Industry
‘Scurrilous’ Paradise Papers reporting slammed by IoM ministers
Isle of Man politicians have strongly defended the island’s economy following the Paradise Papers revelations, with one minister describing them as “a deliberately orchestrated attack from the international media”.
Best Practice | 24 Nov 17
Zurich selfie app gives life insurance quotes
An app launched by insurance company Zurich can calculate how much life insurance would cost for a customer based on a selfie.
New Zealander extradited to face boiler room charges
Authorities in Australia have extradited a New Zealander to face charges that he allegedly defrauded 21 victims, including pensioners, to the tune of A$1.2m (£686,930, $914,550, €772,380).
Analysis: Political uncertainty keeps South African advisers in limbo
As South African financial advisers await the election of president Jacob Zuma’s successor with bated breath, where this political uncertainty leaves the implementation of the Twin Peaks reforms and the next phases of RDR is anyone’s guess.
What does fairer, simpler, more transparent trust taxation mean?
With the budget lacking much detail, the financial services industry has been left to ponder what the chancellor actually meant when he said the government will publish a consultation in 2018 on how to make the taxation of trusts simpler, fairer, and more transparent.