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Best Practice | news 27 Oct 17
Undeclared offshore interests face 200% penalties
The UK tax office is planning to introduce hefty new penalties of up to 200% on taxpayers with undeclared offshore investments, prompting calls from the Association of Taxation Technicians for people to get their affairs sorted sooner rather than later.
Alternatives | news 26 Oct 17
Billionaires buying up sports clubs
The ultra-wealthy are investing in sport at a rate higher than ever before, with more than 140 of the top sports clubs globally now being owned by 109 billionaires, according to a joint UBS Group and PwC report.
Best Practice | news 26 Oct 17
Tax evasion/avoidance make up a fifth of the £34bn UK tax gap
The UK lost out on a fifth of the tax revenue it expected to raise in 2015/16 because of evasion and avoidance, figures released on Thursday by HM Revenue & Customs show.
Intrinsic helps double OMW’s client flows
Strong cash flows and a solid performance saw Old Mutual Wealth’s (OMW) funds under management rise 14%, year to date, with the firm’s net cash flow soaring 92% on the back of a strong performance by Intrinsic.
Commodities | news 26 Oct 17
Luxembourg commodity finance Sicav suspended
A second Luxembourg-regulated, commodity finance-related fund has halted operations this year after the directors of the Blackstar Commodities Fund suspended redemptions and the conversion of shares in its Sicav.