United Kingdom: Wealth Management

Niall Hearty of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli assesses revelations about Qatari spending to secure the 2022 World Cup.

Financial institutions that are resident or carry on business in the UK are required to provide their UK tax-resident individual customers with a one-off notice, in a form that has been prescribed by HMRC under new regulations.

As expected, the Chancellor has announced that the changes to the taxation of non-domiciliaries will proceed in April 2017.

Jersey's strategic position as a leading offshore financial centre is the result of decades of deliberate legislative development, prudent regulation, and a consistent commitment to economic integrity.

Industry leaders have welcomed the Government's new Critical Imports and Supply Chain Strategy, safeguarding UK supplies of critical goods such as medicines, minerals and semiconductors.

The National Crime Agency is planning a crack down on company formation agents as part of an AML drive. John Binns argues the problems are due to more signficant holes in the UK's financial crime...

Host Narry Singh sits down with Anders Jones, CEO and founder of Facet Wealth Management, to explore how a fintech disruptor is reimagining wealth management for the mass affluent market through a flat-fee subscription...

One of the cornerstones of financial remedy proceedings in England and Wales is the obligation on both parties to give full, frank and clear financial disclosure.

A&O Shearman advises Aegon on the approximately GBP2bn sale of its UK business to Standard Life, creating the UK's largest retirement savings and income business serving 16 million customers. The transaction includes GBP750 million in cash and a 15% equity stake in the combined entity, marking a strategic milestone in Aegon's transformation into a leading U.S. life insurance and retirement group.

Katten's August 2024 UK Financial Insights covers EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive deadlines, cybersecurity threats for financial firms, FCA consultations on UK wholesale market regulations, final rules on the UK Overseas Funds Regime, and navigating break clauses in commercial leases.

In 2021, at COP 26, the UK Government announced its intention that the UK would become the world's first net zero aligned financial centre.

Ahead of the UK-Africa Investment Summit on 20 January and as the UK seeks to boost economic links with Africa after Brexit, Directors John Félicité and Raju Jaddoo take a timely