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2004 Alternative Investment News Archive

31/12 Inland Revenue Broadens Tax Net On Offshore Trusts
31/12 Oracle Finally Gains Control Of PeopleSoft
31/12 Fraudster's Wife Cleared Of Wrongdoing In Key Tax Case
31/12 International Firms Warned Against UK By Tax Advisers
30/12 Surging Commodities Attract Pension Fund Cash
30/12 China Plans To Revamp Regulations And Tax Rules For QFIIs
30/12 LFX Market Capitalisation Breaches US$10bn Mark
30/12 Kremlin Adviser Condemns State Buyout Of Yukos
29/12 US Government Wins Major Tax Shelter Case
29/12 China’s Property Market Becoming More Accessible To Foreign Firms
29/12 BVI Assembly Passes New Business Companies Act
29/12 CARICOM Set To Open Its Doors In 2005
28/12 Gazprom Emerges As Eventual Owner Of Yuganskneftegaz
28/12 German Finance Court Set To Decide Against Share Tax
28/12 China Tightens Fund Management Rules For Investment Trusts
28/12 Jersey FSC Issues Details On Split-Cap Settlement
27/12 Split Cap Compensation Deal Goes Ahead
27/12 Caribbean-Based Hedge Funds Lap Up US Treasuries
27/12 SEC Facing Lawsuit From Hedge Fund Manager Over Registration Rule
27/12 Irish Labour Party Calls For Tougher Stance On Tax Evasion
24/12 Fitzrovia Report Highlights 15% Growth In Guernsey Funds Industry
24/12 UK Securitisation Market Under Threat From New Tax Rules
24/12 Turkey Set To Cut Corporate And Personal Income Taxes
24/12 Mobile Phone Firms Compromise With Germany Over VAT Refunds
23/12 Putin Sheds Some Light On Yukos Buyer
23/12 SEC Considering Taking Legal Action Against UBS
23/12 Ontario Seeks To Lure Back Movie Producers With Added Tax Breaks
23/12 CSRC Facing National Audit Office Probe
22/12 First Major Report Into Islamic Banking Competitiveness Launched
22/12 US And Barbados Exchange Amended Tax Treaty Ratification Instruments
22/12 Switzerland Attempts To Woo Chinese Firms
22/12 US Treasury And IRS Issue Guidance On Deferred Compensation
21/12 Hong Kong Link REIT Postponed Over Legal Uncertainties
21/12 Hennessee Sounds Warning Over Naked Credit Default Swaps
21/12 Transparency Directive Adopted In European Union
21/12 Hong Kong Favoured By International Fund Managers
20/12 Hedge Funds Have Produced Year’s Best Returns, Although Performance Lags Stocks
20/12 Dramatic Close To Yukos Auction
20/12 Venture Capitalists Show Enthusiasm For Chinese Market
20/12 Treasury & IRS Tighten Regulations Surrounding ESOP Plans
17/12 Doubt Shrouds Link Reit After Court’s Decision
17/12 Hedge Funds Move In On Reinsurance Market
17/12 Swiss Parliament Approves Savings Tax Measure
17/12 ECB Says Hedge Funds Are 'Much Less Worrisome' Than They Were
16/12 Hong Kong Link REIT Survives Late Legal Challenge
16/12 IOSCO Seeks Talks With Offshore Centres On Information Exchange
16/12 Yukos Files For Chapter 11 Protection
16/12 Israel Signs Tax Agreements With Belgium And Luxembourg
15/12 Investors Run To The Forests For Protection Against Stock Downturns
15/12 Bush Will Likely Opt For Gradual Tax Reform, Says Goldman Sachs
15/12 Israeli Lawmakers Approve Tax Cut On Foreign Securities
15/12 PeopleSoft And Oracle Finally Reach Agreement In Takeover Battle
14/12 Report Predicts Bright Future For Global Wealth Management Industry
14/12 ABI Forces Government Climbdown Over Tax Change Consultation
14/12 SAARC Members Agree To Multilateral Tax Initiative
13/12 Hong Kong Government Committed To Maintenance Of Cutting Edge Asset Management Industry
13/12 Demand For German Hedge Funds To Hit EUR40 Bn By 2008
13/12 Philippines Passes New Tax Amnesty Bill
13/12 Intelligence Bill Awaiting Approval From President Bush
10/12 Hennessee Hedge Index Announces 2.75% Return
10/12 Agreement Reached On Revised EU Money Laundering Directive
10/12 US And France Sign Protocols To Income And Estate Tax Treaties
10/12 Russian Tax Authorities Move Against Telecoms Firm
10/12 India To Delay Imposition Of Tax On NRI Deposits
9/12 S&P Hedge Fund Index Records Positive Return In November
9/12 Isle Of Man Banks Warn Over Impact Of EU Savings Directive
9/12 Jersey FSC Issues Quarterly Report
9/12 AT&T Investors Clear First Hurdle In Misleading Research Case
8/12 Van Index Returns For November Herald Good Month For Hedge Funds
8/12 Cypriot Tax Amnesty Extended Into 2005
8/12 Singapore Must Address Tax Issues To Ensure Growth Of Hedge Fund Sector
8/12 Israel Pushes Through New Securities Tax Bill
8/12 Credit Suisse Announces Reorganisation
7/12 SEC Publishes Final Registration Rules For Hedge Funds
7/12 Code Of Conduct For US Analysts Released
7/12 Irish Revenue Commissioners Seeking Strengthened Prosecution Powers
7/12 Japan To Extract Higher Tax Revenues From Foreign Investors
7/12 Judge Unfreezes Assets In Xelan Tax Shelter Case
7/12 Japanese Government Considering Anti-Money Laundering Measures
6/12 Hedge Fund Managers Remain Bearish Over US Dollar
6/12 Withholding Tax Offers Best Route, Says Isle of Man
6/12 Canadian Tax System Deters Investment From US Real Estate Tycoon
6/12 UK Government Delays Introduction Of Property Funds
6/12 Chinese Government Continues Shake-Up Of Brokerage Sector
6/12 Disappointment Expressed At Film Financing Tax Changes In UK Pre-Budget Report
3/12 Multistrategy Hedge Funds Offer Flexibility At Lower Cost
3/12 Tax Avoidance Targeted In Brown's Pre-Budget Report
3/12 China To Extend Stamp Duty Exemption For Closed-End Funds
3/12 Hong Kong SFC Issues Consultation On Takeover Rules
2/12 Quantum Co-Founder Pessimistic Over Prospects For Hedge Fund Industry
2/12 French Lawmakers Approve Cut In Capital Gains Tax For Reits
2/12 Hong Kong Link Reit ‘Was Not Undervalued’, Says Government
2/12 UK Regulatory Regime For Financial Advisers Reformed
2/12 Future EU Regulations Will Provide Isle of Man With Tough Challenges
2/12 Twenty-Nine US Investment Firms Fined For Late Disclosure
2/12 US Firms Backing Down In Face Of Spitzer Lawsuits
2/12 MENAFATF Launched In Bahrain
1/12 Hedge Funds Look For Profit In Private Equity
1/12 H&R Block Offer Year-End Tax Planning Tips
1/12 New Zealand to Amend Securities Lending Tax Legislation
1/12 Parmalat Creditors Unable To Defend Themselves Against US Lawsuits
30/11 New ETF Gives International Investors Exposure to Chinese ‘A Shares’
30/11 Wealthy Irish Warned Over Likely Removal Of Tax Break
30/11 Barbadian Mutual Funds Said To Have Unfair Tax Advantage
30/11 Mauritius Seeking Extension Of DTA With Indonesia
30/11 Northern Trust And ING Group Seek Regulatory Approval For Planned Merger
30/11 DIFCA Consults On Draft Legislation
29/11 Hedge Funds Continued Positive Performance In October
29/11 Property Trouble In North Cyprus For Brits
29/11 Hong Kong Launches World’s Largest REIT IPO
29/11 Norway May Allow Hedge Fund Investment
29/11 UK Taxman Gets Tough With Film-Makers
29/11 Many UK Business Law Firms Seeking External Capital, Survey Reveals
29/11 New Websites Give Foreign Investors Easier Access To Cypriot Property Market
26/11 Investors Flock To New Gold-Based ETF In Unprecedented Numbers
26/11 Regulatory Changes In Taiwan And Singapore Attract Fund Managers
26/11 UK Treasury Launches Consultation On Regulation Of Investment Trust Companies
26/11 Bank Medici To Open Its First Foreign Branch In Gibraltar
26/11 Irish Brokers Call For More Tax Incentives On Retirement Savings Accounts
25/11 Inconsistent Valuation Of Securities By Hedge Funds May Affect Investor Returns
25/11 Investors Sue Deutsche Telekom Over Share Slump
25/11 UK Promises To Mitigate Effects Of Savings Tax Directive On BVI
25/11 Berlusconi May Resign If Tax Cuts Fail To Appear In 2005 Budget
24/11 Wealthy Investors And Their Managers Do Well As Markets Rally
24/11 Quattrone Facing Permanent Securities Industry Ban
24/11 Yukos Launches Legal Action Against The Kremlin
24/11 Liechtenstein To Launch New Financial Market Regulator
24/11 House Of Lords Climbs Down Over Pension Bill Amendment
24/11 LSE Reviewing Rules On Shell Companies
24/11 Barbadians Urged To Choose Tax Refund Certificates Over Bank Deposits
23/11 Japan Set For Hedge Fund Boom
23/11 G20 Agree To Harmonised Tax Information Sharing Initiative
23/11 UK Businesses Anticipating Changes To CGT Rules
23/11 China Denies Inheritance Tax Rumours
23/11 Middle East Prepares To Unveil Regional Money Laundering Task Force
23/11 PeopleSoft Again Rejects Oracle's Overtures
23/11 Mauritius FSC To Streamline Licensing Conditions For Financial Institutions
22/11 Hedge Fund Inflows Top $100 Billion in 2004
22/11 Money Laundering Reports Given Low Priority In The UK, Review Reveals
