Best Practice
Best Practice | 7 Dec 17
Offshore advisers fear new regulatory burden from HMRC
Offshore advisers have given a cautious thumbs-up to additional requirements to tell HM Revenue & Customs when they set up complex offshore schemes but have expressed concern that legitimate schemes could be targeted as well as abusive ones.
Best Practice | 7 Dec 17
UK Treasury predicts 16m people will benefit from robo-advice
Asset and wealth managers have been urged to embrace robo-advice in order to reach millions in need of money advice in the UK by an HM Treasury paper published Wednesday.
Best Practice | 6 Dec 17
HMRC powers worrying for taxpayers
Concern has been raised about the lack of effective safeguards in place for taxpayers, as HM Revenue and Customs continues to develop broader powers to seek payments.
EU grey list must not let tax havens ‘off the hook’
Oxfam has warned that the EU grey list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes should not be treated as a way of letting tax havens “off the hook”, as those named try to get to grips with the implications of their inclusion.
Best Practice | 6 Dec 17
Standard Life adds cashflow modelling tool for wrap advisers
Advisers will be able to illustrate real time and future financial events to support the advice process pre- and post-retirement by using a new cashflow modelling tool on the Standard Life Wrap platform.