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Snapshot: SPACs and private equity – new tools for investment and acquisition

April 21, 2021

The current resurgence in SPAC activity started in 2012 and, after initially seeing steady year on year growth, SPAC use suddenly rocketed in late 2019. Since then, growth has been almost exponential.

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Beware the offshore tax crackdown: From holiday homes to secret Swiss accounts, HMRC is getting tough on Britons making money abroad

April 21, 2021

The offshore financial interests of millions of Britons have been handed to HMRC since 2018

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You heard NY finalized its budget: What does this mean for the art world?

April 20, 2021

While some may forecast a negative impact on the art market as collectors may have less cash in their pockets available for discretionary purchases (like art), we do not think this tax change spells all doom and gloom.

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U.K. Court Rapped UBS in Rape Case

April 20, 2021

Zurich-based UBS settled a discrimination and harassment lawsuit with a former graduate of its investment bank in London ten months ago.

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Buying a Yacht – What About Tax?

April 20, 2021

There are a number of questions that the well-advised owner of a yacht should be asking themselves when it comes to taxation, the fundamental of which is simply to consider how much they are being told about the taxes relating to what they are doing.

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APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – April 2021

April 20, 2021

The Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 proposes to allow a tax deduction for foreign taxes on non-interest income that were charged on a gross income basis and to allow a non-Hong Kong resident to claim a deduction for foreign