We know, of course we know, that regulation is, or at least should be a ‘good thing’. If those who...
Regulation
“Govt says review into tax reliefs ‘not best use of resources'”
This sounds like common sense. Every Budget’s continual tinkering with every aspect of our tax...
“Tax reliefs ‘have been abused’, say UK MPs”
‘Tax reliefs have been abused’? One man’s abuse is another man’s (or tax adviser's or...
The Office for Tax Simplification to be abolished
This QANGO (as nobody now calls such institutions) was set up to suggest improvements, supposedly...
“Over 1 million Brits to be dragged into higher tax bands by 2027”
So, yes, it will cost a lot to give all those strikers and others decent, or at least...
“How grandparents are facing more restrictions than oligarchs”
I did say some years ago that it’s easier in this country to buy a football club than to pay...
“What regulation of art markets means for advisers”
The answer, in our case, is not a lot, as we don’t recommend works of art as investments (even if...
“FCA predicted to crack down on funerals in 2022”
Yes, they really do get their sticky fingers into everything, don’t they? Despite the headline,...
“What does the future hold for vertical integration?”
Vertical integration is a bit like Communism. An investment or pension company having its own...
“Google, Facebook and Amazon face new UK regulator”
In the 70s and ‘80s, financial services was the Wild West. Anyone could flog pensions and savings...
“UK will not be a ‘rule-taker’, Andrew Bailey tells EU”
Quotes I had to drum into myself forty or more years ago for exams are, for some reason, still in...
“The problem with footballers’ finances”
I can’t say I have a raft of Premiership footballers or showbiz personalities as clients, but do...
“FSCS boss calls for ‘significant’ compensation rise”
It’s proposed that the amount of compensation you can claim for bad advice should increase from...
“Property investment scheme shut down by courts”
Always apply the ‘if it looks too good to be true, it probably is’ rule when parting with your...
“Govt’s work on self-employed faces delay”
There is a glaringly obvious way to make sure the self-employed (and the rest of the working...