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New SEC chair affirmed, FCA chief reappointed

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
The US Senate has voted 52 to 44 for the appointment of the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Meanwhile, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reappointed its chief executive. Patomak Global Partners chief executive ...

New inspector-general of taxation appointed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... across the public sector in Australia and the UK. Owen has previously been a director general and tax commissioner of His Majesty's Revenue and Customs in the UK, head of profession in the UK Civil Service and deputy secretary of the New South Wales ...

Stock exchanges, industry pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
Stock exchanges the world over have observed a minute's silence to honour Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, while several financial services organisations have also marked her passing overnight. The Royal Family announced early this morning that The ...

HSBC hit with $2.3bn suit over Disney investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... due diligence by those participating in the sale and leaseback of Disney film rights. However, an investigation by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs revealed that the Eclipse Film Partnerships had never been trading with the intention of making a profit. ...

Chief economist update: Annus horribilis with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... translates to 'horrible year' - in her speech at Guildhall to mark the 40th year anniversary accession. Her royal majesty was, of course, referring to the "horrible" events which happened to the royal family back then but she might as well have ...

Tax chiefs crack down on tax evasion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... formed in 2018 after a call from the OECD Taskforce on Tax Crime. The J5 includes the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) from the UK, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigations from the US, the Canadian ...

Chief economist update: Brexit uncertainty is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
Hear ye, hear ye! Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II has spoken. "My Government's priority has always been to secure the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union on October 31," she has said. Whether her majesty will later come to regret ...

NZ manager launches QROPS scheme

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... for Australian and NZ migrants. Lifetime Asset Management's Garrison Bridge Superannuation Scheme has been added to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' QROPS list and is one of the early dual-registered NZ and Australian QROPS schemes. "We felt the NZ ...

Clydesdale in talks to acquire RBS subsidiary

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... Westminster Bank, comprising 307 branches, which must be divested by end-2017. The divestment agreement came about following Her Majesty's Government taking an 84% stake in RBS Group in 2008; this was considered state aid under EU law. RBS had initially ...

UK adds SMSF after slashing Australian pension schemes

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has added an Australian pension scheme to its qualified recognised overseas pension scheme (QROPS) list after slashing the number of Aussie funds from 1,600 to one on July 1. From early September, the P Wyns ...
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