Spain targets HNWs over tax evasion as data-sharing goes live
Spain has announced new measures to crack down on tax fraud by wealthy individuals, as the country becomes one of the early adopters of the ‘automatic exchange of information’ regime.
China gives the green light to first online-only life insurer
Hetai Life Insurance has received approval from China’s insurance regulator to start operating as the country’s first-ever online life insurer.
North America | 7 Feb 17
Billionaires caught up in ‘Hamilton’ Ponzi scheme
A billionaire asset management company founder, a billionaire investor, and an executive at an alternative asset management firm all invested in a Ponzi scheme promising high returns by buying and selling tickets to high-demand shows, including Broadway smash musical Hamilton.
Commodities | 7 Feb 17
New commodity tracker fund sees record inflows
A new Ucits exchange-traded fund (ETF), which tracks the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM), has become the fastest growing European tracker fund in the last five years, according to its promoter Source UK Services.
Tax & Regulation | 7 Feb 17
FCA issues warning over poor DB pension transfer advice
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning notice to an unnamed individual for poor advice given to more than 700 members of defined benefit (DB) schemes that left them at “serious risk of unsuitable outcomes”.