10/08/2015
Swiss Federal Council Adopts Dispatch On New TIEAs
The Council adopted the dispatch on October 7. It will now be submitted to Parliament for approval.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
10/07/2015
Swiss Asset Firm, DOJ Reach Deal Over Tax Evasion Charges
“The American public can expect that we will use all of the information we are gathering to vigorously pursue individual U.S. taxpayers who illegally conceal assets offshore and to develop innovative strategies to combat international tax evasion wo
10/07/2015
Swiss Asset Management Firm Finacor SA Reaches Resolution With US Justice
Finacor agrees to cooperate in any related criminal or civil proceedings
10/07/2015
Asset Management Industry: Financial Stability Update, Fall 2015
Robert H. Ledig, Thomas P. Vartanian
10/07/2015
Developments in the Luxembourg Financial Sector
by Patrick Goebel, Christopher Dortschy, Christine A. Renner
10/07/2015
Legal troubles, market realities threaten Uber’s global push
The Uber Pop service, known as Uber X in the US, which enables people to offer rides in private cars, is now banned in most of Western Europe.
10/07/2015
Russian 2015 tax revolution - Withers
For many years international tax planning for Russian inbound and outbound investments, and wealth planning for Russian resident individuals, was rather straightforward.
10/07/2015
Singapore tax treaties: The end of limitation of relief? - Withers
What is limitation of relief?
10/07/2015
Banks’ Glencore Exposure Is a $100 Billion ‘Gorilla,’ BofA Says
The banking industry may have significantly more exposure to Glencore than is generally appreciated in the market
10/06/2015
Family office investors will go offshore
Nomura still believes the world’s second largest economy will be able scrape through 6.8% growth this year based on data for the first nine months of year.
10/06/2015
Enablers, facilitators and non-preventors of offshore tax evasion
Tackling tax evasion was a hot topic during the 2015 UK election. Buoyed by its success at the polls and the strength of public opinion, the UK government recently announced four consultations as part of its publication: Tackling Evasion and Avoidance.
10/06/2015
EY statement in response to the OECD reports concerning the BEPS project
EY releases a statement from its Global Vice Chair - Tax, Jay Nibbe, in response to the OECD's announcement about the BEPS project:
10/05/2015
Tax Issues Update - Withers
October 2015
10/05/2015
Two banks owned by Lord Ashcroft at centre of major US tax evasion probe
Billionaire Lord Ashcroft is the majority shareholder of BCB Holdings, which owns Belize Bank International Ltd and Belize Bank Ltd.
10/05/2015
OECD Rewrites Corporate Tax Rule Book
Reforms to the international tax system for curbing avoidance by multinational enterprises
10/05/2015
Leading offshore law firm named 'Offshore Firm of the Year'
Our lawyers work hard to provide the excellent level of service that our clients require
10/05/2015
Dutch dodge €10 billion in taxes with offshore scheme
Wealthy Dutch people are abusing tax havens abroad to prevent from being taxed on 129 billion euros in deposits, a former tax inspector told television show Nieuwsuur.
10/02/2015
Chinese visa overhaul could boost visitor numbers by 265k
It is proving uncompetitive to force Chinese visitors to obtain two visas every time they wish to visit the UK and Paris.
10/02/2015
High net worths negotiating divorce settlements rather than risk loss of privacy
Ironically, couples requesting such restrictions are required to alert the media to their privacy application
10/02/2015
Finance Offshore - Appleby
Q3 2015