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PEOPLE MOVES: Lombard Odier, Tilney, Rathbones
Lombard Odier makes two strategic appoints to its Germany and Austria team, Tilney names a business development manager and Rathbones pulls its new equity analyst from Fidelity International.
Best Practice | news 27 Oct 17
DB pension transfer complaint redress guidelines updated
The way in which firms calculate redress for complaints about defined benefit (DB) pension transfer advice was updated by the Financial Conduct Authority on Friday.
Best Practice | news 27 Oct 17
Undeclared offshore interests face 200% penalties
The UK tax office is planning to introduce hefty new penalties of up to 200% on taxpayers with undeclared offshore investments, prompting calls from the Association of Taxation Technicians for people to get their affairs sorted sooner rather than later.
Alternatives | news 26 Oct 17
Billionaires buying up sports clubs
The ultra-wealthy are investing in sport at a rate higher than ever before, with more than 140 of the top sports clubs globally now being owned by 109 billionaires, according to a joint UBS Group and PwC report.
Best Practice | news 26 Oct 17
Tax evasion/avoidance make up a fifth of the £34bn UK tax gap
The UK lost out on a fifth of the tax revenue it expected to raise in 2015/16 because of evasion and avoidance, figures released on Thursday by HM Revenue & Customs show.