Tax & Regulation | 6 Apr 17
Top 10 changes for the UK’s new tax year
To hail in the new tax year, International Adviser has compiled the top 10 changes to remember for planning this year’s finances.
Tax & Regulation | 5 Apr 17
UK’s Lifetime Isa may help advisers in retirement planning
The new Lifetime Isa (Lisa) could prove a useful tool for financial advisers when retirement planning, according to Ollie Smyth of UK-based IFA firm Walker Crips Wealth Management.
FCA stops pension transfers from 16 advice firms
Sixteen UK firms agreed to stop any activities related to pension transfers in the 12 months to January 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority has revealed.
Tax & Regulation | 5 Apr 17
HMRC gets tougher on APN avoiders amid Karen Millen bankruptcy
The UK tax office has taken action against 14 users of tax avoidance schemes who failed to pay controversial accelerated payment notices (APNs) since their introduction in 2014 as last week high-profile British fashion designer Karen Millen was declared bankrupt over her £6m ($7.5m, €7m) unpaid bill.
Two charged in fake death scam to claim life insurance
A woman and her son have been charged with fraud by UK police for conspiring to fake the mother’s death in Zanzibar in an attempt to claim £140,000 ($174,387, € 163,557) in life insurance.