United Kingdom
Best Practice | 5 Jun 17
Tories trump Labour as UK advisers struggle with uncertainty
Advisers favour a Conservative victory in the UK general election as nearly one in three say uncertainty over the result and its aftermath are a major concern for their business, research from MetLife shows.
Retirement | 5 Jun 17
Qrops Bureau launches estate planning service for advisers
Isle of Man-based The Qrops Bureau has launched a trust and estate planning service for financial advisers.
Macro Views | 5 Jun 17
How do Tory and Labour financial election pledges stack up?
With only a few days to go until the results of the 2017 snap UK election are revealed, we looked at the Tory and Labour party manifestos to see how their pledges on business, tax and pensions stacked up.
Tax & Regulation | 2 Jun 17
Celebrity film scheme to appeal £700m tax case decision
British investment advisory group Ingenious Media said it will appeal an August 2016 Tax Tribunal ruling on the status of its film production partnerships, which date back as far as 2002 and involve many famous actors and footballers.
Tax & Regulation | 1 Jun 17
Film scheme for the stars loses £700m tax avoidance case
A film scheme that counted David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Gary Lineker among its investors has lost a court challenge on a technical point linked to First Tier Tax Tribunal decision which had resulted in an extra £700m ($899m, €802m) tax bill.