UK and Switzerland reach ‘no-deal’ Brexit labour agreement
Means business as usual for financial services firms in both countries
Tax & Regulation
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Is Brexit hitting IFAs in the pocket?
The UK’s exit from the European Union is a ‘familiar figure of blame’
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Standard Life and Lloyds settle dispute
The bank tried to end its asset management relationships with the Scottish firm
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Can cannabis investments land you in prison?
Strict UK legislation may keep investors away
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Are protests driving money out of Hong Kong?
Reports suggests that wealth is moving to Singapore as tensions escalate
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Millionaires exploit flaws to get UK ‘golden visas’
A Home Office fast-track scheme offered citizenship for £2m
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Standard Life Assurance fined more than £30m
Call handlers incentivised with significant bonuses and rewards for meeting/exceeding sales targets
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China officially ends foreign ownership limits
But some people are skeptical of how the regulator is going to pull it off
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UK taxman carried out over 5,500 IHT investigations last year
The tax is ‘infamous for being not only disliked, but complex and at times deeply unfair’
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Top French court foils bid to scrap Fatca
Tax authorities will continue to pass information to the US
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SJP rejects mis-selling and forgery allegations
A client reported the firm to the Ombudsman over doctored documents
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Two former Convoy executives charged in Hong Kong
They will join an ex-colleague in court on 24 July