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NEW LAWS to curb tax avoidance by contract workers could penalise genuine employers and recruitment companies, according to the Financial Times .

Specialist funds were the most popular form of retail investment in 2006, as the dominance of property funds accounted for almost a quarter of the Oeic market.

As we near the end of January, I have been wondering how many people can possibly have kept up their new year's resolutions. The trouble is that in a fleeting moment of angelic ambition, it's rather too easy to over-stretch oneself.

Research conducted by an international life company recently revealed some fascinating and surprising insights into the views of the UK public towards offshore investment.

HM Revenue & Customs is warning advisers they will be writing to around one million pensioners to remind them of the intended changes to the way Retirement Annuity Contracts will be taxed.

HM Revenue & Customs has denied a decision by the Special Commissioners has changed the way HMRC calculates whether a non-UK resident should pay tax.

December 6th is celebrated in many countries as St Nicholas' Day. In the Netherlands, children traditionally leave their shoes out for St Nicholas' annual visit, with the well-behaved children receiving presents in return for food left for St Nicholas'...

HM Treasury has announced it has set up a working group to consider the effect of taxation on the competitiveness of UK funds.

THE BUY-TO-LET boom is expected to continue next year as more people pin their hopes on rising house prices making up for inadequate pension savings, says this morning's Daily Telegraph .

Bear with me while I indulge in my favorite pastime of moaning, before bringing it back to why we all have reasons to moan.