Tax & Regulation
US signs cross-border cooperation agreement with Hong Kong
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding on cross-border cooperation with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).
Tax & Regulation | 19 Jan 17
Former MD of Lumiere Wealth makes further court appearance
The founder and managing director of defunct Jersey-based IFA firm Lumiere Wealth, Christopher Byrne, has appeared in court for a fourth time and been granted bail.
Tax & Regulation | 18 Jan 17
FCA punishes IFA firm for pension transfer failures
Bank House Investment Management, the personal wealth division of the UK-based Bank House group, has been barred from carrying out business such as advising on investments after an investigation by the regulator into its pension transfer business.
North America | 18 Jan 17
BlackRock fined $340k for removing whistleblower incentives
BlackRock has agreed to pay $340,000 (£278,844, €318,931) to settle charges that it forced soon-to-be ex-employees in the US to waive their ability to claim financial rewards for whistleblowing.
Gibraltar ‘well prepared’ for hard Brexit despite jobs warning
Gibraltar has said it is “well prepared” to handle the fallout from a hard Brexit, adding it could provide “significant opportunities” for the British overseas territory, after UK prime minister Theresa May confirmed on Tuesday that the country will pull out of EU single market.