Managers of Wealth

IHT on pensions to push wealthy families into 80% plus tax

This could result in the money held in pensions within these estates facing extreme effective rates of tax.

Dom and dusted – the end of the road for non-dom status

The UK Treasury has issued a technical note and draft legislation clarifying the proposed changes.

Macquarie Group statement on FCA’s Final Notice

The unauthorised trading was isolated to one individual.

Wealthy families shuffle towards UK exit door

New rules on resident non-doms (RND) announced in the UK Budget have created material uncertainty and could end up having counter-intuitive implications for the government.

Labuan IBFC: Modernizing finance through Islamic principles

The center leverages digital financial services to revolutionize its Islamic finance offerings

Labuan IBFC wins Leading International Financial Centre (Asia Pacific) 2024 award

Labuan IBFC also made significant strides in expanding its international presence and facilitating greater collaboration across key markets.

Finma opens proceedings against Moonshot private equity platform affiliates

The regulator suspects the persons involved of collectively carrying out activities which are illegal without necessary licences.

Evelyn Partners team welcomes High Court ruling on London Capital & Finance

Between 2013 and December 2018 LCF raised a total of over £237 million from about 11,600 bondholders.

Federal Council approves FINMA's strategic objectives and meets with its senior management

The approval of the strategic objectives and the annual meeting are two important steering tools for the Federal Council with regard to FINMA.

Trump selects Elon Musk to lead government efficiency department

Musk and ex-presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to head up Department of Government Efficiency (Doge)

TISE opens London office

Opening this office further supports TISE’s business development activities across public and private markets

Karin Keller-Sutter Wants to Keep an Eye on US Banking Regulation

This is also being closely monitored in Switzerland and the UK.

Court confirms CS cartel fine

The fine was waived because of its cooperation.

CS espionage legacy keeps UBS lawyers busy

This sentence alone makes it clear what a confusing legal legacy the UBS lawyers have to deal with.

FINMA warns of new wave of phishing emails

The senders of the emails claim to be FINMA employees. FINMA does not send such emails and does not contact private individuals as a matter of principle.

SFC unveils first batch of brokers joining Wealth Management Connect Pilot Scheme

The SFC will continue to work with stakeholders to further enhance and expand the WMC scheme

Taxpayers can’t pay for ‘misconduct of banks’ – Swiss finance minister

The government earlier this year laid out plans for tougher capital requirements for UBS and Switzerland’s three other big banks in a bid to make the financial sector more robust after the crash of Credit Suisse.

FCA prepares to take action over Crispin Odey’s ‘lack of integrity’

The FCA issued a notice that Odey’s behaviour towards the firm he founded Odey Asset Management and the regulator ‘lacked candour’.

Octopus breathes sigh of relief as £4.5bn saved from IHT selloff

The asset manager’s large IHT portfolios were not overly punished in the Budget despite the tax relief available on its AIM portfolios being halved from 2026.

What does the Budget 2024 mean for the wealthiest UK taxpayers?

As the dust settles on the Budget 2024, advisers from the Spear’s network give their insights into the impact the government's tax policies will have on Britain's HNWs and entrepreneurs

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