Brooks Macdonald relaunches range with new
Brooks Macdonald has relaunched its multi-asset fund range, introducing three new currency share classes to help drive the growth of the firms international offering.
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FCA bans two former TMI directors
Two former directors of failed financial advisory firm TailorMade Independent, which advised clients on self-invested personal pension transfers into troubled overseas property company Harlequin, have been banned by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Ringing in the pension changes FPI
The UK Taxation of Pensions Act 2014 paves the way for the implementation of radical changes to the UK pensions tax regime. Technical services manager at Friends Provident International, Brendan Harper, asks are you ready?
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Phoenix prevents 8m theft pension liberation
Jersey-headquartered life insurer, Phoenix Group, said potential fraudsters attempted to steal £8m of clients’ pension savings last year.
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HMRC to introduce strict liability offence
HM Revenue & Customs plans to introduce a new strict liability criminal offence on both offshore tax evaders and those who help them following the UK Governments clampdown on tax dodging in yesterdays Budget.
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Tax free lifetime allowance cut to £1m
The UK government is planning to cut the lifetime limit for tax-free pension saving to £1m from £1.25m, along with a series of measures designed to trigger a savings revolution.
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Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility to end early
The UK Government has announced in todays Budget that it will close the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF) half a year earlier than expected in order to make room for a tougher disclosure facility.
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The UK govt creates secondary annuities market
The UK government will remove tax restrictions on people who want to sell the income stream from an existing annuity from 6 April next year, effectively giving them similar freedoms as those soon to be enjoyed by those in defined contribution savings plans.
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MitonOptimal launches UK-focused fund of funds
Guernsey-based asset manager, MitonOptimal, has launched an offshore fund of funds which gives its international clients the opportunity to invest in the UK stockmarket.
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BlackRock unveils UK real estate ETF
The worlds largest asset manager, BlackRock, has launched its second exchange-traded fund (ETF) which aims to mirror the risk and return profile of UK real estate.
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Care home REITs are a future-proof sector
Purpose-built care homes are a future-proof and compelling investment sector, driven by the UK’s ageing and changing population, said the founder of asset management firm, Target Advisers.
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HSBC steps up checks on Jersey customers
HSBC has stepped up scrutiny of its onshore account holders in Jersey although clients with the bank’s Expat Account are not affected.