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The Government's announcement it is to examine wider solutions to the issue of IHT avoidance through trusts has been described as an ‘ominous statement' by Standard Life head of estate planning Julie Hutchison.

Salary sacrifice schemes are likely to increase in popularity following increases to National Insurance, according to Standard Life.

The government has missed an opportunity to revisit the 10% tax credit on equity ISAs, Neptune Investment Management says.

Schroders' Richard Buxton believes the chances of a UK sovereign credit rating downgrade has increased following today's Pre-Budget Report.

Schroders European economist Azad Zangana believes the measures proposed by Chancellor Alistair Darling in the Pre-Budget Report will do little to bring public finances back under control.

Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced £20m in funding for the national roll-out of the Money Guidance scheme.

The Government's increase in taxation is a "complete distortion", Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable says.

The Government says it will explore ways of encouraging a more 'sustainable, transparent and standardised' mortgage-backed securities market in the UK.

Advisers give their verdicts on some unexpected proposals set out today in Alistair Darling's Pre-Budget Report (PBR).

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne has accused the Government of "sneaky fiddling" and "sleight of hand" in its Pre-Budget Report (PBR).