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The Prime Minister is set to publish details of his tax return as controversy over whether senior politicians contribute a fair amount of tax.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has joined the shareholder revolt over Barclays chief Bob Diamond's £17.7m pay deal.

John Whiting, tax director of the Office of Tax Simplification said taxing the state pension at source is a likely option as government look at ways to streamline the tax system for pensioners.

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Last year's Aberdeen UK Platform Awards dinner raised more than £22,000 for the Help for Heroes charity, organiser CWC Research has announced.

A significant proportion of Guernsey pension schemes are set to lose their approved qualifying registered overseas pension scheme status when rules are tightened on Thursday.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to consult on reducing its projection rates after independent research supported the move.

Eight out of ten advisers could move to a restricted advice model after the retail distribution review (RDR), recent findings suggest.

Some 40% of IFAs plan to take on a protection paraplanner to boost the commission they receive from protection business post RDR, according to research.

Plymouth-based Financial Management Services has seen five staff walk out because they found the the fees structure required by RDR 'unworkable', according to managing director Ken Hayden.