Industry
Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility to end early
The UK Government has announced in todays Budget that it will close the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF) half a year earlier than expected in order to make room for a tougher disclosure facility.
Retirement | 18 Mar 15
The UK govt creates secondary annuities market
The UK government will remove tax restrictions on people who want to sell the income stream from an existing annuity from 6 April next year, effectively giving them similar freedoms as those soon to be enjoyed by those in defined contribution savings plans.
Government lays out 3 1bn
UK chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to raise £3.1bn in revenues with a host of new anti-tax avoidance measures in his pre-election Budget speech to Parliament today.
MitonOptimal launches UK-focused fund of funds
Guernsey-based asset manager, MitonOptimal, has launched an offshore fund of funds which gives its international clients the opportunity to invest in the UK stockmarket.
BlackRock unveils UK real estate ETF
The worlds largest asset manager, BlackRock, has launched its second exchange-traded fund (ETF) which aims to mirror the risk and return profile of UK real estate.