United Kingdom
Tax & Regulation | 21 Apr 16
UK offshore firms will be forced to reveal property owners
The British government’s plan to reveal the ultimate owners of offshore companies that have bought property in the UK is likely to be announced by the prime minister David Cameron next month.
Sovereign expands into Sipps with MW Pensions deal
Sovereign Group, an international wealth management and retirement planning provider, has acquired UK-based MW Pensions, a specialist in Self-Invested Personal Pension (Sipp) schemes, for an undisclosed amount.
Tax & Regulation | 21 Apr 16
Bogus UK land bank ordered to pay £21m after losing appeal
A British land bank scam which sold investors small plots of land at hugely inflated prices has been ordered to pay its victims £21m ($30.1m, €26.5m) after losing a Supreme Court appeal which challenged an earlier ruling, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed.
Tax & Regulation | 20 Apr 16
UK gov’t to widen access to planned secondary annuity market
New rules proposed by the UK tax office for a planned secondary annuity market, expected to open in April 2017, will allow more people to participate than previously expected, experts said.
Prudential a step closer to £100m HMRC tax refund
UK insurer Prudential has moved closer to securing a tax refund worth more than £100m ($143.4m, €126.5m) from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in a long-running dispute over claims the tax office broke EU rules.