Industry
FM Group merges third IFA firm
FAA Insurance Advisers is to merge into the FM Group, with the former FAA managing director Ross Pays to establish an in-house international tax planning division.
Kames Capital launches two absolute return funds
Kames Capital has added two offshore versions of its absolute return funds range to complement its existing range.
QROPS clarity remains undelivered
Anticipated clarification around exactly how and whether QROPS will be included in the new Pension Flexibility rules to be introduced in April 2015 were missing from todays Autumn Statement.
Tax & Regulation | 3 Dec 14
Government announces IHT U-turn
The UK government has today announced a “U-turn” on plans to introduce a single settlement nil rate band on trusts.
Govt continues tax crackdown
George Osborne has used this year’s Autumn Statement to announce a further hardening of the UK Government’s stance against offshore tax evasion, with a particular focus on tax avoidance promoters, and, for the first time, inheritance tax (IHT).