Retirement | 27 Nov 12
kleinwort benson sells former close qrops business
Kleinwort Benson is to sell all of the offshore retail and pensions trust business it acquired from Close Brothers in 2011 to QROPS and QNUPS specialist, Overseas Trust and Pension.
Tax & Regulation | 27 Nov 12
investigation finds sham offshore directorship
A joint investigation by The Guardian newspaper, BBC Panorama and the Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has revealed a thriving trade in offshore tax evasion in a series of articles and films which throw a light on the unscrupulous behaviour of some UK based tax specialists.
fiduciary wealth signs up platform one
Fiduciary Wealth Management, the private wealth arm of Gibraltar’s Fiduciary Group, has named Platform One as its investment platform, and said it plans to utilise both its UK and International services.
Tax & Regulation | 26 Nov 12
iom mulls zero ten future for intl life cos
International life companies on the Isle of Man may face losing their special zero-10 tax status when the Government’s long awaited tax strategy is due to be announced at the Tynwald sitting on December 11 and 12.
United Kingdom | 26 Nov 12
carney named new bank of england governor
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney has been named as Mervyn King’s successor at the Bank of England.