Regions
Middle East | 27 Sep 16
Dubai regulator fines insurer for sales outside permitted zone
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has cracked down on an international insurance company based in the DIFC for selling products to customers outside the centre.
France requests data on 45,000 UBS accounts from Switzerland
French tax authorities have asked Switzerland to name the holders of 45,161 bank accounts as part of an investigation into alleged tax fraud, French news service AFP has reported.
Tax & Regulation | 26 Sep 16
HMRC wins latest battle against adviser’s £916m tax-dodging scams
The UK tax office has won its tenth legal case against a serial tax avoidance promoter, NT Advisors, after it was found guilty of circulating payments for no other reason other than to generate tax deductions.
Belgian IFA firm launches robo-adviser for US expats
Cross Border Planning, a Brussels-based advice firm catering to US expats in Belgium, has launched a robo-advice service aimed at providing low cost investment accounts for lower income clients.
SLI to reopen UK Real Estate Fund next month
Standard Life Investments has announced it will reopen the suspended UK Real Estate Fund and associated feeder fund from 12 noon on Monday, 17 October.