Tax & Regulation
Tax & Regulation | 20 May 15
Hargreaves shares fall on FSCS levy spike
Despite announcing plans to dip its toes into the non-advised space, shares in Hargreaves Lansdown fell around 3% on Wednesday, largely in response to it highlighting the significant increase in its Financial Services Contribution Scheme levy payment.
Middle East | 20 May 15
Holborn adviser faces UK ban for UCIS mis-selling
A financial adviser currently employed by Holborn Assets in the UAE has been fined and banned in the UK after the Financial Conduct Authority found him guilty of knowingly recommending inappropriate, high risk products to retail clients.
Tax & Regulation | 19 May 15
APFA calls for FCA budget freeze to stem fee rises
The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called for a freeze in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) budget for the next two years to give its members a break from having to meet its steadily rising fees.
HK shell company sold by deVere suspended by insurance regulator
Shell company Devere Group Hong Kong Ltd, which is no longer owned by the deVere Group, having been sold last year, has had its licence suspended by the Hong Kong insurance regulator.
Tax & Regulation | 18 May 15
Confidentiality concerns grow pre-global tax evasion crackdown
Governments and tax partners need to work to ensure confidentiality is protected when new international tax transparency rules come into force in 2017, according to OECD director, Pascal Saint-Amans.