Europe
Luxembourg’s ‘provocative’ Brexit solution for financial services
In a speech examining the impact of Brexit on European Financial Centres Luxembourg finance minister Pierre Gramegna says the UK has five Brexit options to choose from.
Should investors buy the Catalonia dip?
Dips to buy on have become ever scarcer in the QE-led era. Does the big performance gap between Spanish and other European equities, that has emerged thanks to the political turmoil in Catalonia, present investors with a great opportunity now?
UK compensation scheme warns of Russian scam
UK consumers have been warned to avoid a Russian website claiming to be a subsidiary of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
Best Practice | 31 Oct 17
German regulator demands UK insurers’ Brexit plans
Germany’s financial service regulator, BaFin, is well within its rights to contact UK-based insurers demanding they explain how they plan to handle a no-deal Brexit, says an insurance law expert.
Expats reprieved on Portuguese pension tax
A widely speculated 10% tax on expat pensions transferred to Portugal has been left out of the country’s 2018 budget, but this does not mean the rule change is not coming, experts warn.