Tax & Regulation
UK to review ‘complex’ inheritance tax
Chancellor Philip Hammond has written to the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) asking it to carry out a review into inheritance tax (IHT), which he said is “particularly complex” at present.
Best Practice | 29 Jan 18
Isle of Man cracks down on unlicenced activity
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority (FSA) is taking a “proactive initiative” to clamp down on financial services professionals conducting regulated activities without a licence.
Best Practice | 29 Jan 18
End of tax year: Making the most of allowances
Advisers should act now to make sure their clients make the best use of allowances as the countdown starts for the end of the UK tax year. Click through the slides to see the Prudential technical team’s list of actions advisers should consider.
Best Practice | 26 Jan 18
UK Govt backs down on pension freedoms ‘auto guidance’ plans
The UK Government has removed an amendment to the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill, that would have required people taking benefits under the pension freedoms or transferring benefits to be automatically enrolled into guidance.
How 75% of advice clients are let down by big Australian firms
An Australian report has found 10% of clients were left “significantly worse off” after advisers at vertically integrated firms inappropriately sold them their own products.