United Kingdom

United Kingdom | 10 Jul 12

Less than a fortnight after a senior Jersey politician revived talk of breaking away from the UK if it continued to get a raw deal, a Manx politician has called for a “comprehensive and independent” review into the potential benefits of gaining independence.

United Kingdom | 10 Jul 12

Guernsey Finance, the marketing arm of Guernseys financial services industry, has responded to a UK television programme which referred to Guernsey as a tax haven used for tax avoidance purposes by UK companies by suggesting that the programmes creators had failed to fully understand the way the investment model in question actually worked.

United Kingdom | 9 Jul 12

Zurich is to restructure its UK life business and will divide the company into three core divisions, retail, corporate, and its pre-retail distribution review business.

United Kingdom | 9 Jul 12

Two top officials at HM Revenue & Customs are being linked to companies that have sought to use offshore structures to avoid UK tax, or which advised clients on stamp duty avoidance.

United Kingdom | 5 Jul 12

Aviva is to exit from its South Korea business, Italian partnerships and UK large scale bulk purchase annuities as part of its expected overhaul of the entire worldwide business.