08/02/2017
A Legal Guide for Business Investment and Expansion: Ghana
The GIPC is the main government agency responsible for the encouragement and promotion of investment in Ghana.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
08/02/2017
Would a Territorial Tax System Help Investors?
Total shareholder return likely would rise only slightly if repatriated, foreign-earned profits were no longer taxable in the U.S., a study finds.
08/02/2017
International law firm battles global uncertainty to realise record revenues with five per cent growth
Firm reveals FY17 results
08/01/2017
Deloitte Channel Islands Tax Bulletin 2017
Guernsey has also released notice 2017/5 which provides further detail on the application of CRS and US FATCA to pensions schemes.
08/01/2017
Global Tax Digest - Eversheds
Italian Procedure Allows Voluntary Disclosure of the Existence of a PE
08/01/2017
HSBC in Wider ‘Criminal’ Tax Probe on Swiss Private Bank
Most of the tax authority investigations concern HSBC’s Swiss private bank.
07/31/2017
Another International Rogue Bank Ordered Shut
The provisional winding-up order for Saab Financial Ltd. was issued in April but only recently came to light.
07/28/2017
Canaccord Genuity avoids substantial damages in lawsuit
The company is set to pay a now-closed Greek introducer broker, Medsted Associates, nominal damages after a court ruled it was in breach of contract.
07/28/2017
New UK Offences of Failure to Prevent Facilitation of Tax Evasion – looming deadline
Businesses will not be liable for the offences provided they have established the defence by putting in place and maintaining “reasonable prevention procedures”.
07/27/2017
Closer Swiss-Singapore cooperation in financial sector
The Finance Minister of Switzerland, Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer, who visited Singapore recently with a high-level delegation, highlights the benefits of broadening and deepening bilateral financial relations in an exclusive interview.
07/27/2017
Natixis Asset Management fined €35m for overcharging investors
French watchdog identifies failings connected to fund house’s redemption fees
07/27/2017
Privacy Controls - Giving Clients Control Back
Updated Privacy Controls - Giving your clients the control they expect
07/26/2017
Wealth managers must prepare for the age of transparency
The European economy is approaching a cliff edge, but it’s nothing to do with Brexit.
07/26/2017
Could your Facebook updates be used to determine your grandchildren’s tax status?
A tribunal case to determine whether a group of siblings were domiciled or non-domiciled for tax purposes had to look over the life of the claimants’ grandfather from his birth in 1930
07/25/2017
Lloyds staff jailed for plot to steal millions from wealthy clients
Four former Lloyds employees were among seven people jailed for 38 years
07/25/2017
Judge Denies UBS Attempt to Handicap Ex-Broker’s New Firm
The Protocol permits brokers who move from one signatory firm to another to take limited client contact information with them.
07/25/2017
Financial Conduct Authority approves Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management merger
Standard Life and AAM tell the stock exchange they are 'pleased to announce' the FCA and PRA approval while Martin Gilbert tweets his 'delight'
07/24/2017
Making Wealth Managers ready as time for MiFID II deadline approaches By: Rodney Taylor, Profile Software
A new area for Wealth Managers will be passing exception reports
07/24/2017
Ex-Schroders Trader Clarke Must Pay $456,000 for Insider Trading
The 41-year-old is one of a number of individuals to be prosecuted by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority over insider dealing
07/24/2017
Withers’ global expansion breeds revenue growth as PEP leaps 25%
In 2016, the firm opened a new tax practice in Dubai with the hire of EY's Middle East and North Africa private client head Stijn Janssen.