Tax relief

Clerical Medical has launched an adviser guide on concurrency rules which it says could help advisers and their clients tap into an extra £46bn of tax relief available since A-Day.

I don't think too many people are unaware of the sudden u-turn by the government regarding tax relief on life cover. Nor can most people be unaware of the lengths the industry went to discuss our intentions with both HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and...

Chancellor Gordon Brown has just confirmed early in his 2006 Pre-Budget Report Isas will continue to exist to 2010 and beyond.

ABBEY HAS launched an ambitious plan to more than double its share of the investment and pensions market within the next 18 months.

The Conservatives have criticised the Treasury for being so 'secretive' over information relating to the removal of tax relief on dividends.

The FSA is amending its ICOB sourcebook to allow pure protection advisers to offer consumers pension term assurance from April 2006, albeit with enhanced requirements.

The UK government has increased the amount of tax relief available to British film productions to encourage more home grown movies, just months after unveiling VCT tax breaks aimed at the investors in British films.

Around one-quarter of financial services professionals are now advising clients on their charitable donations, says a survey conducted for the Giving Campaign.

Moves to liberalise and harmonise the internal market in financial services are not benefitting consumers because of a lack of communication between those making the rules and those affected, says APCIMS chief executive Angela Knight.