United Kingdom
Tax & Regulation | 10 Feb 16
How to avoid the seven deadly ISA sins
With two months to go before the end of the current tax year, Maike Currie, investment director for personal investing at Fidelity International highlights seven ISA sins that investors should avoid.
United Kingdom | 9 Feb 16
Three convicted in London-based Ponzi scheme
Three men have been convicted of a conspiracy to defraud investors in a London-based Ponzi scheme, which involved a form of purchase order financing.
Tax & Regulation | 9 Feb 16
FCA fines ex-JP Morgan boss over ‘London Whale’ trades
Achilles Macris has been fined £792,900 by the Financial Conduct Authority for his role in the so-called ‘London Whale’ trades.
Tax & Regulation | 9 Feb 16
Accelerated Payment Notices net HMRC over £2bn
HM Revenue & Customs has collected more than £2bn ($2.9bn, €2.6bn) in disputed tax from would-be avoiders since it brought in its Accelerated Payments notices in 2014.
Tax & Regulation | 8 Feb 16
Activist actor takes aim at HMRC loopholes in TV documentary
A documentary programme on Britain’s Channel 4 to be aired on Monday (8 February) will see actor Greg Wise pose as a client while two financials advisers offer to help him exploit HMRC’s tax loopholes.