Tax & Regulation | 31 Jul 14
Fears aggressive HMRC may target offshore bonds
The UK Governments continued aggressive stance towards tax avoidance and the blurring of its distinction between avoidance and evasion has raised concerns that more mainstream legitimate tax mitigation tools could come under increased scrutiny.
United Kingdom | 30 Jul 14
UBS and Deutsche Bank embroiled in dark pool probe
UBS and Deutsche Bank have become the latest financial institutions to join the so called dark pool probe, initiated last month when Barclays was sued over the operation of its electronic trading division.
Asia Latin Am boost JLT Groups six month profits
Insurance and re-insurance broker JLT Group has registered a 16% growth in profit before tax for the first six months of the year, which it said, was boosted by a strong growth in Asian and Latin American operations and also from the acquisition of Towers Watson Re.
United Kingdom | 29 Jul 14
St James Place sees new business
St James’s Place has seen a 20% year on year growth in new business over the first six months of 2014, despite losing nearly 10% in profit due to regulatory changes.
People Moves | 28 Jul 14
CISE poaches Guernsey Finance CEO
The Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) has appointed a new chief executive following its rebrand from the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) after a period of scandal last year.