27/09/2017 New rules drafted to replace the two 19th century Bill of Sales Acts, which currently regulate log book loans and other arrangements where individuals pledge their goods as security, are the subject of an HM Treasury consultation seeking views

22/09/2017 Scope of investment consultancy market investigation (UK) An issues paper setting out the proposed scope of the recently announced monopoly investigation into investment consultancy and fiduciary management services * provided to institutional investors (mainly pension funds) has been published

21/09/2017 Mid-sized business that are already achieving significant growth can get expert help to access the tax-related information and services they need to grow even faster through the new Growth Support Service launched by HM Revenue & Customs. Targeted specifically

1.5% commission rate fixed by estate agents cartel ruled illegal (UK). 20/09/2017 Five out of six estate agents from the Burnham-on-Sea area of Somerset, who colluded in an agreement to increase their profits by driving their minimum commission rates up

19/09/2017 A market investigation into the provision of investment consultancy and fiduciary* management services for the £1.6trillion investment fund market has been launched by the Competition and Markets Authority after the Financial Conduct Authority rejected a package of ‘undertakings in