Tax & Regulation
Tax & Regulation | 27 Jul 15
Belvedere-owned stockbroker has two licences suspended
A Mauritius-based stockbroker owned by troubled offshore fund group Belvedere Management has had two of its licences suspended by the island’s Financial Services Commission.
Tax & Regulation | 24 Jul 15
Australia announces major review into financial regulator
The Australian Government has announced a full scale review of the country’s main financial regulator to assess its performance and see whether it has adequate capabilities and systems.
Tax & Regulation | 23 Jul 15
Crown Dependency disclosure facilities ‘surprisingly’ underused
Crown Dependency disclosure facilities set up to offer individuals the opportunity to disclose any overdue payments or irregularities have yielded “surprisingly” low returns for HMRC, according to Pinsent Masons.
Tax & Regulation | 23 Jul 15
Tax avoidance ‘sham’ defeated in tribunal by HMRC
HM Revenue & Customs has won a legal battle against a £29m offshore tax avoidance scheme where money was supposed to fund research into brain disorders.
Tax & Regulation | 23 Jul 15
FCA questioned over advice gap and ‘courting headlines’
The independent panels of the FCA have questioned the regulator over its handling of the UK advice gap created following the banning of commission payments to advisers in 2012 as a result of the Retail Distribution Review.