United Kingdom | 31 May 12
Idea of shared commissioner for Jersey and Guernsey
As the global financial situation remains challenging, and governments around the world increasingly take action aimed at preventing tax leakage to tax havens, Jersey and Guernsey have begun talking seriously about moving towards a single financial services regulator beginning with a shared commissioner.
Tax & Regulation | 31 May 12
proposed us law would revoke passports
American expats and the organisations that represent them are protesting at what they say is a fresh effort by Washington legislators to fund a domestic programme through measures that disproportionately affect non-US resident Americans.
overseas jurisdictions 20 years behind the UK
The Fry Group’s new international director Aidan Bailey characterises overseas jurisdictions as 20 years behind the UK, and says that what gets under his skin is the poor quality of some other adviser firms pension advice in Asia, such as two sides of A4 paper for a complex pension transfer case.
axa im launches global bond fund for hayes
Axa Investment Managers has launched a global bond fund for Nick Hayes.
Zurich to downsize UK workforce
Zurich is to significantly reduce the size of its UK life business, with around 90 jobs earmarked for the chop.