22/11 Bermuda Planning To Toughen Hedge Fund Regulation
22/11 Tax Measure Has Pushed Up Maltese Property Prices
22/11 Treasury Welcomes Senate Approval Of US-Netherlands Tax Treaty
19/11 Institutional Investors Slam Changes To French Hedge Fund Laws
19/11 DIFX Delays Launch, Unveils Flexible Listing Rule
19/11 Sibneft Becomes Russian Taxman’s Latest Target
19/11 Germans Showing Little Appetite For Domestic Hedge Funds
19/11 Funds Managed And Administered In Guernsey Approach GBP70 Billion
19/11 Mauritius Signals Compliance With International Financial Standards
19/11 SEC Files Civil Fraud Charges Against Conrad Black
19/11 Senators Oppose Move To Cut Off US Funding To OECD Tax Initiatives
19/11 Fitch Upbeat On Panama’s Economic Prospects
18/11 Swiss Unlikely To Put Savings Tax Directive To Referendum
18/11 Hedge Funds Throwing Off Veil Of Secrecy
18/11 Irish Software Association Calls For Venture Capital Tax Incentives
18/11 Putin Urges Businesses To Pay Their Taxes
18/11 New Guidance Issued For Disclosing Reportable Transactions
18/11 Senate Set To Approve Updated Tax Treaty With The Netherlands
18/11 New Zealand Investment Industry Set For Tax Shake-Up
18/11 US Firms Struggle To Meet Sarbanes-Oxley Deadline
17/11 CSFB/Tremont Index Announces Positive Monthly Return
17/11 UK Broker Fined £500,000 For Market Abuse
17/11 UK's Takeover Panel To Examine Hedge Fund Loophole
17/11 Treasury & IRS Propose Retirement Annuity Regulations
16/11 Van Global Hedge Fund Index Pushed Up By Futures Fund Gains In October
16/11 UK Investment Trusts Call For Change In Tax Law To Encourage Bond Funds
16/11 China Urged To Adjust Taxation Of Interest Income
16/11 Korean Lawmakers Urge Action Over Increasing Foreign Ownership Of Firms
16/11 New Zealand Investment Industry Looking Forward To Tax Boost
16/11 US Tax Accounting Rule Eases Oil Prices
16/11 BIBA To Showcase Bermuda To European Business Leaders
16/11 Mauritius FSC Consults On Code Of Business Conduct For Insurers
15/11 Bush Victory Brings New Opportunities As Hennessee Reports Positive Hedge Fund Performance
15/11 BP’s Russian Unit Facing $87 Million Back Tax Bill
15/11 SFC Leadership Proposals May Compromise Independence
15/11 Cowen Defends Ireland’s System Of Tax Reliefs
12/11 Profit Opportunities Drying Up For Hedge Funds In Some Markets
12/11 SEC Mulling Tougher Governance Of Stock Exchanges
12/11 Hong Kong Housing Authority Prepares To Launch First REIT
12/11 Ireland Discussing Regulatory Regime For Retail Hedge Funds
12/11 FSA Updates Soft Commission Policy
12/11 US Law Firm Facing Legal Action Over 'Cookie Cutter' Opinion Letters
12/11 Puerto Rico Joins IRS Fight Against Abusive Tax Shelters
11/11 Nauru Passes New Anti-Money Laundering Laws
11/11 Hedge Funds Urged Not To Wait To Implement New SEC Rules
11/11 Bush Victory Likely To Mean Extended Tax Relief For Investors
11/11 Ashburton Launches Advanced Portfolio Service
10/11 New French Hedge Fund Rules Awaiting Approval
10/11 New Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Scheduled For 2005
10/11 China To Reduce Stamp Duty On Share Deals
10/11 SEC Probing Brokerages Over Failure To Secure 'Best Execution' For Customers
10/11 New US Congress Expected To Focus On Class Action Reform
10/11 Britons Increasingly Falling Foul Of French Property And Tax Laws
9/11 Hedge Fund Index Performance ‘Exaggerated’, Claims Academic
9/11 IRS Maintains Aggressive Stance On Tax Sheltering
9/11 Singapore Facing Islamic Banking Challenges, Report Suggests
9/11 BNB Waives Sales Tax On Investment Deposits
8/11 Tax Evasion To Be A Key Focus Of G20 Summit
8/11 Man Announces Increased Profits In Half-Yearly Results
8/11 UK Government Outlines Anti-Money Laundering Strategy
8/11 Large Swiss Banks Turning Away From Cross Border Mergers, Expert Suggests
8/11 Jersey Finance Delays Gulf Visit
5/11 S&P Reports Gain In Hedge Fund Index For October
5/11 SEC May Face Legal Challenge To Hedge Fund Registration Rule
5/11 SwiftTrade Announces New Hong Kong Office
5/11 EU Commission Approves Seed Capital Scheme For Irish Start-Ups
5/11 Time Warner Prepares Itself For Government Probes
4/11 Bears Outnumber Bulls In Key Markets According To Sentiment Indicator
4/11 Hedge Fund Assets Under Management Top $1 Trillion, Says Survey
4/11 New Analyst 'Conflict Of Interest' Guidelines Released In Hong Kong
4/11 Fitzrovia Reports On Growth Of Jersey Funds Industry
4/11 China Continues To Debate Merits Of An Inheritance Tax
3/11 Economic Uncertainties Lure Investors Into Bonds In Large Numbers
3/11 G20 Nations Set To Agree Tax Information Exchange Protocol
3/11 SEC May Shift Regulation Of Smaller Investment Advisers To States
3/11 STEP Hits Back Over TI Comments On Trust Regulation
3/11 Oracle Ups New PeopleSoft Bid Offer
3/11 EC Unveils Planned Amendments To Company Law Directive
3/11 ICAI Calls For Increase In Statutory Audit Exemption Level
2/11 Hedge Fund Barometer Sees Shift In Sentiment Towards Commodities
2/11 Eichel Acknowledges German Tax Amnesty Has Failed To Meet Expectations
2/11 Yukos Hit With Yet Another Multi Billion Dollar Tax Bill
2/11 ECJ Ruling Allows EU Residents To Shop Around For Best Tax Deal
2/11 Hedge Funds Likely To Benefit From IFRS Introduction
2/11 Irish Bankers Call For Removal Of Stamp Duty On Credit Cards
2/11 500 Names Investigated In CSE Probe
2/11 Planned UK Tax On Pre-Owned Assets Problematic, Say Accountants
2/11 NYMEX Opens New Oil Trading Exchange In Dublin
2/11 EC Unveils Changes To Accounting Rules
2/11 Cayman Islands Remain A Strong Lure For Captive Insurers
1/11 Lawmakers Express Concern Over New SEC Hedge Fund Rule
1/11 TI Report Suggests That London Is Haven For Money Launderers
1/11 Pension Firms Set To Cash In On Asian Boom
1/11 Tsang Showcases Pearl River Delta Investment Opportunities To German Audience
29/10 Switzerland Signs Schengen, Savings Tax Agreements
29/10 Hedge Fund Inflows Double In Third Quarter
29/10 US Investors Want Brokers And Advisors Regulated By The Same Rules
29/10 Treasury, IRS Release Final Version Of Schedule M-3 Corporate Tax Form
29/10 Yukos ‘Just The Start’ Of Putin’s War Against Tax Evasion
29/10 Malta/US Double Tax Treaty Talks Ongoing
29/10 Anti-Money Laundering Evaluation Of SVG Presented At CFATF Plenary
29/10 Caricom Members Improve Data Collection To Aid Trade And Investment
28/10 SEC Approves Hedge Fund Registration Proposal
28/10 Japan And UK To Revise Double Tax Treaty
28/10 NASD Fines Citigroup For Improper Hedge Fund Advertising
28/10 New IoM Investment Business Order Approved By Tynwald
28/10 China Introduces New Anti-Money Laundering Rules
28/10 NAREIT Welcomes Changes To Treatment Of REITs
28/10 New Laws Needed To Help China’s Trust Industry, Say Experts
28/10 EC Approves Oracle's Hostile Takeover Of PeopleSoft
27/10 FSA Examining Risk Posed To Prime Brokers By Hedge Funds
27/10 LSE Launches Hong Kong Office
27/10 China Set To Become World’s Leading Futures Market
27/10 UAE Introduces Tighter Rules For Insurers
27/10 Chinese Property Rights Law Expected To Go Ahead
26/10 Belgian Tax Amnesty Fails To Entice Investors
26/10 BVI Leader Proposes Two-Year Transition Towards New Business Companies Act
26/10 UK Law Society To Challenge Proceeds Of Crime Act
26/10 Irish Fund Industry Assets Exceed $500 Billion
26/10 US Treasury Issues Guidance On Information Reporting Of Dividends
26/10 CBI Slams Over-Regulation Of UK Financial Services Sector
26/10 TIGTA Report Highlights Abuses In Tax Exempt Bond Sector
25/10 Donaldson Adamant on Hedge Fund Regulation As SEC Prepares To Vote
25/10 FSA Seeks To Strengthen Rules On Listing Sponsors
25/10 Belgium And Italy Taken To EU Court Over Discriminatory Pension Tax Rules
25/10 DTA Between Hong Kong And Belgium Enters Into Force
25/10 Martha Stewart's Appeal Begins
22/10 Hedge Funds Targeting Indian Equity Markets
22/10 IRS Tightens Settlement Guidelines In Abusive Transactions Cases
22/10 SARS Releases Draft Laws For Regulation Of Tax Advice
22/10 CIOT And ICAEW Publish Joint Submission On Modernising Trusts Taxation
22/10 Three AIB Executives Disciplined Over 'Tax Issues'
22/10 Volkswagen Seeks To Avoid EC Charges
22/10 Record Damages Claim Against FT Dismissed
21/10 Data Reveals Explosive European Hedge Fund Growth
21/10 MFA Asks SEC To Re-Examine Hedge Fund Registration Plan
21/10 Britons Urged To Seek Advice Before Purchasing Foreign Property
21/10 New US Tax Laws May Nullify Stock Appreciation Rights
20/10 Alternative Investments Posted Better Returns In September
20/10 Switzerland To Bring Insider Trading Laws In Line With Europe
