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Issue 21, February 2008

The European Parliament and Solvency II

Peter Skinner MEPBy Peter Skinner MEP
Labour MEP for South-East England

The timetable for the discussion and approval of the Solvency II proposal has already started and the draft report is being finalised at the time of writing – and a number of issues have surfaced and need clarification and defining within the context of this report...

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Will the Government’s pension reforms deliver?

Niki ClealBy Niki Cleal
Director, Pensions Policy Institute

Analysing the impact that the Government's wide-ranging package of reforms for state and private pensions are likely to have and identifying the challenges for the Government...

Corporate Governance – is it adding value?

Daniel GodfreyBy Daniel Godfrey
Director General, Association of Investment Companies

The philosophy behind the a “corporate governance code” is that the practice will lead both to better corporate performance and reduced risk of “something bad happening” – but in practice, the current structure does not always deliver the intended benefits...

Consumer Credit - another missed opportunity

Credit cards on keyboardExamining the nuts and bolts of the long-awaited, much-delayed Consumer Credit Directive...

Exploring the fallout of Super Tuesday

US political party iconsSuper Tuesday was as dramatic and nail-biting as expected – but there is still all to play for...

Home advantage: Cleaning up the non-dom tax regime

British banknotesHaving originally announced a review of tax domicile rules in April 2003, the Treasury took until October 2007 to announce a package of reforms...

Between a Rock and a hard place:
Can the Northern Rock crisis be salvaged?

Filing cabinetInvestigating the potential effects of the Northern Rock crisis on the Government and financial regulation...

Will EU sales regulations scupper UK pensions reforms?

European Parliament buildingIt has become apparent that Brussels may have thrown a potential spanner in the works of the most fundamental reforms to the UK pensions system for 50 years...

Promoting a team effort

InsuranceWhile the FSA has made strides that could further COVER's industry-backed Promoting Protection campaign, Mark Twigg explains why the Government needs to throw its hat in the ring...

An Open Letter to the Chancellor: My Budget Wish

The TreasuryWhat is our one desire for the forthcoming Budget?...

Poles Apart

Poland mapJust like the Danes hate to see their beer leave, so the Polish government is equally unhappy about seeing its young, skilled workers up sticks and move to pastures new...

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