Industry
STM chief executive arrested in Gibraltar
The chief executive of cross border financial services provider STM Group, Alan Kentish, was arrested by the Royal Gibraltar Police in relation to a tax issue in 2015 involving an STM client company.
Guernsey set to cut tax on mansions over £1.5m
Guernsey looks set to make itself more attractive to high net worth expats with the adoption of a tax cut on open market property worth at least £1.5m ($1.98m €1.7m).
Big shake-up to UK compensation scheme funding proposed
Product providers could be on the hook for 25% of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) costs currently paid by intermediaries, according to a consultation document released Monday.
Glimmer of hope for US expats on citizen-based taxation
The US Republican party is reportedly looking to eliminate requirements for citizens abroad to pay taxes both overseas and in the US, according to UK newspaper the Financial Times.
SEC clears path to US research post-Mifid
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that UK investment firms will be able to temporarily access research from the US post-Mifid II.