Liberal Democrat

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  Few Apply for Top BoE Spot

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 8, 2012

  The list of candidates to succeed Mervyn King as governor of the Bank of England is smaller than expected, with many potential candidates disqualified because of recent investigations into bank misdeeds, and two of the top contenders off the list by choice.

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  Boost Home and Capital Gains Taxes on Wealthy, Says Britain’s Deputy PM

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 24, 2012

  Britain’s deputy prime minister called for an increase in taxes on capital gains and on the priciest real estate transactions, saying it was harder for the wealthy to avoid taxes on assets they couldn’t just pick up and move.

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  RBS Next to be Fined in LIBOR-Rigging Scheme

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 29, 2012

  The inquiry into a LIBOR-rigging scheme looks set to claim another quarry as RBS will reportedly be fined about 150 million pounds.

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  U.K. Wealth Tax Brought Less Revenue Than Before Tax Hike

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 23, 2012

  Advocates for lower taxes are sure to take the recent poor revenue results in the U.K., which last year raised its top rate on high income earners from 40% to 50%, as a demonstration of the ineffectiveness of a tax-the-rich policy.