United Kingdom | 13 Apr 15
Inheritance tax reform promised in UK election battle
Britain’s Conservative Party has vowed to reform inheritance taxes in a bid to counter the Labour Party’s promise to abolish the ‘non-domicile’ regime as the UK election campaign heats up.
Hong Kong equities still undervalued after investment surge
Despite a record-setting, multi-day market rally, valuations of Hong Kong stocks are currently low relative to both global equity markets and to the Hong Kong market historical average, according to FE analytics.
Retirement | 10 Apr 15
FOS upholds four new Harlequin complaints
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has upheld complaints from four individuals who claimed they had been given “unsuitable advice” to transfer their pension savings into troubled overseas investment scheme, Harlequin.
VAM Funds enters South Africa with 11 funds
Luxembourg-domiciled fund manager VAM Funds has entered the South African market, launching 11 funds in the region.
Tax & Regulation | 10 Apr 15
Non-Doms: The New Political Battleground
Some commentators were prompted to say that the election battle began in earnest earlier this week, with Ed Miliband’s announcement Labour will do away with the rules which provide for the remittance basis of taxation in the UK.