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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.
Latest news | 1 Dec 17
Offshore tax regime ‘may breach human rights’
Incoming Requirement to Correct (RTC) rules “are a potential breach of human rights” according to James Quarmby, a top private client tax lawyer.