Investment | 8 Oct 12
Central bank actions prompt ETP sales surge
Global exchange traded product (ETP) flows reached $43.3bn (£26.7bn) in September, the highest monthly figure since December 2008, according to BlackRock.
Tax & Regulation | 8 Oct 12
celebs used tax breaks from shipwreck salvage
Celebrities and some of Britain’s most senior businessmen invested more than £110m into marine treasure hunts, which allowed them to avoid tax on millions of pounds, according to The Times newspaper.
john spellman to become iom director of fs
John Spellman is to become the Isle of Man’s director of financial services with immediate effect, having spent the past couple of years as a special adviser for the island’s department of economic development.
Tax & Regulation | 8 Oct 12
hmrc head of tax is targeted by protesters
Protesters gatecrashed a college at the UK’s famous Oxford University where HMRC’s former head of tax Dave Hartnett was giving a speech, according to this week’s Oxford Times.
Profiles & Comment | 8 Oct 12
turning Japanese
Once a huge success story, in recent decades Japan has had problems, and investors have given it a wide berth. Simon Danaher explores whether it could it be time to consider investing in the country again?