Tax & Regulation
FCA signs cooperation agreement with Hong Kong regulator
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has signed an agreement with the regulatory authority in Hong Kong to strengthen cooperation and facilitate the exchange of information.
Best Practice | 19 Jul 17
Five common mistakes UK expats make about domicile and tax
British expats still have some crucial misunderstandings about their domicile status and tax position that could leave them and their loved ones financially exposed and even land them in trouble with HM Revenue & Customs, warns Rachael Griffin, financial planning expert at Old Mutual Wealth.
Crocodile Dundee tax fraudster to fight extradition
The Jerseyman allegedly at the centre of Australia’s biggest ever tax evasion scandal, that included Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan among its victims, is fighting attempts to extradite him from Italy to face charges down under.
Non-resident Indians face tough new disclosure rules
Non-resident Indians around the world will have to disclose offshore bank account details in tax returns for the first time this year, as part of a tough transparency crackdown by their home country’s tax office.
Tax & Regulation | 17 Jul 17
FCA reveals 8 firms rapped for pension transfers last year
The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that it took action to stop eight UK firms, including deVere and Holborn, conducting and/or arranging overseas pension transfers in the last financial year but has declined to name them all.