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Markets are currently encountering a triangulation of headwinds.

In addition to submitting their usual monthly or quarterly return, which will have been grandfathered from their previous regulator, firms are now required to submit data item FSA009: ‘Key data for 2007’.

The Charity Commission faces a drastic budget cut over the next four years. What does this mean for the future of charity regulation in the UK?

The long-awaited new accounting standard for the UK and Ireland was finally published by the Financial Reporting Council and for charities which are within its scope, will be mandatory for accounting periods starting on or after 1 January 2015.

Following announcements in 2011, the Government confirmed various changes to the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trust (VCT) rules.

The Government has recently introduced the new Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme for shares issued after 5 April 2012 to encourage investment in small start up companies.

Historically, bonus payments have been rare in the housing sector, says Karl Ellis. But they are becoming more common, as a recent salary survey of the sector shows.

Flexible benefits packages were slow to take off in the UK. Ian Luck takes a look at why things have changed.

Matt Haswell looks at tax efficient group life assurance schemes outside the pension regime.

Changes to the tax regime governing pensions caused a stir for savers with large funds, although the Government did allow two key protection measures. The question now is, if you have not already done so, whether to elect or not to elect?

Our 12th annual financial services survey suggests an air of positivity among the financial services businesses in the City of London.

Over the course of 2011, but especially during the second half of the year, stock markets around the world experienced considerable volatility.

Key Facts: Number of companies trading on AIM as at 30 September 2011 – 1,156; Total funds raised on AIM in 3 months to 30 September 2011 – £685m; Number of companies trading on Main Market as at 30 September 2011 – 1,402; and Total funds raised on Main Market in 3 months to 30 September 2011 – £1,059m.

Key Facts: Number of Companies trading on AIM as at 31 December 2010 – 1,194; Total funds raised on AIM in 3 months to 31 December 2010 – £3,101.7m; Number of Companies trading on Main Market as at 31 December 2010 – 1,004; Total funds raised on Main Market in 3 months to 31 December 2010 – £7,075.3m.

Following a tough third quarter for world markets and escalating problems in the eurozone, Philip Lawlor looks at where we go from here.

46% of businesses predict growth despite gloom about the overall economic outlook and concern over regulation and tax.

The standard rate of VAT increased from 17.5% to 20% on 4 January 2011 but what does the rate change means for the property sector?