20/10 EC Creates Corporate Governance Forum To Promote Convergence
20/10 Israel Backs Off Capital Gains Tax Parity For Foreign And Domestic Instruments
20/10 Japan Considers Easing Tax Rules To Aid Foreign Mergers
20/10 BNB Reports Healthy Increase In After-Tax Profits
19/10 Investors Willing To Pay Extra To Open Hedge Fund Doors
19/10 Hong Kong’s Property Market Recovery Will Be Short-lived, Says Economist
19/10 FASB To Delay Implementation Of Stock Option Rule
19/10 Returns From UK Commercial Property Sector Continue Apace
19/10 Portugal To Cut Tax, But Arms Taxman With New Weapons
18/10 Best Investment Returns Will Be Found In Asian Markets
18/10 FSA Publishes Progress Report On Anti-Money Laundering ID Verification
18/10 Barclays Global Launches Tax Exempt US Equities Funds In UK
18/10 Guernsey Regulator Puts Streamlined Fund Proposal To Public Consultation
18/10 Cullen Unwilling To Share Fiscal Surplus Through Tax Cuts
18/10 Russia And Brazil To Sign DTA
18/10 EC Takes Legal Action Against Germany Over VW Law
15/10 FSA Paper Gives Boost To UK Onshore Hedge Fund Industry
15/10 Snow Once Again Urged To Drop Interest Reporting Regulation
15/10 German Company Chiefs To Be Held Responsible For Transmission Of False Information
15/10 UK Tops List Of EU Tax Law Breakers According to PwC Study
14/10 SEC Ready To Vote On Hedge Fund Regulation Plan
14/10 Experienced Investors Are Most Common Investment Scam Victims
14/10 US/Netherlands Tax Treaty Hits Snag In Senate
14/10 Tax Act Tightens Deferred Compensation Rules
14/10 Jersey and Bahrain Explore Opportunities For Islamic Finance
14/10 Switzerland And Japan Explore Updated Tax Treaty, Closer Investment Ties
14/10 Bear Stearns Probing Brokerage Executives
14/10 High Court Asked To Reject Collins Stewart Libel Claim Against FT
14/10 European Lawyers Protest EU Money Laundering Directive
13/10 Hennessee Hedge Fund Index Finished September In Positive Territory
13/10 HSBC Launches Yuan-Based Credit Card
13/10 Basel Committee Calls For Free Flow Of Information Within Banking Groups
13/10 FSA Unveils Plans To Modernise UK Listing Regime
13/10 Nevis Multiform Foundations Ordinance Expected To Be Passed By November 1
12/10 Hedge Fund Fees Creep North As Investment Boom Continues
12/10 Hong Kong Ushers In New Prospectus Regulatory Regime
12/10 Ireland Should Levy A 15% Flat Tax On Wealthy Citizens, Says Economist
12/10 Citigroup Files Suit Against New Parmalat Administration
12/10 Commission Recommends Fundamental Constitutional Changes For Netherland Antilles
12/10 Sun Reaches Settlement With Kodak In Patent Dispute
11/10 September Sees Improvement In Hedge Fund Returns
11/10 Hong Kong’s Hedge Fund Regulation ‘Will Not Be Compromised’ Says SFC
11/10 EC Urges Reinforced Presence Of Independent Directors On Company Boards
11/10 IMF Praises Bahamian Regulatory Structure
11/10 Ogier Wins Third Gong
8/10 CFSB/Tremont Launches Ten Investible Hedge Fund Indices
8/10 Inland Revenue Shifts Tax Scheme Reporting Burden To Clients
8/10 South African Bourses Set To Lose Tax Exempt Status Under New Plans
8/10 EC Releases Guidance On Disclosure Of Directors' Pay
7/10 Hedge Fund Growth Squeezing Trading Opportunities
7/10 Low Cost Airlines Condemn 'Illegal State' Aid Planned For Alitalia
7/10 PeopleSoft Willing To Talk To Oracle
7/10 Myanmar Steps Up Anti-Money Laundering Campaign
6/10 VAN Indicator Reveals Hedge Fund Managers Bearish On US Markets
6/10 Cayman Islands Set To Give ‘Business As Usual’ Message To Offshore Community
6/10 FSA Sees Citigroup Bond Probe Ending This Year
6/10 Singapore and Malaysia Sign New Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty
6/10 Jersey Finance Industry Delegation To Return To The Gulf
5/10 IMF Calls For More Regulation Of Hedge Fund Industry
5/10 US Seeks To Strengthen Bank Secrecy Act Compliance
5/10 EC Launches Strategy To Combat Financial And Corporate Malpractice
5/10 Hong Kong Should Abolish Estate Tax, Says E&Y
5/10 Caribbean Ratings Reflect Diversity of Creditworthiness, Says S&P
5/10 Claims Against Enron Must Stay In New York, Bankruptcy Court Rules
5/10 Barbados/China Tax Treaty Underutilised, Says Minister
5/10 Microsoft Accused Of Paternalism In EU Antitrust Case
5/10 US DoJ Says It Won't Appeal Ruling On PeopleSoft Takeover Bid
5/10 Senior Finance Delegation From Luxembourg To Visit Jersey
4/10 Asia-Pacific Hedge Fund Assets Double In Twelve Months
4/10 FSA Plans Review Of Bond Market Regulation
4/10 Malta And Switzerland Hit Back Over Tax Haven Report
4/10 Gordon Brown Refuses To Delay Implementation Of Tax Scheme Reporting Laws
4/10 US Hints That IP Failings Likely To Stall Bilateral Investment Treaty With Pakistan
1/10 FSA Reviewing Stance On Hedge Fund Sales To Retail Customers
1/10 Government Survey Finds Swiss Less Keen On Banking Secrecy
1/10 Hong Kong Leads Strong Third Quarter Growth In Asian Markets
1/10 Jersey Finance Produces Guide To EU Savings Tax Directive
1/10 US Treasury Unveils Withholding Tax Initiative
1/10 Donaldson Stresses Importance Of Pre-Emptive Action Over Corporate Wrongdoing
30/9 Weak Equity Markets Drive Currency Trading To Record Volumes
30/9 Irish Tax Evasion Probes Have Generated EUR1.5 Billion
30/9 Guernsey FSC Releases 2nd Quarter Banking Figures
30/9 Former Tyco Executives Won't Face Enterprise Corruption Charges
30/9 Isle Of Man FSC To Host Anti-Money Laundering Seminar
30/9 UK Landlords May Claim Extra Tax Relief
30/9 Maltese Government Defends Corporate Tax System
29/9 2004 Hedge Fund Compensation Report Released
29/9 Morgan Stanley Analyst Slams 'Shambolic' Euro Rules
29/9 Investors Retain Faith In Cayman Offshore Sector In Ivan’s Aftermath
29/9 Jersey Financial Services Commission Releases Quarterly Report
29/9 US And Bangladesh Enter Into Bilateral Tax Treaty
29/9 Computer Associates General Counsel Faces Securities Fraud Charges
28/9 UK Tax Situation Remains Unattractive To Alternative Investment Funds
28/9 Tax Law Change Bumps Up Errors Made On US Tax Forms
28/9 Indian Supreme Court May Reconsider Decision Over Indo-Mauritian DTA
28/9 Malta And Iceland Sign Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
27/9 First Islamic Hedge Fund Gets Green Light, Although Obstacles To Growth Remain
27/9 AIMA Asks SEC To Exempt Non-US Hedge Funds From Registration Requirements
27/9 Financial Markets Association Calls For Increased Forex Regulation
27/9 New Maltese Trust Legislation Seeks To End Offshore Regime
24/9 Analysts Cast Gloom Over Prospects For Future Hedge Fund Performace
24/9 Four Fund Firms Warned In Canadian Market Timing Probe
24/9 KPMG Study Shows Banks' Increasing Focus On Money Laundering
24/9 UK Film Council Welcomes New Tax Relief Plans
23/9 August A Mixed Month For Hedge Fund Performance
23/9 Tax Change Will Boost UK Property Derivatives Market
23/9 Singapore Emerging As Regional Force In Property Investment
23/9 Cyprus Stock Exchange Seeks Listing On Global Indices
23/9 US Accounting Watchdog Chief Welcomes EC Company Law Moves
23/9 Hong Kong Slips In Regional Corporate Governance Survey
22/9 Majority Of Endowments And Foundations Support SEC’s Hedge Fund Proposals
22/9 Inland Revenue Performs U-Turn Over Gift And Loan Trust Taxation
22/9 France Has No Plans To Deal With Wealth Tax In 2005
22/9 CBDT Unveils Change To Tax Dispute Procedures Between UK And India
22/9 Tax Advice To Receive Legal Privilege In New Zealand
22/9 McCreevy Outlines Legislative Plans As Internal Market Commissioner
22/9 Dawn Primarolo Unveils New Film Tax Relief
22/9 German Government Planning To Improve Corporate Governance Laws
21/9 Exchange-Traded Fund Volumes Boosted By Hedge Fund Activity
21/9 SEC Chief Continues To Push For Tougher Regulation Of Hedge Funds
21/9 Cayman Finance Industry Gets Back On Its Feet After Ivan
21/9 Foreign Firms Seek To Escape The Clutches Of Sarbanes-Oxley
21/9 Germany Given Until The End Of October To Review VW Law
21/9 Rules To Be Relaxed For Chinese Firms Investing In Hong Kong
20/9 Regulatory Changes Boost Luxembourg's Appeal To Hedge Funds
20/9 EC Launches Consultation On Shareholder Rights
20/9 Deutsche Bank Looks To Boost Japanese Hedge Fund Presence
20/9 UK Accountants Seek To Reassure Lawyers Over Privilege Extension
17/9 CSFB/Tremont Reports Gain In Its Hedge Fund Index For August
17/9 HSBC Launches Two New Funds
17/9 Germany To Follow UK With Introduction Of Property Trusts
17/9 Swiss Bankers Call For Extra Layer Of Legislation On EU Savings Tax Plan
17/9 SEC Commissioner Proposes Mutual Recognition For US And EU Funds
