Europe
PEOPLE MOVES: St James’s Place, Jupiter and Credit Suisse
St James’s Place has made two senior hires from The Fry Group in Singapore, Jupiter Asset Management has parted ways with its head of UK retail and Credit Suisse has boosted its Asia investment team.
Will 2018 see the decline of British expats in the EU?
Brexit aside, this year looks set to be the turning point when the number of British retirees living in Europe slips into decline.
US slams EU tax haven blacklist
The US Treasury Department “disagrees” with the recently released EU tax haven blacklist, arguing that it “undermines” international standards put in place to identify non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, according to a letter sent to the EU security general.
Adviser association backs PEPP after ‘fantastic’ progress
Fecif, the European Federation of Independent Financial Advisers, is backing the Pan-European Pension product (Pepp) to succeed.
Swiss tax evaders come clean in record numbers
Officials in Zurich reported a three-fold rise in the number of tax evaders voluntarily turning themselves in during 2017, as international regulations requiring Swiss banks to share details of offshore clients takes effect.