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The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has proposed extending VAT to nearly all spending - including financial services - following its wide-ranging review into the UK's tax system.

Five of the six professional bodies provisionally awarded by the FSA with accredited status this week will mandate membership before issuing advisers with practicing certificates. Want to know who they are?

Britain could suffer a jobless recovery like the one currently engulfing the US, an Institute for Fiscal Studies' (IFS) economist warns.

Confused about which qualifications to take in the run-up to RDR? Maria Merricks assesses the exam options available to IFAs working to reach QCF Level 4.

Institute of Fiscal Studies director Robert Chote has been selected as the preferred chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

The ifs School of Finance is hosting a workshop to help adviser firms' senior managers gain a better awareness of the FSA's approach to risk assessment.

The ifs School of Finance are holding a breakfast briefing for financial advisers in the Yorkshire area.

Reita has outlined an exam syllabus to help guide IFA examining bodies about the technical level of content required to raise the standard of adviser property investment knowledge.

ifs School of Finance and awarding body EDI have launched a diploma for people looking to embark upon a career in financial services.

As 75% of IFAs report an upturn in equity release enquires during the past three months, IFAonline is coming to the aid of advisers wishing to capitalise on this expanding area of the market.