range of key-opt outs to CGT rises, including for Britons approaching retirement, as opposition grows against a blanket tax hike.

Chancellor George Osborne wants a more export driven economy for the UK and plans to look to China to help push forward Britain's economic recovery.