17/9 UK's IMA Calls For Simplified Tax Regime For Funds
17/9 Analysts Warn That Oracle Takeover Of PeopleSoft Is Becoming More Likely
17/9 Martha Stewart Asks To Start Prison Sentence As Soon As Possible
16/9 SEC’s Hedge Fund Registration Proposals Receive Legal Challenge
16/9 US And Aruba TIEA Enters Into Force
16/9 FSA Accused Of Breaking The Law Over L&G Fine Offer
16/9 Report Suggests IRS Is Losing Compliance Battle
15/9 S&P Reports Positive Return For Hedge Fund Index In August
15/9 Hong Kong Tops List Of Global House Price Rises
15/9 French Property Investors Await Second Phase Of Tax Reform
15/9 EC Reviewing Banking Directive
15/9 ECJ Ruling Deals Blow To National Tax Sovereignty
14/9 London-Based Fund Manager Sets Up Asian Fund Of Hedge Funds In Singapore
14/9 Millions Of US Taxpayers Will Feel The AMT Pinch, Say Studies
14/9 BSX On Verge Of Gaining Official Recognition From UK Authorities
14/9 Legal & General Appeals Over FSA Decision
14/9 Cayman Finance Industry To Be Represented In Hong Kong
14/9 Anguilla Participates In Asian Offshore Conference
13/9 Frank Quattrone Sentenced To 18 Months Gaol
13/9 New Fund Becomes First In France To Combine Private Equity and Property
13/9 Dubai Hosts International Property Investment Conference
13/9 Ireland Consults On Simplification Of Financial Services Laws
13/9 Mauritian Assembly Approves New Banking Legislation
10/9 Van Hedge Fund Index Shows Modest Gain For August
10/9 US Chamber Of Commerce Attacks SEC Mutual Funds Rule
10/9 London Stock Exchange To Open Hong Kong Office
10/9 New Australian Corporate Governance Regime Now In Force
10/9 Maples & Calder Expands In Jersey And BVI
9/9 China To Allow Citizens To Trade Gold
9/9 Hedge Fund Growth Fuels Record Cross-Border Lending
9/9 Cypriot Government Claims Public Showing Strong Interest In Tax Amnesty
9/9 Cheung Kong Holdings Teams Up With Dubai Bank To Launch Islamic Property Investment Trust
9/9 Finnish ECJ Ruling Deals Blow To National Tax Authorities
9/9 Isle of Man FSC Computerises Company Registry
9/9 Sri Lanka Moves To Reinstate 100% Land Tax
8/9 Euronext Launching Alternative Market To Rival London’s AIM
8/9 Bahamas' Trust Settlor Made To Produce Documents By IRS
8/9 Jersey Trust Firm Opens In Geneva
8/9 UK And Gibraltar Financial Regulators Sign MOU
7/9 Van Hedge September Sentiment Turns Bearish On Bonds
7/9 Barclays Launches Hedge Fund Tracker For Small Investors
7/9 No Evidence For Tax Haven Involvement In Money Laundering In FinCEN Study
7/9 OECD Recommends New Rules Governing Tax Treatment Of Employee Stock Options
7/9 US Proposes Regulation On Tax Treatment Of ‘Stapled’ Foreign Companies
7/9 Anguilla To Present Financial Services In Hong Kong
6/9 Hedge Funds Return To Asian Markets
6/9 SEC Continues Crackdown On 'Incentive Commissions'
6/9 FSA Fines Bank Of Ireland GBP375,000
6/9 Monaco To Join Council Of Europe
4/9 CSE's New Index To Launch At 1,000
3/9 French Hedge Funds Just Around The Corner
3/9 UAE To Issue New Regulations On Islamic Bonds
3/9 UK Insurers Angered By Government's Targeting Of Gift And Loan Trusts
3/9 Grant Thornton Warns Over Cross-Border Tax Fraud Crackdown
3/9 SEC Calls For Statute Of Limitations Extension In Fraud Cases
3/9 Bank Of Butterfield Is Bank Of The Year Again
2/9 China Suspends IPOs, Plans Sweeping Market Reforms
2/9 Towry Law May Face Additional Compensation Claims
2/9 Fraud Claims Over COBRA Tax Shelter Can Proceed, Rules New York Judge
2/9 Bahamas Ponders Action On Real Estate Sector
2/9 New Mauritius Central Bank Bill Attacked By Ministers
1/9 Equitable Policyholders Call For Action From SFO
1/9 LTCM Loses Tax Shelters Case Against IRS
1/9 Californian Local Authorities Sue Microsoft For Share Of Antitrust Settlement
1/9 UAE And Libya Seek To Enhance Investment, Economic Cooperation
31/8 Dark Economic Clouds May Threaten The Caribbean
31/8 Confusion Reigns Over New UK Tax Scheme Disclosure Rules
31/8 SEC Seeks To Delay Implementation Of Accelerated Filing
31/8 Spain To Host Leading Alternative Investment Conference
30/8 Deutsche Bank Securities Settles Stock Research Bias Claims
30/8 Vivendi To Save Billions In Tax By Switch To New Tax Regime
30/8 UK Stamp Duty Has Doubled Under Labour, Claims Tory Party
30/8 Fitch Affirms Costa Rica’s Currency Ratings But Urges Passage Of Fiscal Reform
30/8 New Mauritius Banking Bill Will End Onshore/Offshore Divide
30/8 UK Treasury Reassures Accountants Over Tax Scheme Disclosure Rules
27/8 Hedge Fund Investors Playing It Safe
27/8 SWX Rules Out Merger With Deutsche Börse
27/8 German Tax Amnesty Faces Legal Challenge
27/8 Enron Investor Relations Chief Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud
27/8 Isle Of Man IPA Announces Changes To Insurance Regulations
26/8 Fed Chief Repeats Opposition To Hedge Fund Regulation
26/8 China To Introduce New ‘Green Card’ System To Attract Foreign Talent
26/8 Anguilla Financial Services Association Launches New Website
26/8 US Justice Department Probes Possible Antitrust Violations At American Stock Exchange
26/8 Google Given Poor Marks For Corporate Governance
26/8 Shell Settles With SEC And FSA Over Oil Reserve Overstatement
25/8 US Treasury Clarifies Rules On Qualified Severance Of Trusts
25/8 New IBC Regime Gives Bahamas A Competitive Edge
25/8 Everyday Tax Advice Won't Trigger Disclosure Obligation, Says Inland Revenue
25/8 US Lenders Set To Realise Modest Cost Saving Through Offshoring
25/8 Labour Set To Pledge Income Tax Freeze
24/8 European Pension Funds Look To Absolute Return Strategies
24/8 Victims Of UK Financial Mis-Selling Face Tax Hit On Compensation
24/8 Janus Finalizes $226m Settlement With SEC
24/8 Ireland Planning Introduction Of New Stock Market Abuse Laws
24/8 Think Tank Proposes Shake-Up Of UK Inheritance Tax Rules
24/8 Money Laundering Investigation Into Former Swiss Ambassador Concludes
24/8 Japan Mulls Unified Tax System For Unlisted Stocks
23/8 Britons Show Growing Demand For Alternative Investments
23/8 Kerry Tax Plans Aim To Punish Firms Sending Jobs Abroad
23/8 Russian Government Examines Central Bank's 2005 Supervision Plans
23/8 New Law Society Chief Warns Of Possible Challenge To Money-Laundering Laws
20/8 Towry Law Offers $30m Settlement Over Hedge Fund Mis-Selling
20/8 Google Receives Regulatory Approval For IPO
20/8 Hedge Funds Growing In Popularity With UK Pension Funds
20/8 Value Of Guernsey-Domiciled Funds Reaches Record High
20/8 S&P Upgrades Andorra’s Credit Ratings
20/8 South Africans Urged To Complete Capital Gains Tax Valuations
20/8 Lloyds TSB Accused Of Data Protection Act Breach Over Outsourcing
20/8 Parmalat Sues Auditors
20/8 FT Vows To Defend Itself In Collins Stewart Libel Case
19/8 Record Year Foreseen For European Real Estate Investment
19/8 UAE Seen As One Of The Safest Arab Nations For Investment
19/8 FSA Clears Philip Green's Associates Of Wrongdoing Over M&S Shares
19/8 Yukos Loses Key Appeal Over Taxes
19/8 British Film Industry Awaits Brown’s Decision On Tax Break Extension
19/8 ASIC Rules That Corporate Pre-Nuptial Deals Are Legally Void
19/8 UK And New Zealand Update Double Taxation Agreement
18/8 European Hedge Funds Set To Grow Despite Regulatory Concerns
18/8 France Suggests EU-Wide Investment Tax Amnesty
18/8 US Chamber Of Commerce Opposes SEC's Hedge Fund Registration Plans
18/8 Brazil To Encourage Long-Term Investment In Pension Funds With Tax Cuts
18/8 UK Government Consults On Taxation Of Pre-Owned Assets
18/8 Former NYSE Floor Trader Loses Appeal Over 'Front Running' Sanctions
18/8 Academic Calls For More Domestic Ownership Of Bahamian Economy
18/8 ATO Sets Out Annual Compliance Programme
18/8 Google And Yahoo! Settle Patent Dispute
17/8 Early Indications Show A Monthly Decline In MSCI Hedge Fund Index
17/8 FSA Issues Warning Over Intimidation Of Analysts
17/8 Indonesia Terminates DTA With Mauritius
17/8 Inland Revenue Publishes Consultation Paper On Trust Modernisation
17/8 Mainland Firms Help HKEx Boost First Half Earnings
17/8 Swatch Refutes Tax Evasion Claim
17/8 US And Australia Launch Talks On Financial Services
16/8 Google IPO Auction Survives Playboy Article Threat
16/8 New Research Shows Drop In Hedge Fund Demand
16/8 Goldman Sachs About To Receive China Brokerage License
16/8 Bank Of Bermuda Leaves Interest Rates On Hold
16/8 UK Inheritance Tax Net Catches Two Families Every Minute
16/8 DTI Issues Distance Marketing Directive Regulations
13/8 Van Hedge Fund Index Lower In July
13/8 SEC Said Close To Compromise On Shareholder Access Issue
13/8 Donald Trump: You're Fired!
