Cuts to the bingo tax and beer duty by George Osborne in his 2014 Budget yesterday gave the UK press something to feast on late yesterday and earlier today, while those whose annual job it is to analyse the significance of some of Osborne's other changes attempted to make sense of them.
Legislation that would enable HM Revenue & Customs to be able, in certain cases, to demand upfront payment of tax it claims it is owed, but which is in dispute, was among a wide-ranging package of measures UK Chancellor George Osborne announced in his budget today.
Arthur Sinodinos, the Australian government official who was one of the main proponents of a plan to weaken FOFA, Australia’s recently-enacted financial services reforms package, is to “stand asidefollowing revelations about his connection to an ICAC [Independent Commission Against Corruption] inquiry in New South Wales”, The Australian is reporting today.
Peter Harwood, Guernseys former chief minister, has vigorously denied allegations made by satirical magazine Private Eye about the actions of former board members of the now liquidated Channel Islands Stock Exchange.
A French former tax minister has been accused of maintaining a secret bank account in the Isle of Man.
The buy-write strategy and the investment approach used by the Single Family Office have proven to be very successful. Consequently in December 2013 we decided to open the strategy as a “Public Status” Mutual Fund to the broader market with the launch of the Equity High Yield & Premium Income Fund. We believe that the…
Clive Cowdery, who created Resolution Ltd in 2008, is stepping back from the FTSE 100 company to focus his attention on Europe, where he is looking to launch another insurance company consolidation business.
Brooklands Pensions has named Mark Sanderson chief operating officer and made a number of other appointments, as the pension administrator and trust company continues to expand.
London has been knocked from its position as the world's top financial services centre by New York in the latest edition of the Global Financial Centres Index.
Candriam has issued new names for its alternative investment fund group, as part of a rebranding that began in February.
Sovereign Trust (Channel Islands) Limited, part of the Sovereign Group, has named Paul Woodland to the new post of business development manager.
The ultimate owners of companies and trusts will have to be listed in public registers in EU countries, under draft anti-money laundering rules approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday.
