Offshore Bonds | 9 Mar 17
HMRC sets two year window to appeal offshore bond withdrawals
The UK tax office has given policyholders two years to appeal ‘unfair’ or disproportionate tax bills resulting from ‘mistaken’ withdrawals from life policies.
Property, tax and IHT planning under the new UK non-doms regime
With changes to the UK non-domicile regime set to go live next month, Canada Life’s Neil Jones talks through what the reforms mean for property, taxation and IHT planning.
Tax & Regulation | 8 Mar 17
Six changes you need to know from the Spring Budget 2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond took to the despatch box for the Spring Budget on Wednesday, delivering a hammer blow to qualifying recognised overseas pensions schemes (Qrops).
Tax & Regulation | 8 Mar 17
UK cuts tax free dividend allowance to £2k
The UK government has slashed the tax free dividend allowance will be reduced from £5,000 (€5,774, $6,108) to £2,000, chancellor Phillip Hammond announced in the Spring Budget on Wednesday.
Singapore life industry must tackle ‘poor advice practices’
Life companies in Singapore must do more to improve the business culture within their organisation following a number of mis-selling cases involving poor or inappropriate financial advice, a senior official from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has said.