Thai regulators continue to shape investment industry
A new mandatory provident scheme and stronger disclosure rules will impact asset and wealth managers, according to Kittikun Tanaratpattanakit, senior research analyst at Morningstar Thailand.
Tax & Regulation
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Critical illness cover the next big opportunity for advisers
Imagine your client owned a goose that laid a golden egg every month, says Chris Bagnall, chief underwriting officer and head of claims at Zurich International Life.
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House of Lords warns of Brexit danger for crown dependencies
The crown dependencies’ financial services sectors could suffer if the UK government fails in its constitutional responsibility to represent the islands’ interests during the Brexit negotiations, the House of Lords’ European Union Committee has warned.
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Luxembourg in ‘breakthrough’ tax treaty talks with Australia
Luxembourg is in talks with Australia to sign a double tax agreement (DTA) following efforts by the Grand Duchy to clean up its controversial tax regime, finance minister Pierre Gramegna has said.
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US justice department probes Jho Low role in 1MDB scandal
US authorities are planning to file criminal charges against Malaysian financier Jho Low in connection with the stricken sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Hong Kong regulator freezes accounts in US Ponzi scheme
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has obtained an interim court order to freeze bank accounts connected with a suspected $15m (£12.1m, €13.9m) US Ponzi scheme that invested in Brazilian and African gold mines.
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Finance Bill offers no clarity on life policy part surrenders
The Finance Bill failed to shed more light on how HM Revenue & Customs plans to recalculate the gain on partial surrenders when policyholders withdraw money from their life insurance policies the wrong way, says Rachael Griffin, financial planning expert at Old Mutual Wealth.
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Holborn Assets ordered to immediately cease pension transfers
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has ordered Holborn Assets Ltd to immediately cease all pension transfer business, particularly that introduced by overseas advisers.
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Indonesia hauls in a surprise $330bn from tax amnesty
Indonesia has raised more than $330bn (£265bn, €381bn) from at least 745,000 taxpayers as its tax amnesty approaches next week’s closing date of 31 March.
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South African expats unite against proposed tax changes
South Africans working in countries with no income tax, such as the UAE, have banded together on social media to oppose new legislation that “might put them at an unfair disadvantage” of having to pay income tax in South Africa.
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HSBC boss ‘tested’ UK tax office on his non-dom status
Stuart Gulliver, the chief executive of HSBC, may have set up a trust to test whether the UK taxman would accept he was a non-dom, according to specialist tax advice agency Mark Davies & Associates.
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UK to ‘raid pensions’ to fund U-turn on self-employed tax hike
The UK Treasury is reportedly considering a fresh raid on pensions tax relief in order to plug a £2bn ($2.47bn, €2.3bn) funding gap after chancellor Philip Hammond was forced to drop national insurance contribution (NIC) increases for self-employed people.