Tax & Regulation
Netherlands and UK are biggest channels for tax haven inflows
The Netherlands and the UK facilitate global tax avoidance by acting as conduits for 37% of corporate money heading to tax havens, research by academics at the University of Amsterdam shows.
Best Practice | 2 Aug 17
Questions advisers must ask before clients move to Portugal
UK advisers with clients looking to move to Portugal and make the most of tax-efficient opportunities but avoid costly mistakes need to consider seven key questions, according to international wealth and tax management firm Blevins Franks.
Best Practice | 2 Aug 17
‘Common sense’ prevails in FCA’s insistent client guidelines
Updated guidance on how UK advisers should deal with clients who insist on going against their advice has been welcomed as “common sense” by Old Mutual Wealth’s chief distribution officer Richard Freeman.
Singapore advice firm loses case against competition watchdog
Singapore’s Competition Appeal Board (CAB) has dismissed an appeal from IPP Financial Advisers to reduce the fine it was handed after being found guilty of colluding with other advice firms to force a competitor to withdraw a life product commission rebate offer.
North America | 1 Aug 17
US regulator brings charges over cancer investment fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against a businessman accused of using investor funds intended to develop products to detect cancer and other diseases to pay personal expenses and fund his fiancée’s restaurant.