United Kingdom
People Moves | 19 Jan 17
Jersey’s assistant chief minister resigns over fund failings
Philip Ozouf, assistant chief minister of Jersey, has stepped down following the publication of a report highlighting a catalogue of failings in how the island’s Innovation Fund awarded more than £2m ($2.5m, €2.3m) of taxpayers’ money to start-ups.
Tax & Regulation | 18 Jan 17
FCA punishes IFA firm for pension transfer failures
Bank House Investment Management, the personal wealth division of the UK-based Bank House group, has been barred from carrying out business such as advising on investments after an investigation by the regulator into its pension transfer business.
Best Practice | 18 Jan 17
IoM issues pension transfer warning after rise in UK scams
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority (IoMFSA) has advised residents to tread carefully when making decisions about transferring or investing their pensions, following a rise in scams in the UK.
Tax & Regulation | 18 Jan 17
UK government rules out public registers for crown dependencies
A call from an influential government select committee for the UK’s overseas territories and crown dependencies to create central public registers of beneficial ownership has been rejected by the UK government.
Ex-Harlequin accountants appeal $11.6m UK court order
UK accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy is appealing against recent a High Court judgement ordering it to pay $11.6m (£9.5m, €10.8m) to Harlequin Property SCG, the company behind the stricken £400m fund.