Billionaire financial planning boss reveals dementia diagnosis
The founder and chairman of South Africa’s PSG Group has announced that he was recently diagnosed with an early form of dementia.
Ex-Franklin Templeton pair named partners in Mobius launch
Mark Mobius has formally confirmed former Franklin Templeton colleagues Carlos Hardenberg and Greg Konieczny as founding partners in his eponymous boutique firm, as details of the planned emerging and frontier markets fund are revealed.
Last-minute lobbying saved crown dependencies from register
It has been revealed that crown dependency representatives flew to London to meet with UK Government officials in a last ditch effort to have an amendment withdrawn that would have imposed public ownership registers on the jurisdictions.
UK taxman outlines tax avoidance enabler hitlist
HM Revenue & Customs has updated its guidance on who can be considered enablers of tax avoidance and the penalties they will face when caught.
Overseas territories furious at UK’s ‘colonial era’ register
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) have slammed the UK Government for trying to force public registers of beneficial owners on the jurisdictions, describing it as an act of “constitutional overreach” and an “unacceptable act of modern colonialism”.