13/8 Russian Justice Ministry Re-Arrests Yukos Subsidiary
13/8 Motorola To ‘Vigorously Dispute’ $500 Million Tax Demand From IRS
13/8 China To Ease Entry For Foreign Banks
12/8 Google Settles Lawsuits With Yahoo
12/8 Caribbean Trust Industry Fears EU Money Laundering Directive
12/8 Inland Revenue May Launch New Probe Into Channel Island Firms
12/8 Parmalat Now Sues Deutsche Bank As Well
12/8 FSA Gives Green Light To UK’s First Islamic Bank
12/8 Indian Tax Board Clarifies Tax Treatment Of IT Outsourcers
12/8 Bahamas Central Bank Lifts Lending Restrictions
11/8 Hedge Fund Data Points To Another Down Month
11/8 Viktor Kozeny To Be Extradited To Prague?
11/8 Belize Ratings Slip As Moody’s Points To Growing Debt Concerns
11/8 BFSB Announces Major Financial Services Conference For 2005
11/8 French Court Upholds EU Freedom Of Establishment
10/8 Hedge Fund Performance Pegged Back By Surging Oil Price, Says S&P
10/8 HKEx Proposes Reduction In Minimum Spreads
10/8 German Hedge-Fund Market Could Top 20 Bn Euros, Says Mercer
10/8 Brazil Announces Package Of Tax Cuts To Stimulate Investment
10/8 Chinese Authorities Attempt To Plug Flow Of Illegal Funds Offshore
10/8 BISX And Reuters Broker Information-Sharing Partnership
10/8 US Government Clarifies New Book-Tax Difference Disclosure Rules
10/8 Inland Revenue Grants Extension For Form 42 Filers
10/8 Basel II Explained
9/8 Hedge Fund Performance Hit By Directionless Markets
9/8 Bahamas Not Prepared To Enter Into Further TIEAs
9/8 UK Fund Manager Seeks Insight Into Corporate Tax Policy
9/8 US Treasury Provides Guidance On Allocation Of Earnings Of CFCs
9/8 Barbados Currency Ratings Lowered By S&P
9/8 Bahamas Venture Capital Fund May Be Operational By Year’s End
6/8 US Securities Firms Call For Permanent Dividend Tax Cut
6/8 HSBC Boss Sounds Cautionary Note Over Leveraged Investments
6/8 Dutch Broker Launches Global REIT Index
6/8 Belgian Government’s Tax Amnesty Likely to Be A Flop
6/8 IMA Warns That Fund Market Shake-Up Could Be Delayed By Tax Uncertainty
6/8 Google Admits To Potentially Illegal Share Issue
6/8 IRS Issues Temporary Rules For Qualified Dividends
6/8 OECD Poised To Publish Guidance On Taxation Of Share Options
6/8 Hong Kong’s Online Brokers Call For More Security
6/8 BIBA Throws Support Behind Insider Trading Law
5/8 Fund Managers See Dollar Rising and Treasury Notes Falling In Month Ahead
5/8 Franklin Advisers Agrees Settlement With SEC Over Market Timing
5/8 IRS Issues Warning On Caribbean ‘Phishing’ Scam
5/8 French Employers Urge Major Reform Of Wealth Tax System
5/8 Bush Signs US-Australia Free Trade Agreement
5/8 Irish Labour Party Issues Plea Over Tax Fraud
5/8 UK Tax Scheme Crackdown Rushed And Confusing, Say Accountants
4/8 US Rules For Incentive Stock Options Finalized
4/8 SEC Closes Down Hedge Fund
4/8 Baby Boomers To Leave $20 Trillion Legacy Over Next Forty Years
4/8 UK Lawyers Angered By Trust Proposals In EU Money Laundering Directive
4/8 Gibraltar Regulator Consults On Amendments To KYC Regulations
4/8 Tenth Hennessee Hedge Fund Survey Reveals 34% Industry Growth
3/8 FTSE Launches Investible Hedge Fund Index
3/8 Bermuda Passes Insider Trading Law
3/8 NIB Facilitated Tax Evasion, Report Reveals
3/8 Yukos Given A Month To Pay Tax Bill
3/8 Hollinger International To Sue Conrad Black
2/8 US Hedge Fund Start-Ups Raising Record Sums
2/8 Bush To Push Tax Relief Agenda On The Campaign Trail
2/8 Hong Kong Regulator May Relax Rules For Hedge Funds
2/8 Parmalat Turns On Citigroup
2/8 Isle Of Man Extends PCC Structure To Collective Investments
2/8 New Anti-Laundering Legislation Signed Into Law In Russia
30/7 India Puts Down Welcome Mat For Hedge Funds
30/7 Free Financial Guidance Offered To Emigrating Britons
30/7 Parmalat Settles With SEC, Escapes Fine
30/7 Senators Seek To Snuff Out 'Son Of Boss' Offenders
30/7 Google's Top Counsel Facing Securities Fraud Allegations
30/7 St Vincent & the Grenadines To Issue Ten Year Bond On ECSE
29/7 German Investment Tax Amnesty Revenues Continue To Disappoint
29/7 Treasury Select Committee Calls For Self-Regulation Of Financial Advisers
29/7 Sharp Rise Expected In Hong Kong Mortgage Approvals This Year
29/7 ITI Condemns Plans To Increase Irish Revenue Commission's Powers
29/7 Bank of Butterfield Earnings Up 10% Year On Year
28/7 Hungary May Tax Interest Income
28/7 UK House Price Boom Traps Half A Million More In The IHT Net
28/7 Tax Contributes To Large Outflow From European Funds In June
28/7 UAE Plans Reclassification Of Listed Stocks
28/7 Martha Stewart May Serve Prison Sentence Early, Lawyer Reveals
28/7 Grenada FIU Admitted Into The Egmont Group
28/7 Indian Government To Pursue Wealthy Non-Salaried Tax Evaders
28/7 New Zealand To Impose New Requirements On Foreign Trusts
28/7 Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Announces New Chairman
27/7 Dividend Tax Uncertainty Prompts Microsoft’s Record Pay Out
27/7 OECD Releases New Exchange Of Tax Information Guidelines
27/7 Cypriot Tax Amnesty Bill Approved
27/7 UK Financial Regulator Approves Property Investment Fund Proposals
27/7 Report Examines Tax Breaks For Irish Bloodstock Industry
27/7 JP Morgan To Acquire Hedge Fund Administrator
26/7 Hedge Fund Registration Will Be Ineffectual And Damaging, Says Greenspan
26/7 EC Launches Financial Services Antitrust Probe
26/7 BVI Leader Seeks To Correct Misleading Statement Over EU Savings Tax Directive
26/7 Revenue Commission Steps Up Pressure On Banks In Offshore Tax Probe
26/7 Mauritius Unperturbed By Indian Reduction Of Tax Advantages For FIIs
26/7 AIB To Refund Customers Overcharged In Forex Transactions
26/7 Foreign Real Estate Agents Damaging Bahamian Industry
26/7 US-Sri Lanka Tax Treaty Comes Into Force
26/7 Nevis Government Outlines Forthcoming Events
23/7 Soros Leads Pack Of Top Earning Hedge Fund Managers
23/7 FSA Publishes Rules Implementing Financial Groups Directive
23/7 India Drops Unpopular Transaction Tax
23/7 EC Delivers Anticipated Ruling In France Telecom State Aid Case
23/7 BCCI Claims Dubbed 'Hopelessly Misconceived' By Bank of England
22/7 House Blocks New Stock Option Rule
22/7 Cayman Leader Attacks ‘High Tax Interventionist Policies’ Of EU
22/7 Global Investment Firms Paid Little In UK Tax Last Year, Says FT
22/7 Hungary Urged to Rethink Reintroduction Of Capital Gains Tax
22/7 US Authorities Issue Final Ruling On Foreign Tax Credit Limit
22/7 Brazil Mulls Tax Break On Long Term Government Debt Income
22/7 Richard Grasso Sues NYSE
21/7 Managed Futures Suffered Negative Performance In June
21/7 UK Lawyers Predict Surge In Shareholder Litigation
21/7 France Updates Securities Laws
21/7 EU Commission Welcomes Council Approval Of Savings Tax Directive
21/7 Gibraltar Formally Admitted Into The Egmont Group
21/7 Treasury And IRS Request Information On Credit Default Swaps
21/7 Company Registrations Show Significant Growth In Nevis
20/7 Van Hedge Fund Index Stages Recovery In June
20/7 Hong Kong Sells $1.25 Billion In US Dollar Bonds
20/7 Martha Stewart To Appeal Conviction
20/7 EU Orders Portugal To Amend Capital Gains Tax Law
20/7 CBI Calls For More Tax Incentives To Mend UK Pension System
20/7 EC Urges German Government To End Discrimination Against Foreign Firms
19/7 Former SEC Chief Warns Regulator Over 'Registration Lite' For Hedge Funds
19/7 US Investors No Longer Prepared to Wait For The Long Term
19/7 Ireland Mulling Creation Of Tax Transparent Vehicle For Hedge Fund Investment
19/7 FSA Releases Results Of Enforcement Review
19/7 Belgium Ordered To Remove Financial Taxes
19/7 UK Announces Programme Of Double Taxation Treaty Negotiations
19/7 Bahamas Passes Raft Of New Financial Services Laws
19/7 Tyco's Ex-Lawyer Cleared Of Securities Fraud And Grand Larceny Charges
16/7 SEC Votes In Favour Of Increased Hedge Fund Regulation
16/7 US/Barbados Tax Treaty Tightened To Prevent Evasion
16/7 Caruana Discusses Tax Issues In Brussels
16/7 China Said To Favour Yuan Bond Market In Hong Kong
15/7 Early Reports Show MSCI Hedge Fund Index Makes Small Gain
15/7 Equitable Policy Holders Launch Legal Action
15/7 Primarolo Hits Out At Tax Professionals Over Finance Bill
15/7 Ogier Opens New Zealand Operation
