North America | 20 Aug 13

The Internal Revenue Service has activated its new web-based registration system for financial institutions that need to register with the US Government’s tax collecting body, under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

Retirement | 20 Aug 13

A group representing British pensioners abroad has called for the UK to be suspended from the Commonwealth until its members are handed inflation-linked rises to their state pensions, the Daily Telegraph is reporting.

Life | 20 Aug 13

Royal London 360°'s in strategy is continuing to pay dividends, with the company's international arm recording a £32m hike in new business sales from this time last year according to its half year results, published today.

Tax & Technical | 19 Aug 13

In the pursuit of ‘fairness’, a new value-related annual charge is making the avoidance of UK inheritance tax on company-owned property registered offshore a lot trickier. Now may be the time to call in expert help, says Howard Bilton, chairman of The Sovereign Group

Europe | 19 Aug 13

The Government of Gibraltar has hired a further two senior executives in newly-created roles to promote Gibraltar’s financial services sector.