generli intl launches tech microsite for advisers
Generali International has developed a ‘microsite’ offering financial advisers technical support relating specifically to the tax treatment of international investment bonds.
Tax & Regulation
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appointment of hmrc head lin homer raises
A senior group of MPs has raised serious concerns about the appointment of former border agency head Lin Homer to lead HM Revenue & Customs in January last year.
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carey olsen guernsey fatca guide
Carey Olsen has written a detailed briefing note on the background and possible components of the UK and US intergovernmental agreements, reporting arrangements for non-doms and implications for Guernsey financial services institutions.
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aus govt to enshrine law financial adviser terms
The Australian Government has this week tabled legislation that will define in law the terms 'financial planner' and 'financial adviser', setting the regulatory pace for the rest of the world.
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sfc should get tough on hk life investment
The securities regulator's plan to tighten the rules on investment-linked insurance products is more an opportunity than a threat, Friends Provident International’s Hong Kong based general manager has told the South China Morning Post.
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jersey agrees fatca deals with us uk
Jersey has ‘initialed an agreement with the US’ to comply with its pending Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, and has also agreed an information reporting “package” with the UK.
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guernsey prepares to implement uk fatca
Guernsey is preparing to finalise a draft tax disclosure agreement with the UK based on the principles of the US government’s Foreign Account Tax Compliant Act, which it is also implementing.
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cisi addresses new jersey adviser
With new requirements for advisers set to take effect in Jersey next year, the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment has published details of which of its qualifications meet the new standards.
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tax experts predict tax avoidance big target
Leading tax specialists are predicting that in next week’s UK Budget speech we will see more powers handed to HM Revenue & Customs to prevent and discourage people against aggressive tax avoidance.
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keeping ahead of the changing face of
International finance centres are changing to meet the needs of an increasingly ‘tax conscious’ world. Guardian WM’s David Howell suggests the challenge for advisers will be to keep ahead of the game.
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former association of taxation technicians
A former president of the Association of Taxation Technicians and his fellow company director have been jailed for eight and a half years each for a £5m pension scheme tax fraud.
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fifty highly qualified professionals take up
A scheme unveiled in 2011 and designed to attract such highly-skilled individuals as actuaries to Malta now has some 50 takers, the Maltese financial services regulator reports.