UK advisers struggling with pension tax rules, says Prudential
A growing number of UK financial advisers are struggling to get to grips with the country’s complex pension regulations and tax planning, latest figures from Prudential reveal.
A growing number of UK financial advisers are struggling to get to grips with the country’s complex pension regulations and tax planning, latest figures from Prudential reveal.
A British lawyer who became a self-proclaimed ‘financial adviser’ after being struck off has been jailed for six years for swindling clients out of almost £1.5m (€1.8m, $1.9m).
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Spain will target what it considers to be Gibraltar’s “unjustifiable privileges” on tax in Brexit negotiations, a leaked government report has revealed.
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Guernsey has announced plans to overhaul its regulatory regime for pension product providers to bring it closer in line with the current international best practice standards.
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority will publish a register of its members’ possible conflicts of interest and draw up a code of conduct on the disclosure and management of its members’ interests.
A Swiss national arrested in Frankfurt last week for spying on German tax officials allegedly recruited informants inside the country’s largest finance ministry to gather information on tax investigators.
Dubai-headquartered IFA firm Globaleye has hired a regulatory compliance expert to ensure the company meets the rapidly growing demands of watchdogs in the countries where it operates worldwide.
A UK adviser has defended international qualifications from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) against claims that they are of “no use to anyone” providing financial planning in overseas jurisdictions.