Tax & Technical
Tax & Technical | 13 Oct 17
Six expert UK budget predictions
Experts from Old Mutual Wealth and Quilter Cheviot give their budget predictions ahead of 22 November.
‘Outdated’ EU directive will swamp advisers warns expert
International financial adviser Mazars has warned the ‘laudable’ intent of the incoming Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) could be lost under the burden of regulation which is already out of date.
Tax & Technical | 6 Oct 17
StanChart in $1.4bn suspect transfer probe
Standard Chartered is under investigation in Guernsey and Singapore over a $1.4bn (£1.07bn €1.2bn) transfer of funds.
Hong Kong fund industry tax concerns under review
The Hong Kong Government will be conducting a comprehensive review of the existing tax concessions applicable to the fund industry, according to Paul Chan, Hong Kong’s financial secretary.
Radical shakeup of Swiss private banks needed
Swiss private banks are failing to address rapidly declining profitability and are too focused on defensive measures to implement a radical transformation that will allow them to generate competitive advantage and sustainable growth, says KPMG.