Tax & Regulation
Australian adviser given life ban for stealing A$2.3m
An Australian financial planner has been jailed and permanently banned from providing financial services after pleading guilty to stealing more than A$2.3m (£1.3m, $1.7m, €1.5m) from a nurse to fund his lavish lifestyle.
South Africa’s RDR to tighten independence rules for advisers
When South Africa’s Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is fully introduced, product suppliers to IFAs will be held much more accountable for customer outcomes, according to Caroline da Silva of the country’s main regulator, the Financial Services Board.
Returning expat pensioners to cost UK £1bn post-Brexit
Tens of thousands of expat pensioners across the EU may return to the UK if the country fails to secure reciprocal healthcare rights after Brexit, with the cost of treating them on the NHS likely to double, warns a report by health charity the Nuffield Trust.
Tax & Regulation | 30 May 17
Fraudster fined just £1 in £5m UK landbank scam
A scammer involved in one of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) biggest investigations into unauthorised investment schemes is to pay just £1 ($1.28, €1.15) in compensation to victims who were duped into investing more than £5m in three landbank companies.
Best Practice | 30 May 17
Isle of Man watchdog to review unregulated funds
Isle of Man treasury minister Alfred Cannan has confirmed that the island’s Financial Services Authority (IOMFSA) is “undertaking a review” of unregulated funds and will “make appropriate recommendations for change”.