Top 10 stories of 2017
By Kirsten Hastings, 20 Dec 17
Expat taxes, Qrops shocks and DB pension transfers were major stories covered by International Adviser in the past year. Scroll through the slides below to see the 10 most clicked articles of 2017.
The chief executive of cross border financial services provider STM Group was arrested by the Royal Gibraltar Police in October. Alan Kentish was arrested in relation to a tax issue in 2015 involving an STM client company.
A second arrest was confirmed days later but that person’s identity has yet to be revealed.
Kentish and the second person were released from police bail without charge in mid-November, but STM subsidiaries subsequently came under regulatory scrutiny.
At the time, the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) said it has concerns about compliance, governance and controls and the provision of professional and trustee services. Days later, the regulator called on STM Group to “work together” after the firm ordered lawyers to block the investigation.
As of mid-December, IA understands that the Gibraltar police’s anti-money laundering investigation is ongoing.
