Tax & Regulation
Best Practice | 13 Jan 17
Retail investment and robo-advice top SEC’s 2017 priorities
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has put retail investor protection and robo-advice at the centre of its examinations programme for 2017.
Tax & Regulation | 12 Jan 17
Ex-adviser jailed eight years over £4m Cyprus property fraud
A former financial adviser has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after being found guilty of defrauding clients out of £4m (€4.6m, $4.8m).
UK expats need EU healthcare more than Europeans need NHS
A greater number of British expats rely on European healthcare under the UK’s reciprocal healthcare agreements than European pensioners living on the UK, who use the NHS, according to figures obtained by the BBC.
Middle East | 12 Jan 17
UAE commission ban may face ‘two-year delay’
The UAE Insurance Authority (IA) is to issue a new draft and open a fresh consultation on plans to tackle high fees and hidden commissions in the life industry after requests for a ‘two-year delay’, sources have told International Adviser.
Tax & Regulation | 12 Jan 17
HMRC sees 80% leap in anti-avoidance tax take
HM Revenue & Customs boosted revenue from its counter-avoidance directorate by 80% last year, according to figures compiled by law firm Pinsent Masons.