Tax & Regulation

Retirement | 14 Oct 16

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has directed a “small number” of firms to review all of their non-advised annuity sales from July 2008.

Tax & Regulation | 12 Oct 16

Two leading tax advisers have reacted to HM Revenue & Customs’ discussion document ‘Strengthening Tax Avoidance Sanctions and Deterrents’ following the closure of its consultation phase on 12 October.

Tax & Regulation | 12 Oct 16

Amid all the claim and counter-claim, it may be difficult to take a clear-eyed view of the policies of the presidential candidates ahead of the US election in November, however much we know about their private lives.

Best Practice | 12 Oct 16

Spain has unveiled a new rule which will require British expats to declare the money they have in Malta-based recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops) that allow ‘flexi-access’ in line with the UK’s pension freedoms introduced last year.

Asia | 12 Oct 16

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has ordered that Falcon Private Bank in Singapore be shut down for serious failures in anti-money laundering (AML) controls and improper conduct by senior management at the Singapore branch, as well as the head office in Switzerland.