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PEOPLE MOVES: WHIreland Int’l Wealth, AIA and HANetf
WHIreland hires a PWC partner as non-executive chairman, AIA Singapore announces its next chief technology adviser while HANetf appoints a former Blackfriars employee as director of operations.
Tax & Technical | news 23 Mar 18
Contractor pay needs rethink – tax expert
A tax expert has called for UK legislation which has triggered a freelance pay scandal at the BBC, to be overhauled.
United Kingdom | news 23 Mar 18
Offshore ‘Crook’s Bank’ developer facing £1m fine
A money launderer who developed an online service for criminals using bank accounts in Portugal, the Cape Verde Islands, Jersey, Cyprus, and Switzerland has been ordered to pay £1m.
France increases tax breaks for Brexit talent
France has increased its bid to attract business amid the uncertainty of Brexit, using a little known rule allowing employees moving to France to enjoy income tax exemption for a total of eight years.
EU announces first blacklist sanctions
The EU Commission has sent a “wake-up call” to those on its blacklist for non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, announcing its first sanctions to counter their “aggressive tax practices”.