United Kingdom
United Kingdom | 3 Jun 15
Bond surrender: Technical briefing with Prudential
Partial surrenders of life assurance and similar policies create huge tax traps, which means advice on exit is just as important as it was at inception.
Tax & Regulation | 2 Jun 15
Review urged to curb ‘unreasonable’ regulatory costs
An urgent review is needed to avoid “unreasonable” regulatory costs and levies on UK-based financial advisers, according to the Personal Finance Society.
United Kingdom | 2 Jun 15
Trio of acquisitions fast-tracks Henderson’s Pan Asian growth
Henderson Group has bought three Australian asset managers in two separate transactions in an effort to fast-track the development of the firm’s Pan Asian business.
United Kingdom | 1 Jun 15
Fraudster gang faces jail terms over £4.3m UCIS losses
Eight fraudsters face a combined total of 26 years’ imprisonment after the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority found they lost over £4.3m of investors’ money in their unauthorised collective investment scheme (UCIS).
Tax & Regulation | 29 May 15
HMRC to act against aggressive tax avoidance scheme
The UK tax office said it plans to take firm action against the users and promoters of a tax avoidance scheme run by high profile recruitment company, Anderson Group.