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Tax & Regulation
Best Practice | 16 Jul 18
Seven steps for better platform client outcomes
From banning exit charges to drawing on the platform industry to tackle orphan clients, the Financial Conduct Authority has outlined seven remedies to improve consumer outcomes.
News 11 Jul 18
Antiquated Australian tax residency rules face overhaul
Australia’s individual tax residency rules have not changed in 90 years and desperately need modernisation and simplification, the country’s Board of Taxation has found.
Suspension lifted at Holborn Assets
Dubai-headquartered Holborn Assets Insurance Brokers has resumed normal business after the Insurance Authority suspension of the company’s licence was lifted on Monday, sources have told International Adviser.
News 9 Jul 18
South Africa taxman names and shames
Any suggestion that the South Africa Revenue Service (Sars) was making empty threats when it said it would convict and publicly name those who failed to submit outstanding tax returns has officially been put to rest.
UK government considers flat-rate pension tax
HM Treasury is investigating whether to introduce a flat rate of pension tax relief, in a bid to raise an extra £4bn (€4.5bn, $5.3bn) a year for the National Health Service (NHS).
The privacy risks of cross border investing
What can unite the UK and Russia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar and Pakistan and India? The answer, as all nerds know, is not football but tax, specifically the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), according to Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth partner Alex Ruffel and solicitor Luke Micallef-Trigona.
News 4 Jul 18
UK not banning unregulated Sipp investments
Despite admitting concerns about scams, the Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that it is not currently considering barring unregulated or non-standard investments from inclusion in self-invested personal pensions (Sipp).
LGBT victory in Hong Kong expat visa court ruling
A landmark court case means that same sex couples in civil partnerships will be eligible for spousal visas in Hong Kong.
Gallery 3 Jul 18
Higher offshore tax evasion penalties explained
The UK taxman has updated its factsheet on how it calculates new penalties for offshore tax evasion involving income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax.
News 27 Jun 18
Holborn Assets has Dubai licence suspended
Dubai-based Holborn Assets Insurance Brokers has had its Insurance Authority licence suspended for three months, in a rare case of the regulator taking action over a complaint about what is believed to be the sale of a long-term savings product.
