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Best Practice | 31 May 17

Cold-calling fraudsters use an urgent tempo when speaking or apologetic language to convince victims that they are genuine, research from scam awareness group Take Five suggests.

Best Practice | 31 May 17

What looked like a sure thing when UK prime minister Theresa May called the snap election back in mid-April has turned somewhat muddy. Aegon pensions director Steven Cameron has taken a look at what the parties’ manifestos mean for pensions.

United Kingdom | 31 May 17

Britain’s Conservative Party could introduce a ‘land value tax’ if it wins next week’s general election, according to George Bull, senior tax partner at auditing and consulting firm RSM.

Tax & Regulation | 30 May 17

A scammer involved in one of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) biggest investigations into unauthorised investment schemes is to pay just £1 ($1.28, €1.15) in compensation to victims who were duped into investing more than £5m in three landbank companies.

Best Practice | 30 May 17

Isle of Man treasury minister Alfred Cannan has confirmed that the island’s Financial Services Authority (IOMFSA) is “undertaking a review” of unregulated funds and will “make appropriate recommendations for change”.