14/7 SEC Rift Over Hedge Fund Regulation Deepens
14/7 Survey Shows Strong Preference For Alternative Investments During 2003
14/7 Russian Dividend Tax Set To Rise
14/7 Quattrone Retrial Request Denied
14/7 Chidambaram Open To Tinkering With New Transaction Tax
14/7 US Judge Raises Standard For Class Certification In Securities Fraud Lawsuits
14/7 FATF Statement On The Bahamas Criticised
13/7 US Interest Rate Decision Knocks S&P Hedge Fund Index In June
13/7 Yukos Shareholders File Class Action Against Auditor
13/7 German Lawmakers Adopt New Venture Capital Tax Rules
13/7 Maltese Institutions To Stage Seminar Explaining EU Savings Directive
13/7 Class Action Fairness Act Falls At First Hurdle
13/7 Treasury Could Net Over £1 Billion In Tax From UK Property Funds
13/7 Russia Passes Bank Deposit Guarantee Law
13/7 Legco Passes Watered-Down Companies Ordinance
12/7 Early Data Shows Hedge Funds Posted Positive Returns In June
12/7 M&S Chief Executive Cleared Of Insider Trading Allegations
12/7 Hong Kong And Kuwait To Forge Closer Investment Links
12/7 EU Tells Spain And UK To Change Pension Tax Rules
9/7 Hennessee Publishes Annual Hedge Fund Survey
9/7 IRS Ruling Puts Certainty Back Into Estate Tax Planning
9/7 EU Tells France To Amend Personal Equity Plan Tax Rules
9/7 India Cuts Long Term Capital Gains Tax In 2004/2005 Budget
9/7 Hong Kong Funds Industry Seeks To Tap China’s Foreign Exchange Deposits
9/7 Abolition Of Subscription Tax In Luxembourg Welcomed
9/7 Venezuela To Impose Financial Transaction Tax To Stabilise Currency
8/7 Sentiment Indicator Reveals Fund Mangers Remain Dollar Bearish
8/7 US Senate Debates Bill To Limit Class Actions
8/7 Russian Finance Minister Hints At Clemency For Yukos
8/7 Assets Managed By Funds In Hong Kong Leapt 80% In 2003
8/7 Bahamas Has Made Good Progress But FATF Will Continue Monitoring
8/7 Australia Signs Eight New Anti-Money Laundering Agreements
8/7 International Islamic Finance Group Holds Board Meeting In Labuan
8/7 KPMG Warns On Impact Of New Accounting Standards On Hong Kong Banks
8/7 US Restores Information Sharing Arrangement With Mexico
7/7 Germany To Allow Insurers To Invest In Hedge Funds
7/7 Inland Revenue Shuts Down Charitable Gift Tax Scheme
7/7 Hedge Fund Experts Discuss Alternative Investment Opportunities For Isle Of Man
7/7 Plans For Middle East-North Africa FATF Unveiled
7/7 EU May Prolong France Telecom State Aid Investigation
6/7 CSE To Forge Ahead With Strategic Development Plan
6/7 FATF Report Praises Saudi Anti-Money Laundering Efforts
6/7 Hong Kong Implements IMF Recommendations On Settlement System
6/7 New UK Tax Rules Hamper Commercialisation Of Academic Research
5/7 Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance Comes Into Full Force
5/7 Seychelles Investment Bureau Will Act As ‘One Stop Shop’ For Investors
5/7 IRS ‘Turning The Corner’ In Tax Enforcement Says Agency Chief
5/7 EU Plans To Update Anti-Money Laundering Laws
5/7 Guernsey FSC Clarifies New FATF Money Laundering Requirements
5/7 Conrad Black Sues To Prevent Sale Of Telegraph
2/7 SEC Set To Vote On Hedge Fund Registration
2/7 Hong Kong IPOs Have Raised HK$50 Billion In 2004
2/7 UK Film Industry Recovering After Tax Changes
2/7 Bermuda Attracting Interest From Global Hedge Funds
2/7 Financial Regulators Of Malta And Gibraltar Forge Closer Links
2/7 Japanese Audit Firms To Face Tougher Scrutiny
1/7 Technology Firms Will Gain Most From Temporary Tax Cut, Study Suggests
1/7 Bank One To Settle With SEC Over Market Timing Activity
1/7 China Overhauls US In Foreign Direct Investment League
1/7 Irish Venture Capital Investment Grew In 2003
30/6 Rise In Currency Trading Volumes Continues Three Year Trend
30/6 FSA Probes Possible Insider Trading Activity Related To M&S Takeover
30/6 New Study Flags Benefits Of US Dividend Tax Cut
30/6 Reforms Needed Before Caribbean Stock Exchange Becomes Reality
30/6 Hong Kong Housing Authority Prepares To Sell City’s First REIT
30/6 China's Financial Regulators Reach Agreement On Areas Of Responsibility
30/6 DIFC Delegation Visits Dublin To Forge Links With IFSC
30/6 Jersey Updates Fund Regulations
30/6 Singapore/Lithuania Double Taxation Treaty Ratified
29/6 South African Tax Amnesty Applicants May Apply For Filing Extension
29/6 Database Will Help Hong Kong Banks Comply With Money Laundering Regulations
29/6 Islamic Finance Must Overcome Significant Obstacles
29/6 EU And Switzerland Initial Bilaterals II
29/6 Jersey Showcases Finance Industry In New York
29/6 Basel II Endorsed By Regulatory Committee
29/6 St Vincent And The Grenadines Prepares For NIPI Launch
29/6 Indian Chamber Calls For Reduction In Corporate Tax
28/6 Savings Tax Directive Delay 'Not Switzerland’s Fault', Say Bankers
28/6 European Money Managers Respond To Hedge Fund Demand
28/6 US Treasury Warns Against Virgin Islands Tax Reduction Scheme
28/6 Taiwan Brokers Threaten Warrants Tax Protest
28/6 UK Government Launches Consultation On Cross-Border Mergers
25/6 SEC Approves Tighter Governance Rules For Mutual Funds
25/6 Swiss Government Rejects Calls For Mandatory Vote On Bilaterals II
25/6 McCreevy Dismissive Of Tax Haul From Evaders
25/6 India Examining Alternatives To Capital Gains Tax On Shares
25/6 ATO Launches Probe Into Self Certification Loans
25/6 New HSBC Funds To Tap Into US And Asian Stock Market Growth
25/6 Gibraltar Adopts EU Money Laundering Provisions
25/6 US And Japan Issue Guidance On Application Of Tax Treaty
25/6 Grenada And South Korea Explore Investment Opportunities
24/6 Asia Pacific Set For Private Banking Boom
24/6 EU Savings Tax Directive Pushed Back By Six Months
24/6 Inland Revenue Forced To Delay Tax Scheme Disclosure Deadline
24/6 Liechtenstein Bank Anticipates Growth In Singapore Operation
24/6 Parmalat Asks US Court For Protection During Restructuring
24/6 FSA Small Business Panel Annual Report Calls For Reduced Regulatory Burden
24/6 Goldman Sachs And Morgan Stanley Agree Settlement With SEC
24/6 Japanese Bankers Urge Cautious Approach To Deferred Tax Asset Changes
23/6 2004 A Slow Year For Asian Hedge Funds Start Ups
23/6 Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Chief Speaks On Progress
23/6 Hong Kong Monetary Authority Sounds Note Of Caution Over Hedge Funds
23/6 Guernsey FSC Issues 2003 Annual Report
23/6 Changes To German Pension Tax Laws Approved
22/6 Hedge Funds Need Greater Regulatory Scrutiny, Says Mutual Fund Chief
22/6 Hong Kong Highly Favoured By Global Fund Managers
22/6 Ireland’s Tax Man Asks For More Powers to Enforce Residency Rules
22/6 KYC Deadline For South African Banks Extended
22/6 AIA Urges Ban On Soft Dollar Commissions
22/6 ESCA Calls For OTC-Traded Firms To List On Main Bourse
22/6 CSE Announces Strategic Development Plan
21/6 OECD Backs Off Sanctions On Offshore Jurisdictions
21/6 London Dominates European Hedge Fund Arena
21/6 Hong Kong Sees Large Growth In HNWI Population
21/6 Bear Stearns Faces SEC Action In Mutual Fund Trading Crackdown
21/6 Germany Seeks To Reignite Private Equity Market
21/6 UK Investment Banks Likely To Miss FSA Deadline On Preventing Conflicts Of Interest
18/6 Prudential Surveys Retirement Cost Of Living League, Says Research
18/6 CogentHedge Reports Negative Hedge Fund Performance For May
18/6 Luxembourg Adopts New Fund Structure
18/6 UK Property Bodies Urge Government To Introduce Tax-Friendly Trusts
18/6 Individual Tax Cuts Pass Australian Parliament
18/6 US Senate To Probe Charitable Tax Abuse Allegations
17/6 MSCI Hedge Fund Index Reports Loss For May
17/6 Irish Revenue Commission Announces Tax Windfall From Offshore Probe
17/6 UAE Fully Cooperative In Money Laundering Fight
17/6 Pakistani Government May Be Forced To Reconsider Share Purchase Tax
17/6 Gibraltar Fights To Get Voice Heard In Europe
17/6 CSME Can Bring Growth, Says IMF
17/6 Germany May Change Tax Rules In Response To Vodafone Claim
17/6 EC Unveils Results Of Corporate Governance Consultation
17/6 Macau Offshore Zone Not A Threat To Hong Kong, Says Minister
16/6 HNWIs Profit From Stock Market Rally And Alternative Investments In 2003
16/6 Revenue Drops Backdated Tax Claim In Section 660 Case
