Financial Services & Tax

Articles

Can the FCA take on claims management companies?

Though deemed not terribly effective following the 2008 banking scandals, the financial regulator could make life difficult for CMCs, says Stuart Bushell

TLW seeks huge pay-out for collapsed SMEs

Newcastle-based law firm wants small businesses to be compensated for mis-sold hedging products

Active or passive?

Isolating the best investment strategy has never been a case of choosing one over the other as a combination of both is sometimes required

In everything but name

Divorced couples who continue to cohabit are likely to fall into a trap where their assets can still be claimed by their former spouse

Staying in shape

The success of Jersey's trusts industry has been down to a continued drive to ensure legislation is fit for purpose, explains Geoff Cook

Global focus on bribery remains on the individual

Section 7 offence of the 'vanishing' (Bribery) Act 2010 will remain as it is, much to the dismay of the Serious Fraud Office director, David Green, write Louise Hodges and Johanna Walsh

Deemed domicile

The highly contentious non-domiciled tax status is going through a raft of sweeping changes; are you up to date?

Computer says, 'Maybe'

The advice gap in financial services is a very real issue, but is a limited automated system the best the industry can offer?