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Super changes may ignite Aussie variable annuities growth
Proposed changes to the superannuation industry in Australia are likely to help beef up the country's small insurance product market, including acting as a catalyst for the take-up of products such as...
An EBF report calls on EU governments to hold back on punitive reforms to banking bonuses because they may threaten the competitiveness of EU financial centres
By the time you read this issue of Structured Products, a decision should have been reached in the UK about who forms the new government, with pre-election talk pointing towards a hung parliament that...
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Obama profit tax is fair, says BGC business head
President Barack Obama’s plan to impose a profit tax on banks is “reasonable”, according to the head of business development at London-based interdealer broker, BGC Partners. At a press briefing on regulation on March 1, Jeffrey Hogan said, at...
UK offshore fund rules adjusted to mirror onshore tax regime
New regulations implemented by HM Revenue & Customs on offshore funds due to take effect in the UK on December 1 will mirror those for onshore funds more closely. Interest from offshore funds is currently charged to income tax if you invest in a foreign...
UK tax officials investigate Lloyds TSB
LONDON - Lloyds Banking Group is reportedly under investigation by UK authorities over allegations it has helped customers evade taxes. The allegations against the bank, which merged with HBOS last year, follow secret filming by the BBC's Panorama television...
Research finds reverse convertible products are 'significantly' overpriced...
A new study looking at reverse convertibles in the Dutch market, one of the most developed in the world, has concluded that plain vanilla and knock-in reverse convertible bonds are, on average, overpriced by almost 6%. Overpricing persisted for almost...
Op risk for hedge funds focus of PwC white paper
Report stresses transparency, tax and operational controls for the hedge fund industry
UBS in tax evasion probe
Troubled Swiss investment bank faces a US investigation into wealthy clients’ offshore accounts and tax evasion
Taxing times for ETNs
A number of US dealers have leapt into the exchange-traded note market on the back of the success of Barclays Capital's iPath programme. But new rules proposed last December could alter the tax treatment of these instruments, to the detriment of investors....
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