United Kingdom
UK compensation scheme warns of Russian scam
UK consumers have been warned to avoid a Russian website claiming to be a subsidiary of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
Best Practice | 31 Oct 17
German regulator demands UK insurers’ Brexit plans
Germany’s financial service regulator, BaFin, is well within its rights to contact UK-based insurers demanding they explain how they plan to handle a no-deal Brexit, says an insurance law expert.
Investment | 30 Oct 17
Hammond’s budget surplus dream in tatters after IFS kick
Philip Hammond needs to admit his promise to eradicate the UK’s budget deficit by the mid-2020s is “no longer sensible”, a report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said.
Expats reprieved on Portuguese pension tax
A widely speculated 10% tax on expat pensions transferred to Portugal has been left out of the country’s 2018 budget, but this does not mean the rule change is not coming, experts warn.
STM chief executive arrested in Gibraltar
The chief executive of cross border financial services provider STM Group, Alan Kentish, was arrested by the Royal Gibraltar Police in relation to a tax issue in 2015 involving an STM client company.