North America | 13 Mar 17
Harlequin Property creditors called to bankruptcy meeting
Creditors of stricken overseas investment scheme Harlequin Property SVG have been invited to a meeting on 31 March 2017 to vote on the appointment of a bankruptcy trustee and investigators.
Investment | 13 Mar 17
Quilter’s bets on ‘Trump lite’; remains wary of ‘dark Donald’
Quilter Cheviot’s Alan McIntosh is optimistic about what president Trump will mean for markets but with Brexit and European elections still to come this year, he is hedging some of his bets.
Tax & Regulation | 13 Mar 17
IHT receipts predicted to leap by £1.8bn in five years
Rising house and equities prices will push up receipts from UK inheritance tax by £1.8bn ($2.2bn, €2.1bn) over the next five years, according to the Office of Budget Responsibility.
Tax & Regulation | 13 Mar 17
Guernsey regulator disqualifies adviser for ‘despicable’ fraud
A financial adviser who was jailed for three years after stealing £157,000 ($190,874, €178,836) from clients has been disqualified from acting as a director of any Guernsey company for 12 years.
Best Practice | 13 Mar 17
IoM regulator open to dialogue on commission disclosure rules
The Isle of Man’s financial regulator has underlined the importance of fine-tuning the scope and timing of its commission disclosure rules for international life companies, amid industry concerns about an unlevel playing field with local companies in markets such as the UAE.