Gibraltar
Gibraltar ‘well prepared’ for hard Brexit despite jobs warning
Gibraltar has said it is “well prepared” to handle the fallout from a hard Brexit, adding it could provide “significant opportunities” for the British overseas territory, after UK prime minister Theresa May confirmed on Tuesday that the country will pull out of EU single market.
Portugal strikes Jersey and Isle of Man off blacklist
Portugal’s government has removed Jersey, Isle of Man and Uruguay from its latest blacklist of jurisdictions.
Sovereign Group cuts fees on Rops
International pensions provider Sovereign Group has removed ‘ad hoc’ transactional fees from all its new and existing recognised overseas pensions scheme (Rops) products.
UK could be ‘held hostage’ in Brexit talks over Gibraltar
Spain could use the British overseas territory of Gibraltar to hold the UK “hostage” in the final negotiations over Brexit, causing serious problems for businesses, according to former UK foreign secretary William Hague.
STM to buy London & Colonial, Rops fee waiver impacts results
STM Group has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire UK Sipp provider London & Colonial and its subsidiaries for nearly £5.4m ($7.2m, €6.4m).