Tax & Regulation
EU agrees to delay Priips until 2018
The European Commission (EC) has decided to delay the introduction of the controversial Priips regulation by one year.
Australian banks fined $136m over advice failures
Australia’s financial services regulator has told the country’s ‘Big Four’ and leading wealth manager AMP to repay at least A$178m (£111m, €125m, $136m) to more than 200,000 customers after charging them for financial advice they did not receive.
North America | 26 Oct 16
Tax hikes expected for the wealthy if Clinton wins
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, tipped to be the next president of the US, is expected to introduce a whole raft of new taxes aimed at the nation’s wealthy once she gets into power.
Best Practice | 26 Oct 16
UK regulator looks to redefine its future scope
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun a consultation with the finance industry to identify which areas of regulation it should focus its resources on in the future.
Middle East | 26 Oct 16
Kuwait rejects a separate insurance regulator
Kuwait’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has rejected a proposal to establish a separate body to oversee the insurance industry, despite wide-sweeping reforms to sector’s capital adequacy requirements.