Tax & Regulation
Hong Kong drops off HMRC Rops list
HM Revenue & Customs has removed all 19 Hong Kong recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops) from its online notification list.
Tax & Regulation | 4 Dec 17
Man arrested amid police and FCA probe into wealth firm
A boutique UK home counties wealth manager has become the focus of a joint investigation by the City of London Police and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Retirement | 4 Dec 17
Dodgy transfers still out there warns FCA
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has issued a fresh warning on pension transfers following “increased interest”.
Tax & Regulation | 1 Dec 17
Four guilty of misleading investors in £1.4m scandal
Four people guilty of misleading vulnerable people into buying £1.4m of worthless shares are set to be sentenced this month following an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
EU considers removing Ireland’s tax veto powers
With Luxembourg, Malta and Ireland continuing to block ambitious EU plans to reduce tax dodging, the European Commission is now considering triggering a neglected treaty article that would allow them to suspend veto powers on tax matters.