United Kingdom

United Kingdom | 21 Mar 12

George Osbornes 2012 Budget was promoted as benefitting Britains less well off, but as the dust settled on the 114-page document this afternoon, it seemed few are likely to benefit quite so much as those tax experts who specialise in translating what it all means to the wealthy, international individuals who are their clients.

United Kingdom | 15 Mar 12

With the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review set to take place at the start of next year, two-fifths of platform users in the UK are outsourcing some or all of their investment process, according to a survey of 345 people by independent research company Defaqto.

United Kingdom | 8 Mar 12

Properties in Dubai owned by convicted fraudsters are among over half a billion pounds worth of property and cash criminals are refusing to pay back to the UKs Criminal Prosecution Service, it has been revealed.

United Kingdom | 7 Mar 12

Total new business sales of UK distributed offshore bonds last year came in more than 7% below 2010 levels, after what industry experts said was a difficult 12 months for those in the business of marketing these popular and tax-efficient long-term investment products.

United Kingdom | 2 Mar 12

UK proposals to force banks to ring-fence their high-street banking operations from their investment banking arms in order to protect them from possible future banking crises have sparked concerns in the offshore banking industry, over the possible changes that these plans could force on the offshore subsidiaries and branches of British banks.