Tax & Regulation
Singapore clamps down on adviser recruitment incentives
In an attempt to curb mis-selling and adviser mass-migration, guidelines on the use of sign-on incentives in the recruitment of financial advisers have been rolled out by the Life Insurance Association of Singapore (LIA).
Singapore police and regulator team up to investigate IFAs
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) and the white-collar crime unit of the city-state’s police force are teaming up to investigate all capital markets and financial advisory offences.
Best Practice | 13 Mar 18
Could Dodd’s marriage trigger an IHT review?
The marriage of late comedian Ken Dodd to his long-term partner, and the fact that HM Revenue & Customs lost out on nearly £3m ($4.2m, €3.4m) as a result, has prompted questions about the timing of financial planning, especially so-called “deathbed planning”.
Serious Fraud Office seeking funding increase
There could be big changes to the way in which the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is funded, following reports it is in talks with HM Treasury to increase its annual budget.
Best Practice | 13 Mar 18
Comedian Dodd bows out with another tax dodge
The final joke was on the UK taxman, as Liverpudlian comedian Sir Ken Dodd married his partner of more than 40 years just days before his final curtain, ringfencing his fortune from IHT.