Tax & Regulation
Over 20 EU states call for one-year delay to Priips roll out
Twenty-three countries in the European Union have backed a 12-month delay to the introduction of the controversial Priips legislation, following a landmark rejection of its regulatory technical standards (RTS) by the European parliament (EP) last week.
Tax & Regulation | 19 Sep 16
Guernsey regulator fines Louvre Fund and two directors
Guernsey-based Louvre Fund Services and two of its executive directors have been fined under the island’s protection of investors law.
HMRC rakes in £126m from lifetime allowance penalties
HM Revenue & Customs has reported a significant rise in the number of British savers breaching the lifetime pension allowance (LTA) over the past year, collecting £126m ($163m, €146m) in additional tax revenue between 2015/16, up 38% from £78m the previous year.
Indonesia assures expats using amnesty over tax evasion threat
Indonesia’s government has reassured participants of its tax amnesty programme that they will not be prosecuted for tax evasion after it emerged last week that private banks in Singapore are sharing with police the details of wealthy clients using the programme.
Investment | 16 Sep 16
Jersey, Guernsey and US regulators target Providence Global
The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) is working closely with its Guernsey counterpart and in parallel with US regulators against wound-up financial services firm Providence Global.