Best Practice

Best Practice | 13 Mar 18

The final joke was on the UK taxman, as Liverpudlian comedian Sir Ken Dodd married his partner of more than 40 years just days before his final curtain, ringfencing his fortune from IHT.

Best Practice | 12 Mar 18

Regulation is only “one piece of the puzzle” in addressing financial services culture, according to the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which has released a paper it hopes will create debate and promote a positive change in the industry.

Best Practice | 12 Mar 18

Increasing numbers of middle income earners in the UK are being hit by the reduced lifetime allowance (LTA), with a 40% increase in people triggering an extra tax charge in tax year 2016/17, according to Old Mutual Wealth.

Best Practice | 8 Mar 18

It is now less than a year until the Isle of Man Conduct of Business Code comes into force, International Adviser spoke to several firms headquartered on the island to see how they are preparing for the introduction of the regulation.

Best Practice | 8 Mar 18

The discrepancy between the average pay of male and female asset managers is gaining considerably more traction in 2018. But does the industry care enough about closing the gap? Or is this another box-ticking exercise?