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IFA asks investment firms to help raise £25k for charity

IFAonline | 09 May 2012 | 14:11

An adviser is appealing to investment companies to help him raise £25,000 for a charity set up in memory of his daughter who died from a misdiagnosis.

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Osborne calls for calm over charities tax plan

Chancellor George Osborne has played down plans to limit tax relief for charitable giving.

IFAonline | 23 Apr 2012 | 07:20
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Clegg hints at u-turn on charity tax cap

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has given the clearest indication yet the government will be forced to backtrack on its plans to cap tax-free charitable giving.

IFAonline | 18 Apr 2012 | 10:35

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Daredevil adviser to scale mountain for charity

An adventure junkie financial adviser is looking to raise £2,500 for charity by running three marathons, cycling across the country and scaling a Russian mountain.

IFAonline | 17 Apr 2012 | 13:30
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Platform awards dinner raises £22k for charity

Last year’s Aberdeen UK Platform Awards dinner raised more than £22,000 for the Help for Heroes charity, organiser CWC Research has announced.

IFAonline | 10 Apr 2012 | 16:18
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Tax 'wastage' this year to top £12bn - report

British taxpayers have wasted £88.6bn in tax relief over the last decade, and will waste a further £12.6bn in 2012 alone, a new report suggests.

IFAonline | 02 Mar 2012 | 07:30
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STEP creates model will clause to boost charitable giving

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has drafted a model clause for wills in response to government plans to reduce inheritance tax for charity donors.

Retirement Planner | 17 Feb 2012 | 14:09
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Massow donates £91k as The Secret Millionaire

Insurance entrepreneur and millionaire Ivan Massow has given away tens of thousands of pounds to worthy causes as part of Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire programme.

IFAonline | 24 Oct 2011 | 08:23
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Charities 'horror' at plans to cut ESA during appeals

Disability charities are horrified at government plans to cut employment and support allowance (ESA) during appeals.

Cover | 18 Oct 2011 | 15:48
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Carby's Caerus raises £15k for Steven Gerrard Foundation

Caerus Capital has donated £15,000 to the Steven Gerrard Foundation after raising the funds at its annual sales conference in January.

IFAonline | 13 Jun 2011 | 16:00
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Call for IFAs to help Japanese disaster victims

The creator of an online donation tool to help people suffering the effects of the Japanese earthquake is urging the financial services industry to help the cause.

IFAonline | 14 Mar 2011 | 15:00
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Charity begins with tax benefits

Jeremy Passmore, a partner in the private client department at Thomson Snell & Passmore, discusses how charitable giving is on the increase as the Government squeezes tax rates for higher-rate taxpayers

Professional Adviser | 02 Sep 2010 | 13:20
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National Care Service brings "huge opportunities" for IFAs

Charity,Counsel and Care, has backed the newly proposed National Care Service (NCS) believing it presents IFAs “huge opportunities”.

Cover | 31 Mar 2010 | 17:04

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