Tax & Regulation
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.
Ex-Credit Suisse banker banned for hiding beneficial owners
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) has banned a former Credit Suisse banker for deliberately concealing the identity of the true beneficial owners of three bank accounts.
Advisers look for certainty as pension transfer flux continues
As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finalises its policy paper on defined benefit (DB) pension transfers, experts hope it will bring some certainty to an industry that has been in a constant state of flux since 2015.