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Over half of active funds in the UK close within 10 years
Fewer than half of all UK equity funds manage to survive longer than 10 years, according to the latest research from ratings agency S&P.
Standard Life considering Dublin move post-Brexit
Insurance and investment giant Standard Life is considering moving its European hub to Dublin as it prepares for the UK to pull out of the EU single market, the firm’s chairman Gerry Grimstone has said.
North America | news 6 Apr 17
Surge in US expats declaring offshore assets
The number of American expats in the UK declaring their offshore assets to the US taxman has surged in 2017, amid fears that an Obama-era tax amnesty could be curtailed or ended by the Trump administration.
Tax & Regulation | news 6 Apr 17
UK probate fees hike faces delays amid ‘death tax’ claims
The UK government’s plan to dramatically increase probate fees has suffered a setback after British politicians announced that the measure could only be introduced with the consent of parliament.
Tax & Regulation | news 6 Apr 17
HMRC to visit top UK football clubs in tax-dodging probe
The UK tax office will visit all English Premier League, Championship and Scottish Premier League clubs in the next three years to review payments made to players amid a string of high-profile tax avoidance cases.