Tax & Regulation
Aussie advisers to pay for Royal Commission clean up
Financial institutions and advisers will be hit with higher levies after the Australian Government announced additional funding for two regulatory bodies to support their work with the ongoing Royal Commission.
UK working pensioners to pay National Insurance?
UK pensioners who are still working could have to pay National Insurance (NI) contributions to help fund their care in later life, according to plans being considered by the government.
Best Practice | 8 May 18
Landmark ruling restores confidence in Channel Island trusts
Confidence in the security of assets held in Jersey and Guernsey trusts has been restored following a recent ruling in the Privy Council, says Nick Robison, partner at law firm Babbé, which was involved in the case.
CFA Institute opens first UAE office
The CFA Institute has opened an office in Abu Dhabi, a move the organisation says will help it advance the standards, education and professionalism of financial advisers based in the UAE.
Will public registers work without international consensus?
The UK has imposed public company registers on its overseas territories to create transparency and prevent “financial skulduggery”, but an international tax expert says, if people want privacy, they will just move to jurisdictions that still offers it.