Gibraltar talks edging toward October deal
Spain mulling tax breaks for financial services crossing the border
Spain mulling tax breaks for financial services crossing the border
‘Wild west crypto assets should be regulated’ – UK lawmakers
Investors claim their fingers were burnt when the inspectors blocked sale
The EU Commission says Gibraltar’s financial services industry is not ‘harmful’ to other EU tax regimes
STM Group’s Gibraltar based companies have pledged to strengthen oversight and sharpen procedures in the wake of a long awaited special investigation into their practices.
The government of Gibraltar and HM Treasury are looking for a consultant to undertake a “diagnostic review” of the overseas territory’s insurance regulatory regime.
Investigators from Deloitte looking into compliance at STM subsidiaries in Gibraltar will finalise their report “on receipt of the respective management responses from the various Gibraltar businesses”, the financial services firm said.
A report that could exonerate STM Group subsidiaries of suspected compliance failings has been delayed until the end of the month.
The acquisition of UK Sipp provider London & Colonial has “borne fruit during 2017” and played a key part in STM adapting its expat product offering following the unexpected 25% Qrops charge that hit around 80% of the firm’s new business.
Brexit poses a significant threat to financial services in Gibraltar but re-domiciling to the Spanish side of the border could spare the sector.
Gibraltar has launched the world’s first regulatory framework for blockchain technology.
Anti-money laundering officers are investigating STM Group in Gibraltar despite a month old court bid designed to block the police inquiry.