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OECD: Organisation fleshes out int'l tax reform plans during BEPS webcast. (14/06/2019)
During a webcast on June 11, the OECD provided a technical update on its work to develop new, modernized international tax rules for the digitalized economy.... read more
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Harneys launches BVI Economic Substance Classification Solution platform. (14/06/2019)
Harneys has announced the creation of the BVI Economic Substance Classification Solution, designed by the offshore law firm's team of attorneys to deliver "concise and effective" legal advice.... read more
CRYPTOCURRENCY: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) set to introduce new guidelines for the cryptocurrency sector. (14/06/2019)
The FATF wants to assist its member countries in providing guidelines around the respective cryptocurrency industry.... read more
CROWN DEPENDENCIES: Guernsey praised by FBI for tackling financial crime. (14/06/2019)
The Channel Island of Guernsey has been lauded by the United States' FBI for its efforts to combat financial crime and praised in particular the "immense value" of the Crown Dependency's information sharing system.... read more
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: BVI fires back after topping “tax haven” list. (14/06/2019)
BVI Finance has clapped back after the Virgin Islands topped a list of the “most corrosive corporate tax havens” in the world published last week by the Tax Justice Network.... read more
CROWN DEPENDENCIES: Guernsey enhances its offer in the family office space. (12/06/2019)
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission today published revised guidance on the way that private trust companies.... read more
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Trusts and Latin America: A Walk Down Memory Lane.
The trust is a highly flexible and adaptable instrument, as it can perform in a variety of venues and fulfil many needs. The needs of family groups in Latin America, especially in the absence of reliable institutional and economic sanctuary, make the
TCSPs: The New Gatekeepers of the Financial System
Recent developments in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation are an indicator of the trend. In the last 12 months, there has been a flurry of new initiatives for practitioners and advisors to keep abreast of. In June 2018, the EU passed the Fifth A
OECD Addresses Tax Transparency Risks Linked to Citizenship and Residence by Inv
In September 2018, almost 90 jurisdictions automatically exchanged information pursuant to the OECD/G20 Common Reporting Standard (CRS), allowing tax authorities to gain insights in the financial accounts held by their taxpayers abroad.
Trade Wars Slow Economic Growth, Harm Welfare, and Push Assets Abroad
Protectionist policies will likely end up pushing even more capital away from domestic coffers and towards offshore financial centres, resulting in even more sluggish U.S. economic growth.
The UWO – How Far Can It Go?
There can be no doubt that financial crimes are committed and there is no question that the rule of law must be brought to bear with full force. But should combating crime mean having to create a hostile environment for wealth?
How Should the British Offshore World Respond to a Crisis of Reputation?
The Governments of the CDs and OTs have done everything their business sectors have asked of them. They've raised standards and worked with the UK Government to maintain an environment that allows businesses to succeed. And ’offshore’ businesses have
UAE, the International Corporate Registry of Choice.
Rak ICC: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a destination of choice for starting or growing businesses for decades now. Most investors find its economic stability, steady growth, larger markets, investor-friendly processes and a tax-free regime
The Future of State Sovereignty and Taxation in The European Union.
Giving up independent taxation would wrench a crucial element of economic sovereignty out of the hand of national governments. The question cannot be considered in isolation; it is part of the entirety of the EU’s economic and political environment
THE OECD, the EU and Tax Fraud – but Whose?
The OECD and EU and their numerous academic fellow travellers have, since 1998, been engaged in perpetrating upon their putative masters in the G20 (and the peoples whom they are paid to serve) a massive intellectual fraud embracing economics, law, p
IFCs Need to Become Apple
In today’s regulatory environment, International Financial Centres (IFCs) have just one choice left – differentiation. IFCs need to be the Apple of their market segments. Here’s why.
Are Public Registers of Beneficial Owners in breach of the GDPR?
While the general anti-money laundering provisions have found their way into the statute books of virtually all EU member states, central registers are taking off slowly, mainly because of a fundamental debate they introduce on the relationship betwe
Hong Kong versus Singapore – Why Does It (not) Matter?
To achieve the growth of Asia, Singapore and Hong Kong should accept that they each have different strength and geographic focuses as well as essential commonalities.
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