United Kingdom
Tax & Regulation | 20 Mar 17
HSBC boss ‘tested’ UK tax office on his non-dom status
Stuart Gulliver, the chief executive of HSBC, may have set up a trust to test whether the UK taxman would accept he was a non-dom, according to specialist tax advice agency Mark Davies & Associates.
People Moves | 20 Mar 17
Sarah Lord to leave Killik & Co
Sarah Lord, one of the most highly qualified female financial planners in the UK, is to leave Killik Wealth Planning at the end of March to pursue other opportunities within the industry, the company confirmed to International Adviser.
Tax & Regulation | 20 Mar 17
UK to ‘raid pensions’ to fund U-turn on self-employed tax hike
The UK Treasury is reportedly considering a fresh raid on pensions tax relief in order to plug a £2bn ($2.47bn, €2.3bn) funding gap after chancellor Philip Hammond was forced to drop national insurance contribution (NIC) increases for self-employed people.
Tax & Regulation | 17 Mar 17
HMRC scores another win in film tax battle
HM Revenue & Customs has extended its run of victories against schemes seeking to exploit tax breaks for the UK film industry.
Investment | 17 Mar 17
Nicaraguan bamboo fund shut down by IoM high court
An Isle of Man-based fund that convinced 189 people to invest $61m (£49.6m, €56.8m) in bamboo plantations in Nicaragua by promising returns of up to 500% was wound up by order of the Isle of Man high court on Thursday.