05/29/2018
Blackstone’s tax-free hedge fund pitch woos even more clients
Equity firm’s Lombard International is leading charge to promote exclusive insurance vehicles that can contain hedge fund investments
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05/28/2018
New tax treaties with Singapore and Switzerland contain BEPS-related measures
The two treaties provide for the following withholding tax rates for source-country taxation on various types of income
05/28/2018
OECD peer reviews on BEPS Action 13 Country-by-Country reporting initiative show strong progress for global roll-out in June
The first annual peer review focuses mainly on the domestic legal and administrative framework
05/25/2018
Tax Queries: Taxpayers do not need to pay demand below Rs 100
The demand as per intimation under Section 143(1) is of Rs 60.
05/25/2018
Investors warned on robo-advisers as watchdog finds some are 'potentially misleading' customers on fees and advice for their investing service
Investment firms can offer different levels of service
05/25/2018
Husband and wife banned after abusing insolvent company’s assets
A married couple who were directors of an independent financial advice company have been disqualified for taking assets from an insolvent company.
05/25/2018
Deutsche Bank exits Poland and Portugal, new focus on Spain and Italy
Meanwhile, the Deutsche Bank stock continues to lose on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
05/24/2018
Brazil signs key tax agreements with Singapore and Switzerland
These actions improved the conditions for bilateral investment into Brazil while the grey-listing counter-measure aimed to create an equilibrium between the countries’ tax regimes.
05/24/2018
Pakistan hires UAE banks to raise $200m loan
Pakistan needs to raise funds to offset a drop in international reserves
05/24/2018
Julius Baer taken to Swiss supreme court over GDR fortune
As a result, the BvS is demanding repayment with interest from the bank.
05/24/2018
Former Barclays wealth management executive wins $2.7 million arb award from former firm
Thomas W. Lee claimed Barclays shortchanged him after he guided sale of advisory unit to Stifel Financial Corp.
05/24/2018
GDPR: Why everyone is freaking out over four letters | CNBC Reports
What’s all this talk about GDPR?
05/23/2018
White House Bars Democrats From Meeting on Russia Investigation Records
Meeting with Justice Department officials set for Thursday
05/23/2018
Perceptions of tax avoidance and evasion are out of step with reality
Businesses perceive tax avoidance to be more common than tax evasion, but that’s not what the evidence shows; so, are businesses just believing the increasing rhetoric from HMRC about avoidance? And will this impact views on the prevalence of evasio
05/22/2018
Charities - The importance of philanthropy for wealth - Appleby
The Jersey Register of Charities will be public.
05/22/2018
Seizing the GDPR Advantage: From mandate to high-value opportunity
Look beyond the compliance side of the GDPR
05/22/2018
Carey Olsen support Techemy Capital on ICO-focussed investment fund
The fund, which has been authorised under the Jersey Private Fund regime, has appointed Techemy Capital Limited as investment adviser and will invest in cryptographic token deal flow.
05/21/2018
Rathbones ordered to compensate client for investment breach
In March 2017, Mr and Mrs B made official complaints to both their IFA and Rathbones.
05/21/2018
Information in the Swedish media regarding a supervisory matter within Handelsbanken's UK branch
The purpose of this is to ensure that the Bank can make the improvements expected by the Authority in the best possible manner.
05/21/2018
Crown Court dismisses Barclays Qatar charges
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014