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09 Nov 2012
Procedures set to be adopted by the new financial regulators when investigating complaints made against them will closely mirror those currently used by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), according to recently-published proposals.
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09 Nov 2012
Big businesses that do not publicly commit to pay their suppliers promptly could be named by the Government, the Business Minister has warned.
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09 Nov 2012
Government agencies have launched a pilot scheme that certifies private security agencies as able to deal with cyber attacks.
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09 Nov 2012
John Salmon’s Financial Services blog
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08 Nov 2012
A stamp duty land tax (SDLT) avoidance scheme which involved the interaction of the sub-sale and the partnership rules was effective, according to the Upper Tribunal.
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08 Nov 2012
Financial product providers will be permitted to issue independent financial advisers (IFAs) with "minor" non-monetary benefits in circumstances where the advisers are providing investment advice to their clients under plans developed by the EU's Council...
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08 Nov 2012
Occupational pension providers could be asked to provide details of the typical annuity rates they will make available to different types of customer, under plans being put forward by one of the industry's professional bodies.
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08 Nov 2012
Businesses do not have a general claim of ownership over the content in staff emails, a High Court judge has said.
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08 Nov 2012
Media monitoring firms and search engines in Germany will be required to pay publishers in order to display snippets of stories within a year of when the stories are first published under planned changes to German copyright law.
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08 Nov 2012
The London Borough of Wandsworth has granted planning permission (22-page / 1.84MB PDF) for the redevelopment of the Market Towers building in London's Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea Opportunity Area after negotiations and completion of a section...
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