Regions
Best Practice | 18 Jan 17
IoM issues pension transfer warning after rise in UK scams
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority (IoMFSA) has advised residents to tread carefully when making decisions about transferring or investing their pensions, following a rise in scams in the UK.
Tax & Regulation | 18 Jan 17
UK government rules out public registers for crown dependencies
A call from an influential government select committee for the UK’s overseas territories and crown dependencies to create central public registers of beneficial ownership has been rejected by the UK government.
India increases commission rates for life insurance brokers
Insurance brokers in India are set to receive higher commissions payments for selling life insurance policies, in proposals unveiled by the country’s regulator due to come into force in April.
Middle East | 17 Jan 17
US shares details of 35,000 accounts with Israel under Fatca
America’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has shared details of more than 35,000 US accounts held by Israeli citizens with the Israel Tax Authority (ITA), according to local media.
Trump bump may have long legs – a bull’s view
The so called “Trump bump“, which sent the S&P 500 index of US shares to new highs at the end of last year, has caused many in the markets to become fearful of further gains, but Raymond James chief investment strategist Jeffrey Saut believes we may only be in the early stages of a bull run.