Best Practice | 4 Jan 18
UAE advisers taking cautious approach to VAT
Financial advisory firms operating in the UAE say while they still have questions about how the government’s new Value Added Tax (VAT) impacts the financial sector, it is better to be safe than sorry and assume it applicable to the services they provide.
Nigel Green’s investor advice for 2018
Inflation rates rising, the Chinese economy slowing and the US pushing back against free trade agreements are all real possibilities investors must “carefully monitor” in 2018, according to deVere Group chief executive Nigel Green.
UAE predicts $3.3bn boost in first year of VAT
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates introduced a Value Added Tax (VAT) levy for the first time on 1 January, which is expected to produce an income of $3.3 billion for the UAE government in just one year.
Best Practice | 2 Jan 18
Swiss advisers on life after Fatca
Five years after the US introduced stringent regulations that required foreign financial institutions to report the assets of US-domiciled clients, Swiss IFAs tell International Adviser the move has created greater specialisation across the industry and is still having an impact.
Convoy chairman thwarts boardroom coup
The second largest shareholder in embattled Hong Kong financial advisory firm Convoy has lashed out at the company’s chairman, calling him “rude”, for taking away his voting rights in a meeting where he had attempted to remove several members of the management team.