Tax & Regulation
Tax & Regulation | 23 May 14
FCA welcomes in new financial review body
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has welcomed in a new independent body aimed at restoring the damaged reputation of the financial services industry.
Tax & Regulation | 23 May 14
Barclays fined 26m for gold fixing failings
Barclays Bank’s reputation has taken another heavy blow this morning after the Financial Conduct Authority handed it a £26m fine for failing to manage conflicts of interest in relation to gold trading.
Tax & Regulation | 21 May 14
HMRC faces fresh criticism over conduct
HM Revenue & Customs has been accused of “railroading” taxpayers into making payments, in yet another scathing assessment of its approach to tax avoidance.
Tax & Regulation | 21 May 14
Bahamas labels oecd tax sharing forum flawed
The Bahama’s financial services minister Ryan Pinder has called the OECD’s initiative for automatic exchange of tax information between jurisdictions a “flawed” concept, arguing the case for bilateral rather than multilateral agreements.
Liechtenstein signs FATCA agreement with US
Liechtenstein has signed an agreement with the US in order to assist with the implementation of FATCA.