04/30/2017
Trump cuts spark fears of global tax war
Planned dramatic tax reform could increase competition between countries, pushing economies into the red
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04/30/2017
Mauritius next in line in DOJ 1MDB probe?
The money trail, said a source, may lead to an incognito banking institution in the most unsuspecting offshore financial services centre in Africa.
04/30/2017
Accidental Americans Caught In FATCA Net
The Canadian Revenue Agency has passed on reports about 469,827 accounts, but knows nothing of the other disclosures.
04/28/2017
French launch investigation into football World Cup bids
Blatter questioned amid doubts over Russia and Qatar tournaments
04/28/2017
Nine-Figure Verdict For Hedge Fund Manager Who Sued Hotel
David Moradi, who had bee a hedge fund manager in NY, sued the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Marquee nightclub after he said he was beaten there.
04/28/2017
Hedge fund boss 'broke glass over wife's head'
‘This trial is about a man systematically bullying his wife in order to control her.'
04/28/2017
British hacker stole $700,000 from Australian business, spent it on luxury lifestyle
Investigators discovered that Molloy was spending the money on expensive cars and jewellery in Surrey and west London, with the account emptied of all its funds.
04/27/2017
Offshore wealth: Tax amnesty to lure back money opposed
Mainstream political parties that have a presence in parliament on Wednesday opposed the government’s move to offer a tax amnesty scheme in order to lure Pakistanis who have stashed money abroad to bring their wealth back. The government put to tes
04/27/2017
UBS Ordered to Face Whistleblower Lawsuit
He was first dismissed in 2009 because of cost-cutting prompted by the global financial crisis and was nine months into his second contract at UBS when he was fired again.
04/27/2017
MiFID II: from challenge to opportunity by James Corcoran, Kx Systems
Perhaps the biggest challenge that firms will face is that of data capture.
04/27/2017
Canadian businesses pull money out of tax havens
Increased scrutiny of tax havens brought about by the Panama Papers may have played a role in reducing investment in tax havens.
04/27/2017
Guernsey Offshore Tax Bulletin: April 2017
Revised 2017 UK Finance Bill – deferral of the non-domicile and IHT on UK residential property legislation
04/26/2017
Inaugural Guernsey Private Investment Funds launched
The PIF recognises that certain investment funds are characterised by a relationship between management and investors that is closer than that of a typical agent.
04/25/2017
Millionaire questioned by police after fire ruins his stately home
A milkman raised the alarm and the fire brigade was called just after 4am on April 15, with work to extinguish the flames continuing until Wednesday.
04/25/2017
Plan to legalise and tax cannabis launched in Switzerland
It recommends that its sale should be regulated and taxed by the government.
04/25/2017
More and more South Africans are applying for world’s 4th most powerful passport
The Golden Visa’s requirements, beyond the investment criterion, are simple to meet
04/25/2017
Judges Reject Banker's Claim to be a 'Genius' in Divorce Case
Mr Justice Holman had said the case “should be so easy” to settle as there was “plenty of money to go round
04/25/2017
Appleby advise Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate PLC on Merger with Kennedy Wilson Holdings Inc.
It is intended that the merger will be effected by a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement of KWE under Article 125 of the Jersey Companies Law.
04/25/2017
Will Hedge Fund Millionaires Flee South If They Face Higher Taxes?
That does not mean the fight over the carried interest tax loophole is dormant
04/25/2017
Regtech: The last line of defence against raging forces of finance
Dalton was explaining how blockchain technology, for example, is being examined by a number of banks to ensure compliance reporting and create an indelible record of what is happening.