02/06/2017

Is Malta really a tax haven?

A spokesman for Transparency Inter­national on the other hand says Malta’s label as a tax haven is not unwarranted.

02/06/2017

Citizenship for sale controversy

The Cyprus property market could be hit by a fall in property prices if investors granted a Cypriot passport under the citizenship-for-sale scheme decided to sell their property after three years.

02/03/2017

A Question of Honour for UBS

She penned a book about the bank's alleged tax offenses in 2014, which fed France's investigation into UBS.

02/02/2017

FINMA sanctions Coutts for 1MDB breaches

In the past five years, FINMA has issued industry bans against six bank managers following serious breaches of due diligence requirements. Last year FINMA launched enforcement proceedings against six further bank office holders, four of them in connection

02/01/2017

Is the UK really becoming a tax haven? by George Bull

Earlier this month, the Prime Minister Theresa May suggested that following Brexit the UK would adopt “competitive tax rates and policies that would attract the world's best companies and biggest investors”. This led to accusations that B

02/01/2017

The protected cell company turns 20

The Protected Cell Companies Ordinance, 1997, came into effect on 1 February 1997 for Guernsey’s captive insurance sector and was the first cell company legislation of its kind anywhere in the world.