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Exposing the true cost of investing
Just the threat of transparency will push asset managers to offer discounts to retail and institutional investors, according to one industry expert who is on a quest to uncover the true cost of investments and the apparent conspiracies against transparency in the market.
Best Practice | 7 Dec 17
UK Treasury predicts 16m people will benefit from robo-advice
Asset and wealth managers have been urged to embrace robo-advice in order to reach millions in need of money advice in the UK by an HM Treasury paper published Wednesday.
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?
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.