Industry
Best Practice | 28 Feb 18
Two retirement scenarios where a Qnups comes into play
Despite a fanfare at launch, seven years on the Qualifying Non-UK Pension Scheme has not proved hugely popular even though it can offer useful advantages.
PEOPLE MOVES: JP Morgan, Rothschild, Julius Baer
JP Morgan’s head of UK funds leaves the firm to “pursue other opportunities”, the chairman of Rothschild Investment Bank prepares to pass the reins over to his son and Julius Baer makes an appointment to its Guernsey branch management board.
Best Practice | 27 Feb 18
Shakira hit with €20m tax bill in ongoing Spain residency row
Expats in Spain who are not 100% clear on their residency status should pay careful attention to the more than €20m paid by Colombian singer Shakira to Spain’s Treasury for failing to pay tax on her worldwide income.
St James’s Place co-founder dies
One of the founders of St James’s Place, Mike Wilson, has died at the age of 74 following a battle with cancer.
Aegon backs platforms over life in top-tier shakeup
Aegon has taken a major step away from being a traditional life company towards becoming an intermediated, digital platform business, as it makes a raft of changes to its senior management team and announces a new investment management company.