Tax & Regulation
Best Practice | 3 Jul 18
Higher offshore tax evasion penalties explained
The UK taxman has updated its factsheet on how it calculates new penalties for offshore tax evasion involving income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax.
Holborn Assets has Dubai licence suspended
Dubai-based Holborn Assets Insurance Brokers has had its Insurance Authority licence suspended for three months, in a rare case of the regulator taking action over a complaint about what is believed to be the sale of a long-term savings product.
International savings plans key to Jersey’s flexible future
UK legislative changes have caused a fundamental shift in the types of pension products that can be offered by international finance centres, with the Jersey Pensions Association (JPA) promoting international savings plans as a solution.
Panama Papers law firm unable to identify 75% of its clients
A leak of 1.2 million new documents shows that Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, could not identify the owners of up to three quarters of the companies it administered.
Should Australia introduce a UK-style restricted advice model?
With the vertically-integrated advice model under fire and the cost of financial advice being more than the average Australian is prepared to pay, could a UK-style tied model be the solution?