16/6 Manuel Seeking 'Further Advice' On Extension Of ID Deadline For South African Banks
16/6 Swiss Bankers Slam Over-Regulation
16/6 Japanese Regulator Delays New Rules On Deferred Tax Assets In Banking Industry
16/6 US Government Finalizes Defined Benefit Plan and Annuity Distribution Rules
16/6 CESR Assumes Regulatory Responsibility For UCITS
16/6 Mauritian Government Consults On Financial Legislation
15/6 Hennessee Hedge Fund Index Posts Negative Return For May
15/6 Parmalat Administrators Planning To Sue Bankers And Advisers
15/6 Caruana Defiant In Face Of European Opposition
15/6 Britons Urged To Be Aware Of Tax Liabilities Of European Property Investing
15/6 Cayman Law Firm Applauds Jurisdiction's Hedge Fund Rules
15/6 Sri Lankan Government May Hit Foreign Investors With Harsh Land Tax
15/6 Section 660 Test Case Gets Under Way
14/6 Japanese Tax Commission Proposes Investment Tax Breaks
14/6 Middle Eastern Investors Seek Legal Redress From Towry Law
14/6 Barclays Global Investors Launches Small Cap Fund
14/6 Doubt Cast On Timing Of Hong Kong Bond Issue
14/6 Guernsey Regulator Chairs London Offshore Summit
14/6 SEC Orders Accounting Firms To Disclose Contingency Payments
11/6 Hedge Funds To Account For Over 5% Of Global Assets By 2009
11/6 Hong Kong Immigrant Investment Scheme Attracts HK$1.3 Billion
11/6 Irish Offshore Tax Deadline Passes
11/6 UK Retail Investors Dismayed At Loss Of Tax Perks
11/6 AAR Rules On Tax Exemption Of Interest Payments Under Indo-Mauritian Treaty
11/6 OECD Meeting Passes Uneventfully
11/6 St Vincent And The Grenadines Launches Online Registration System For Offshore Companies
11/6 House Committee Vote On Corporate Tax Bill Delayed
11/6 UAE-US Seminar Stresses Importance Of FIUs In Money Laundering Fight
10/6 HKMA Urges Banks To Scrutinise 'High Risk' Customers
10/6 Early Indications Show Hedge Fund Performance Flat In May
10/6 Sears Reassures IMF Over Bahamas Shell Bank Rules
10/6 IRS Introduces Simplified US Tax Certification Procedure
10/6 Walbrook Launches Tax Advisory Service
10/6 Central Bank of Barbados Announces Exchange Liberalisation Measures
10/6 MCB's Troubles Continue
10/6 Isle of Man To Introduce New Protected Cell Company Regulations
10/6 Guernsey Hosts IMF Statistical Survey
10/6 Eliot Spitzer No Longer Prepared To Settle Grasso Suit
10/6 Vodafone Claiming EUR20 Billion Tax Credit From German Authorities
9/6 Friends Provident International Improves Access To Guernsey Funds
9/6 DFSA Consults On Islamic Finance Legislation
9/6 US Think Tank Lambasts OECD Global Tax Forum
9/6 CESR And SEC Join Forces To Improve Financial Market Supervision
9/6 EC Unveils Plans For New Financial And Company Laws
9/6 UAE Central Bank Considers Tax And Regulatory Changes
9/6 Jersey Finance Hails 2004 London Conference As 'Best Event Yet'
9/6 UK's Small Firms Face Deadline For New Reporting Requirement
8/6 Baring Asset Management To Launch Chinese Hedge Fund
8/6 Survey Shows Almost 10% of US Dividend Tax Forms Are Inaccurate
8/6 FATF Praises Russian Anti-Money Laundering Efforts
8/6 India May Eliminate Dividend Tax
8/6 Collective Investment Growth Reflects Bermuda's Sound Regulatory Policies, Says BIBA
8/6 Jersey's Finance Sector Continues To Expand
8/6 Expat Pension Test Case To Go Before Law Lords
8/6 AIB Bosses May Face Revenue Scrutiny Over Bonuses Logged As Expenses
7/6 Hedge Fund Industry Could Be Worth $4 Trillion by 2010
7/6 Dubai Government To Issue New Law On Foreign Ownership Of Property
7/6 Indian Court Ruling Comes Down In Favour Of Tax Treaties
7/6 Irish Regulator To Be Given New Enforcement Powers
7/6 Jersey FSC To Restructure Industry Divisions
4/6 Hedge Fund Managers More Bullish On Treasuries, More Bearish On The Dollar And Stocks
4/6 Agreement Of 'Equivalent Measures' Gives EU Savings Tax The Green Light
4/6 Milberg Weiss Launches First US Class Action For Overseas Investors
4/6 Spitzer Expresses Confidence Over Grasso Lawsuit
4/6 FSA Unveils New Performance Data Rules For Fund Firms
4/6 Maynard-Gibson Announces New Strategy For Bahamas Financial Services Sector
4/6 Isle of Man To Reform Structure Of FSC
4/6 Botswana Tops African Competitiveness League
4/6 SFC Slammed By Former Deputy Chairman For Over-Reaction
3/6 Dow Jones To Begin Publishing Hedge Fund Index
3/6 Savings Tax Directive Unlikely To Be Fully Implemented On Jan 1, 2005
3/6 New Hong Kong Stock Option Rules Likely To Cost Firms Dear
3/6 Isle Of Man's Finance Centre Wins Two Awards In May
3/6 Tax Experts Attack Brown's 'Hideously Complex' Tax Policy
2/6 Marc Harris Faces 17 Year Jail Sentence
2/6 UK Law Firms Seek Government Assurances On New Tax Disclosure Rules
2/6 SFC Probes Listing Sponsors
2/6 Bush Pays Tribute To 2003 Tax Cuts
2/6 HKEx To Phase Out The Issuing Of Paper Share Certificates
2/6 Revenue Commission Moves Against AIB
2/6 Japan And Netherlands To Begin Tax Treaty Renegotiations
2/6 US Government Issues New Guidance For Hollywood Producers
2/6 Business Continues To Favour Hong Kong As Region's Finance Hub
1/6 More Hedge Funds To Tackle Sluggish German Market
1/6 Indian Regulator Publishes Draft Hedge Fund Rules
1/6 California Attempts To Repeat Tax Amnesty Success
1/6 New Hong Kong Corporate Investigator To Launch In 2005
1/6 Jersey To Present Finance Industry To New York Audience
31/5 International Operations Of Towry Law To Be Wound Down
31/5 UAE Sees First Insider Trading Case
31/5 AIB In The Firing Line Over BVI Transfers
31/5 Charity Implores Indian Government Not To Tax NRI Deposit Accounts
31/5 Chancellor Brown May Extend New Dividend Tax To Larger Firms
31/5 High Court Ruling Allows ATO To Commence Split Loan Crackdown
31/5 Parmalat Prosecutors File New List Of Indictment Requests
28/5 EU Warns Savings Tax Directive Could Be Delayed
28/5 Revenue Commission Secures Access To More Ansbacher Files
28/5 SEC Orders More Disclosure Over 'Breakpoint' Discounts
28/5 German Life Insurance Policies To Lose Tax Exemption
28/5 Hong Kong And Shanghai Exchanges Raise 90% Of Greater China IPO Funds
28/5 FSA Issues Update On Split Cap Discussions
28/5 Canada's NDP Presents Tax-Raising Election Manifesto
27/5 Tass Reports Yet Another Record Quarter For Hedge Fund Inflows
27/5 UK Government Makes Cayman Tax Treaty A Top Priority
27/5 SEC Penalties For Corporate Misconduct Soar
27/5 Hong Kong Government Resumes Land Auctions
27/5 Confusion Surrounds Application Of New Inheritance Tax Proposals
27/5 Telecoms Investors Attracted To Well-Regulated Countries, Survey Reveals
27/5 Grasso To Countersue In Dispute Over Pay Package
27/5 UK Minister Wants Film Council To Act As Tax Scheme Spy
27/5 Indian Tax Board To Rethink Tax Treatment Of Outsourcing Profits
26/5 Rogue Trader To Speak At OffshoreAlert Symposium
26/5 Indian Non-Residents May Lose Tax Break On Deposit Accounts
26/5 Eliot Spitzer Sues Dick Grasso Over Pay Package
26/5 UK Tax Disclosure Rules To Cost £1bn Say Experts
26/5 GCC Customs Union Progressing Well, Says Official
25/5 Ireland Urged To Capitalise On Hedge Fund Boom
25/5 Internet Betting Exchanges To Win Tax Exemption In UK, Report Suggests
25/5 Conference Raises Question Of IoM Government's Ties To Regulator
25/5 Split Cap Fund Manager May Sue FSA For Defamation
25/5 New Tax Rules Set To Drive UK Property Firms Offshore
24/5 Man Group Profits Leap On Back Of Hedge Fund Boom
24/5 HK Brokers To Face Harsher Penalties For Lax Internal Controls
24/5 Legal & General Challenges FSA Mis-Selling Verdict
24/5 Indonesia Urged To Speed Legal Reforms By Foreign Investors
24/5 UK Business Registrations Decline In Wake Of New Dividend Tax
21/5 Looser Credit Controls And Higher Leverage May Bring On Hedge Fund Regulation
21/5 Switzerland And EU Sign 'Bilaterals II'
21/5 BVI To Benefit From FATF Approval, Says FSC Head
21/5 ACCA Slams New UK Tax Shelter Disclosure Rules
21/5 UAE Ratifies Five Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements
21/5 Mauritius Watches Indian Political Developments With Interest
21/5 UK/Canadian Double Tax Protocol Now In Force
21/5 European Tax Issues On The Agenda At Berlin Tax Conference
20/5 Swiss Government Faces Domestic Opposition Over Bilateral Treaties
