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Best Practice | 24 Nov 17
Zurich selfie app gives life insurance quotes
An app launched by insurance company Zurich can calculate how much life insurance would cost for a customer based on a selfie.
Tax & Technical | 23 Nov 17
Fewer UK whistleblowers stepping forward
The UK needs to treat its whistleblowers better, according to a law firm which unearthed Financial Conduct Authority data.
Alternatives | 23 Nov 17
Multi-million debts seal rare stamp dealer’s fate
SG Guernsey, a wholly owned Stanley Gibbons subsidiary, has gone into administration with £70m in debts and leaving stamp collecting investors in limbo.
What does fairer, simpler, more transparent trust taxation mean?
With the budget lacking much detail, the financial services industry has been left to ponder what the chancellor actually meant when he said the government will publish a consultation in 2018 on how to make the taxation of trusts simpler, fairer, and more transparent.
Best Practice | 23 Nov 17
Analysis: Advisers assemble to battle Brexit
Collaboration between advisers in the UK and Europe will be key post Brexit, with the EFPA’s first initiative being to ensure that IFAs will be able to convert their UK qualifications into European diplomas.