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Pension tax changes under fire
Insurance industry executives attacked Alistair Darling’s plans to cut tax relief on pensions, saying they risk discouraging saving

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Big investors point to sustained market recovery
LONDON (Reuters) - The question about whether the current equity rally is sustainable or just temporary could be being answered by big investors who are making significant strategic moves towards riskier assets.

BT to cut dividend
BT is preparing to cut its dividend for the first time in seven years after a dire performance by its unit serving the telecoms needs of multinationals

London investors watch HSBC earnings

Global hoteliers look east as recession bites
DUBAI (Reuters) - Global hoteliers are pinning their hopes on the east’s underserved leisure markets to offset falling revenue as holidaymakers and business travellers cut back to save money in the global downturn.

Check out supermarkets’ life cover
“Every little helps!” is normally associated with baked beans rather than life insurance.

Savers told to switch from rock-bottom Isas
More than 1m individual savings account (Isa) holders could be earning just 0.1 per cent interest, adding to concerns that the increase in the tax-free allowance in the Budget offers only a limited benefit to savers

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Self-employed claim pensions discrimination
The UK Budget’s ‘anti-forestalling’ rule will catch individuals who only make a large annual contribution to pensions saving once they have an idea of their earnings for a tax year

UK lending conditions ease
Lending to non-financial companies slowed in March, but the number of mortgages approved to buy houses hit the highest level in nearly a year, according to data from the Bank of England

Friendlier fiscal regimes tempt the wealthy
High earners who will be caught by the 50 per cent income tax rate next year are weighing up the benefits of relocating abroad as they fear that last week’s Budget announcement could usher in an increasingly punitive tax regime.