Tax & Regulation | 8 Oct 12
celebs used tax breaks from shipwreck salvage
Celebrities and some of Britain’s most senior businessmen invested more than £110m into marine treasure hunts, which allowed them to avoid tax on millions of pounds, according to The Times newspaper.
john spellman to become iom director of fs
John Spellman is to become the Isle of Man’s director of financial services with immediate effect, having spent the past couple of years as a special adviser for the island’s department of economic development.
Tax & Regulation | 8 Oct 12
hmrc head of tax is targeted by protesters
Protesters gatecrashed a college at the UK’s famous Oxford University where HMRC’s former head of tax Dave Hartnett was giving a speech, according to this week’s Oxford Times.
guernsey finance spotlights russian connections
Russian high net worth individuals and their advisers are increasingly aware of Guernsey as a centre for wealth management services, according to Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance.
Treasury minister to represent jersey in tokyo
Jersey’s treasury and resources minister Philip Ozouf will visit Tokyo to attend the commonwealth finance ministers meeting on 10 October 2012.