Tax & Regulation
Tax & Regulation | 12 Feb 13
trust strategies to ease the nil rate iht freeze
The UK government decision to freeze the ‘nil-rate’ band of inheritance tax (IHT) over the next six years will lead to new strategies around the use of trusts, experts are predicting.
Alternatives | 11 Feb 13
hedge fund pay packets esma
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published final guidelines on the remuneration of alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs), which will align them with other financial sectors, it announced today.
Tax & Regulation | 31 Jan 13
Investors and managers disagree over hedge
Almost half of hedge fund investors believe that increased regulation and greater scrutiny of the alternative investment sector will bring about positive change in the industry, compared with only 23% of hedge fund managers.
Tax & Regulation | 31 Jan 13
overseas trusts face uk tax hit after hmrc
Overseas trusts with beneficiaries based in the UK will be forced to pay tax in assets which had previously fallen outside the British tax net after HM Revenue & Customs amended a long-standing piece of legislation.
Tax & Regulation | 29 Jan 13
jersey signs tieas with brazil and latvia
Jersey has signed two tax agreements this week, one with G20 nation Brazil and the other with EU member state Latvia.