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United Kingdom | 10 Jul 12
guernsey finance responds to dispatches programme
Guernsey Finance, the marketing arm of Guernseys financial services industry, has responded to a UK television programme which referred to Guernsey as a tax haven used for tax avoidance purposes by UK companies by suggesting that the programmes creators had failed to fully understand the way the investment model in question actually worked.
United Kingdom | 9 Jul 12
Zurich to restructure UK life business
Zurich is to restructure its UK life business and will divide the company into three core divisions, retail, corporate, and its pre-retail distribution review business.
United Kingdom | 9 Jul 12
hmrc execs in tv press spotlight for alleged
Two top officials at HM Revenue & Customs are being linked to companies that have sought to use offshore structures to avoid UK tax, or which advised clients on stamp duty avoidance.
United Kingdom | 5 Jul 12
Aviva exits South Korea Italy strategic review
Aviva is to exit from its South Korea business, Italian partnerships and UK large scale bulk purchase annuities as part of its expected overhaul of the entire worldwide business.
United Kingdom | 3 Jul 12
legal and general adds to structured product
Legal & General has launched two new structured products both based around the future performance of the FTSE 100 index.