Regions
Aberdeen gets Chinese onshore license
Aberdeen Standard Investments has secured registration as a private securities investment fund manager, making it one of only eight foreign asset management firms to gain the licence.
Best Practice | 6 Dec 17
HMRC powers worrying for taxpayers
Concern has been raised about the lack of effective safeguards in place for taxpayers, as HM Revenue and Customs continues to develop broader powers to seek payments.
Will sterling sink or swim?
Following the recent news of progress on the Brexit “divorce bill”, sterling hit a two-month high this week, and was up against both dollar and euro. Despite the uptick, the main question still remains, will sterling continue to strengthen or is it in danger of collapsing in the face of political turbulence?
Sovereign acquires Gibraltar book from Concept
Sovereign Group has acquired the pensions business of Concept Trustees (Gibraltar), including all of the pension schemes under the Aurora Europa brand, from Concept Group.
EU grey list must not let tax havens ‘off the hook’
Oxfam has warned that the EU grey list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes should not be treated as a way of letting tax havens “off the hook”, as those named try to get to grips with the implications of their inclusion.