Tax & Regulation
Best Practice | 12 Dec 17
US tax evaders face 10-fold penalty hike
Offshore tax evaders face penalties up to 10 times the current sentencing guidelines after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a major policy shift.
FCA slammed for failings linked to passporting Cyprus adviser
The Financial Conduct Authority has promised to clarify the limitations of consumer protection where a firm is in another jurisdiction after the Complaints Commissioner criticised its handling of an EU-passported financial adviser from Cyprus and recommended it apologise to the investors at the heart of the complaint.
Latest news | 12 Dec 17
Implications of blacklisting for UAE
UAE officials should not be overly concerned about the jurisdiction’s inclusion in the European Union’s tax haven blacklist, despite pledging to get it removed, an international tax expert has said.
MPs make urgent cold calling plea
MPs have called on the UK Government to accelerate the implementation of a pensions cold calling ban alongside enhanced pension freedoms safety measures.
Best Practice | 11 Dec 17
UK financial services bans at post-crisis low
Just 18 people were handed prohibition orders from the Financial Conduct Authority in the year to 30 September 2017, down from its peak of 72 in 2010.