United Kingdom
Tax & Regulation | 12 Jan 17
Ex-adviser jailed eight years over £4m Cyprus property fraud
A former financial adviser has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after being found guilty of defrauding clients out of £4m (€4.6m, $4.8m).
Tax & Regulation | 12 Jan 17
HMRC sees 80% leap in anti-avoidance tax take
HM Revenue & Customs boosted revenue from its counter-avoidance directorate by 80% last year, according to figures compiled by law firm Pinsent Masons.
Tax & Regulation | 11 Jan 17
Fatca here to stay as US becomes last global tax haven
The United States will become the last global tax haven as the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) comes into force, making a repeal of Fatca very unlikely, says Nuri Katz, chief executive and founder of Apex Capital Partners.
Retirement | 11 Jan 17
Guaranteed retirement income products may not be worth it
Retirement income products with guarantees, offered by many life companies in the UK as an alternative to the old fashioned annuity, do not offer value for money in most cases, according to a study by Milliman, an international consultancy group.
Best Practice | 10 Jan 17
Aviva to partner with LinkedIn in hunt for forgotten pensions
British insurer Aviva is in talks to team up with social media giant LinkedIn to create a scheme to track millions of forgotten pension pots.