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Treasury resources were 'stretched and unprepared' for the 2008 financial crisis, according to a damning new report.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) is still hopeful of more amendments to the Financial Services Bill, including the reintroduction of a long-stop, after the legislation progressed through its latest stage.

Corporation tax is to be reduced from 26% to 24% from 1 April in an attempt to attract business investment.

Mark Hoban has admitted there is "no perfect solution" to the funding for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) but insisted it is the industry which should pay for any failures.

Brian Murphy, financial planning manager at AXA Wealth, reveals the action the tax authority is taking to combat evasion and bridge the tax gap.

Parents of children with Child Trust Funds (CTF) will continue to be blocked from transferring into a Junior ISA, the government has confirmed.

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With less than a year before the ECJ ruling on gender discrimination comes into effect, there is still confusion as to how insurers should respond, according to specialists.

The protection industry may have to change the way it works if it is to maximise the potential of the simple products initiative, the project's leader has said.