Spain targets HNWs over tax evasion as data-sharing goes live
Spain has announced new measures to crack down on tax fraud by wealthy individuals, as the country becomes one of the early adopters of the ‘automatic exchange of information’ regime.
Tax & Regulation
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FCA issues warning over poor DB pension transfer advice
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning notice to an unnamed individual for poor advice given to more than 700 members of defined benefit (DB) schemes that left them at “serious risk of unsuitable outcomes”.
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US adviser stole $5m for private jet service and Vegas house
A former Morgan Stanley investment adviser has been charged with stealing around $5m (£4m, €4.6m) from clients to rent a home in Las Vegas, pay for country club membership, and a private jet service.
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Trump slams brakes on fiduciary rule
Donald Trump is to sign a directive halting the implementation of the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule, which requires financial advisers of retirement products to act in the best interests of their clients.
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UK introduces £1,500 tax free pension advice allowance
UK savers planning their retirement will be able to withdraw up to £1,500 ($1,893, €1,754) from their pension pots tax-free to pay for financial advice, under plans unveiled by the British government on Friday.
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DeVere UK no longer providing overseas pension transfer advice
DeVere UK has stopped providing advice on overseas pensions transfers, a spokesperson has confirmed to International Adviser.
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Swiss regulator fines Coutts $6.6m for role in 1MDB scandal
Switzerland’s financial regulator has fined Coutts & Co, which counts the Queen among its clients, for violating money-laundering rules and illegally profiting from transactions associated with 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
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Expats in South Africa facing ‘turmoil’ ahead of tax hikes
Wealthy expats living in South Africa are set to be hit hard by sweeping tax increases set to be announced in the country’s budget later this month.
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Fiduciary rule critic loses White House job on ethics grounds
A vocal critic of the US Department of Labor’s (DoL) fiduciary rule, Anthony Scaramucci, will no longer be appointed to a role in Donald Trump’s White House due to an ethics conflict.
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Singapore’s already delayed commission cap still not in place
Singapore’s 55% cap on commission payments “has still not been practically implemented” despite being due to come into force in January 2017, an industry source told International Adviser.
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IoM life industry discloses extent of commission complexity
When it comes to disclosing commission, Isle of Man-based life companies have revealed at least six different ways they pay intermediaries and asked the regulator to be clear on what it wants them to disclose, according to industry responses to a consultation paper.
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Ex-adviser jailed for Cambodian biofuel scam faces SFO action
A former financial adviser currently serving six years in a UK prison for his part in a collapsed biofuel investment scam, is facing further enforcement action by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) after missing the deadline to pay a confiscation order.