Tax & Regulation
Asset manager vindicated in mammoth £1bn Guernsey court case
US-based The Carlyle Group has won a civil case against claims it was in breach of its duties in the management of a Guernsey fund leading to total investment losses in the 2008 global financial crash.
IoM court hands liquidator more powers after Eco Fund failure
In a significant departure from its historic position, an Isle of Man court has given liquidators greater scope than simply winding up a company’s affairs and enabled them to consider whether restructuring or refinancing proposals are worth pursuing.
Tax avoidance ‘cost UK £12.8bn’ over five years
Tax avoidance cost the country at least £12.8bn (€13.9bn, $16.6bn) between 2010 and 2015, according to new figures and analysis by the House of Commons Library.
Best Practice | 5 Sep 17
MPs to vote through new UK non-dom rules ‘within days’
New rules for the taxation of non-domiciles are likely to come into force this month, back-dated to take effect from 6 April.
Alternatives | 4 Sep 17
Fecif calls for harmonisation of EU product distribution rules
The legislative barriers restricting the cross-border distribution of funds across Europe have to be removed and replaced with harmonised rules at EU level, the European Federation of Financial Intermediaries and Financial Advisers (Fecif) says.