08/14/2019
Charities, data protection officers, GDPR: where are we now?
The GDPR aimed to make organisations accountable for data protection and imposed a requirement on those organisations to demonstrate compliance.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
08/14/2019
Finma adds new firm to warning list
According to the firm’s website, the company offers investment services to companies as well as entrepreneurs.
08/14/2019
New tax data reveals Australians hold $100bn in offshore accounts
More than 1.6m accounts identified in data shared with Australian authorities by 65 countries including tax havens
08/13/2019
Schwab sues former employee for soliciting high-net-worth client
The brokerage house claims a former employee violated his contract after leaving in March to start his own practice.
08/13/2019
Tax from non-doms falls by £2bn as wealthy flee the UK
HMRC said that of those who stopped using non-dom status, about half switched to domiciled status and continued to pay tax in the UK while half left the British tax system altogether.
08/13/2019
Wealth taxation: An overview of the issues
On balance, it would be more prudent to pursue any desired increase in tax progressivity through reforms of the income and estate and gift taxes.
08/13/2019
MAS steps up scrutiny of shell companies to combat money laundering
Ms Tay told Reuters in an interview, adding that this trend was also noticed in other financial centres.
08/13/2019
French-Israeli diamond magnate to face trial in Geneva
No date has been set for the start of their trial.
08/13/2019
Bitcoin investors face tax crackdown from HMRC
HMRC is looking to work with exchanges when it comes to finding information on people who have been buying and selling crypto
08/13/2019
SE Asia inches toward cannabis legalization
This marks a significant development in a region where many drug offenses still result in life sentences or executions.
08/13/2019
Carey Olsen shortlisted for two offshore awards in Asia
Winners of the China Law & Practice Awards will be announced at a ceremony at Kerry Hotel Beijing on Thursday 19 September
08/13/2019
French-Israeli diamond magnate to face trial in Geneva
No date has been set for the start of their trial.
08/09/2019
The risks to investors from modern slavery
Fund firms are seeking to employ benchmarking tools to spot companies which are lagging behind
08/09/2019
A fair share of tax or a missed opportunity? HMRC reveals latest non-dom statistics
This policy shift was designed to increase tax revenue
08/09/2019
Papua New Guinea Launches UBS Loan Investigation
The scope is not only confined to investigations in this country,» he said from a local news broadcast covered by
08/09/2019
New Zealand-Swiss tax agreement tightens net on avoidance
The new agreement includes provisions to reduce multinational tax avoidance by incorporating base erosion and profit shifting measures, he added.
08/09/2019
Divorcee of oligarch awarded £15m a year as Burford Capital attempts to seize her ex-husband's £250m mega-yacht
She was awarded a 41.5 per cent share of his wealth in the 2016 ruling by Justice Haddon-Cave.
08/09/2019
Hope for Tax Dodgers in German Chaos?
There, officials are sifting through to root out suspected tax dodgers and cheats.
08/09/2019
Italy: Tax incentive for professional athletes
One of the greatest advantages of the special tax regime is that it applies to all employed and self-employed professional athletes
08/09/2019
Clients of collapsed wealth manager charged 20% in fees
In its DFM business it allegedly promoted high-risk bonds to retail investors, which the FCA said was not in their best interest.