Industry | 31 Jan 18

“Significant” regulation that requires individuals to explain to HM Revenue & Customs and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) where their wealth came from has come into force.

Companies | 31 Jan 18

Amazon has announced plans to partner with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan to launch an independent company that will offer low-cost healthcare to the employees of all three companies, a move that has halted the January healthcare bull run on Wall Street.

Europe | 30 Jan 18

WH Ireland appoints a chief operating officer from Brewin Dolphin, Aviva expands its emerging markets debt team and Metlife names a new head of its global employee benefits team.

Industry | 30 Jan 18

Chancellor Philip Hammond has written to the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) asking it to carry out a review into inheritance tax (IHT), which he said is “particularly complex” at present.

Best Practice | 29 Jan 18

The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority (FSA) is taking a “proactive initiative” to clamp down on financial services professionals conducting regulated activities without a licence.