United Kingdom
Tax & Regulation | 4 Dec 17
Man arrested amid police and FCA probe into wealth firm
A boutique UK home counties wealth manager has become the focus of a joint investigation by the City of London Police and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Investment | 4 Dec 17
Blackrock launches absolute return strategy
Fund giant Blackrock has launched an absolute return fund to tackle the “interesting times” investors are facing, it announced on Friday.
Date set for former Lumiere MD’s fraud trial
The former managing director of defunct Jersey-based IFA firm Lumiere Wealth, Christopher Paul Byrne, will face a six-week trial in Jersey’s Royal Court starting next August.
Tax & Regulation | 1 Dec 17
Four guilty of misleading investors in £1.4m scandal
Four people guilty of misleading vulnerable people into buying £1.4m of worthless shares are set to be sentenced this month following an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
EU considers removing Ireland’s tax veto powers
With Luxembourg, Malta and Ireland continuing to block ambitious EU plans to reduce tax dodging, the European Commission is now considering triggering a neglected treaty article that would allow them to suspend veto powers on tax matters.