Tax & Regulation | 28 Feb 12
barclays blocked from using highly abusive
Barclays has been blocked by the UK government from using two highly abusive tax avoidance schemes, which it is claimed would have cost the UK Treasury around £500m in lost revenue.
latam growth means opportunities says state street
BMCCP may not as easy to pronounce as BRIC, but the prospects for growth in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru are nonetheless significant, according to a just-released State Street report on Latin America.
lloyds tsb international closes hong kong office
Lloyds TSB International has closed its representative office in Hong Kong as part of a strategy to only focus on geographies where it believes it can build scale.
Tax & Regulation | 27 Feb 12
trail allowed and no budge on legacy but fsa
The FSA today aimed to allay confusion surrounding legacy and trail commission post-RDR, but warned it would maintain a close supervisory eye on intermediaries’ behaviour to detect any foul play.
People Moves | 27 Feb 12
uhy adds tunisian firm to network
UHY International, the global accountancy network, has added a Tunisian firm, CNBA, to its network as it looks to boost its coverage of North Africa.