20/5 UBS Announces New Team Dedicated To America's Super-Wealthy
20/5 US Law Firm Ordered To Name Tax Shelter Clients
20/5 Tax Cut Helps To Fuel Record S&P 500 Dividends
20/5 China And Singapore To Negotiate FTA and Double Tax Avoidance Deals
20/5 Guernsey FSC Records Strong Fund Inflows In First Quarter
19/5 Three EU Countries Lift Objection To Swiss Savings Tax Deal
19/5 Survey Finds More Cautious Hedge Fund Strategies Employed In Q1
19/5 UK Inland Revenue Consults On Tax Shelter Disclosure Requirements
19/5 Manx Treasury Reveals Cost Of Compliance With EU Savings Tax Directive
19/5 German Tax Amnesty Revenues Continue To Fall Short
19/5 Fitch Sees Strong Economic Growth For Hong Kong In 2004
19/5 US Federal Agencies Consult On Risk Management
19/5 National Savings Tax Breaks Create Uneven Playing Field In UK Savings Industry
19/5 NZ Business Group Fears High Taxes are Eroding Competitiveness
19/5 UK Law Society Calls For Clarification Of Finance Bill Legislation
19/5 Agreement Reached On New International Capital Adequacy Rules
18/5 New Star Launches Managed Hedge Fund
18/5 US Tax Waived On New Deutsche Bank Fund
18/5 Inland Revenue Okays IHT Insurance Plans
18/5 Revenue Commission Gears Up For Audits Of Wealthy Non-Residents
18/5 Panama And Singapore Begin Free Trade Talks
18/5 German Pension Tax Reform Stalled In Parliament
18/5 New Figures Show Significant Rise In Bermudian Incorporations
18/5 Swiss Voters Reject Tax And Pension Reforms
18/5 EC Hangs Fire In France Telecom State Aid Case
18/5 Permission Granted For Al Fayed Tax Investigation
17/5 Turbulent Markets Contribute To 1% Fall In Van Hedge Fund Index For April
17/5 EU Sees Breakthrough In Talks With Switzerland Over Savings Tax Directive
17/5 South African Banks Given Permission To Apply For Extension To KYC Deadline
17/5 Costa Rican Markets Stabilize Following Run On Dollar Funds
17/5 Improved Markets Boost Hong Kong Regulator's Earnings
17/5 NZ Accountants Welcome Move Towards Adoption Of IFRS
17/5 Dubai Encourages Jordanian Business To Invest In City
17/5 Hong Kong's SFC Receives First Ever Settlement To End Disciplinary Case
14/5 MSCI Investible Hedge Fund Index Surpasses $2 Billion Mark
14/5 UK Foreign Office Slams Treasury Over EU Savings Tax Directive
14/5 Former Enron Employees Offered Partial Settlement
14/5 IoM Government Launches Consultation On Company Law Reform
14/5 OECD Urges UK To Cut Spending Or Raise Taxes
13/5 Data Shows Hedge Fund Performance Negative For April
13/5 Luxembourg May Block Possible EU Savings Tax Deal With Swiss
13/5 Japan Plans To Update Tax Agreements With Asian Neighbours
13/5 Fintrac Fingers Canada As Money Laundering Haven
13/5 SA Government Scraps Tax On Overseas Corporate Earnings
13/5 VAT Will Secure Jersey's Future Tax Revenues, Report Suggests
12/5 Hedge Funds Industry Reaches $1 Trillion Mark, Says Survey
12/5 SEC Urged To Ease Proposed Rules On Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds
12/5 Citigroup Offers To Settle WorldCom Litigation
12/5 France Considers Investment Amnesty
12/5 UK Laundering Law: Will Jersey Follow UK?
12/5 Barbados Central Bank Seminar Explores Regional And Global Economic Issues
12/5 EC Launches 4 Actions Over Free Movement Of Capital
12/5 US Government Issues Final Regulations To Reduce Post-Bankruptcy Tax Breaks
12/5 Gateway Files Patent Infringement Countersuit Against HP
11/5 Mac Futures Opens New Gibraltar Trading Office
11/5 Hong Kong Must Wait For Offshore Fund Tax Proposals
11/5 FSA Confirms Plans To Tackle Soft Commissions
11/5 SA Banks Struggle To Meet KYC Deadline
11/5 Inland Revenue Targets Employee Share Scheme
11/5 Bahamas Introduces Segregated Account Company Laws
11/5 US Government Issues Fresh Guidance On Contested Liability Trusts
11/5 Incoming ICAI Head Reveals Audit Concerns
11/5 Defence Request To Delay Tyco Retrial Denied
11/5 ICAEW Raises Concerns Over Implications Of UK Finance Bill For SMEs
10/5 Van Global Hedge Fund Index Posts Loss For April
10/5 US Treasury Issues Guidance On Taxation Of Capital Gain Dividends
10/5 Shareholder Suit Against AOL Time Warner To Proceed
10/5 British Virgin Islands Launches Financial Investigation Agency
10/5 Isle Of Man Attracts Another E-Gaming Industry Player
7/5 Investors Continue To Plough Money Into Hedge Funds At Frantic Rate
7/5 UK Equity Traders Avoid Stocks In Favour Of Tax-Free Alternatives
7/5 IRS Announces Crackdown On 'Son of Boss' Tax Scheme
7/5 Malta Lifts Restrictions On External Transactions
7/5 Political Uncertainty Clouds Hong Kong's Ratings Affirmation
7/5 EC Antitrust Ruling On Oracle Takeover Bid Postponed
6/5 Buffett Warns Hedge Fund 'Fad' Is Storing Up Trouble For The Future
6/5 Hong Kong Bond Issue Oversubscribed By Two To One
6/5 Cyprus Stock Exchange Proposes Cut In Transaction Fees
6/5 EU Launches Consultation On Corporate Governance Transparency
6/5 Panama Welcomes New President
5/5 FSA Probes Investment Banks' Relationships With Hedge Funds
5/5 Frank Quattrone Found Guilty
5/5 IRS Issues Warning Over Identity Theft Scam
5/5 UK Firm Offers Mortgages On Swiss Properties
5/5 China Life Faces Investigation Over IPO
5/5 Six New EU Member States To Be Warned Over Deficit Levels
5/5 Amended Singapore/Belgium Double Tax Convention Becomes Effective
4/5 Costello Reaffirms Existing Tax Treatment Of Share Options
4/5 Maltese FSA Signs MOU With UK Regulator
4/5 Panama And The US Begin FTA Negotiations
4/5 Senator Frank Walker Speaks At Jersey Finance Conference
3/5 BOC Hong Kong Bank Launches First Yuan-Based Credit Cards
3/5 UK Think Tank Attacks New Labour's Record On Business Taxes
3/5 UAE And Germany Sign MoU On Economic And Technical Cooperation
3/5 IMF Sings Praises Of Mauritius And Botswana
3/5 EU Adopts 'Green Line Regulation' For Cyprus Accession
30/4 MSCI Hedge Fund Index Sees Performance Gains In March
30/4 Janus Reaches Settlement With SEC Over Market Timing
30/4 Hong Kong Remains The World's Most Open Market, Says US Think Tank
30/4 Many UK Businesses Unaware Of Implications Of Money Laundering Regulations
30/4 Japanese Fund Managers Warn Over Corporate Governance For Chinese Firms
30/4 Republican Lawmakers Remain Divided Over 2005 Budget
30/4 Saudi Arabia And Pakistan Agree To Eliminate Double Taxation
29/4 German Life Insurance Policies To Lose Tax Exempt Status
29/4 Equitable Life Annuity Holders Planning To Sue
29/4 HSBC Becomes First Foreign Bank To Offer Services In Yuan
29/4 UK Government Tightens Tax Relief Rules For Film Makers
29/4 Californian Treasurer Goes On The Offensive Against Tax Loopholes
29/4 EC Unveils Plan To Eliminate Double Taxation In Cross Border Transfer Pricing Cases
29/4 Hong Kong And Chinese Tax Officials To Explore Current Issues At Mainland Conference
28/4 Survey Finds Most Britons Are Unaware Of Inheritance Tax Trap
28/4 UAE Keen To Provide Anti-Money Laundering Assistance
28/4 IMA Records Fall In ISA Sales During 2003/2004 Tax Year
28/4 German Economists Speak In Support Of Tax Competition In Expanded EU
27/4 Investors Can Profit From Bollywood Films Through New Isle Of Man Based Fund
27/4 Four Nations Agree On New International Anti Tax-Avoidance Body
27/4 Jersey Economic Statistics Show Healthy Financial Sector Growth
27/4 Investors Showing Little Appetite For German Onshore Hedge Funds
27/4 China Loosens Regulations For Insurers
27/4 Prosecution Rests Case In Quattrone Retrial
26/4 GAO Report Says SEC Now Moving Quickly Against Fund Abuses
26/4 Merrill Lynch Seeks Presence On London's Alternative Investment Market
26/4 Mauritian Accountants Asked To Comment On Draft Financial Reporting Legislation
26/4 Irish Government Seeks To Cost Property Tax Relief Schemes
23/4 CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Posts Positive Return In March
23/4 Hong Kong SFC Welcomes New Listing Regulation Reforms
23/4 Greg Jenner Speaks On Need For Reform Of US Tax System
23/4 Opinion Poll Finds General Lack Of Support For Bush's 2003 Tax Cuts
22/4 HSBC Features Chinese Market Exposure In New Funds
22/4 German Tax Amnesty Likely To Fall Well Short Of Goverment Targets
22/4 US Treasury Issues Guidance On Foreign Tax Credit Partnership Transactions
22/4 Botswana Signs Double Taxation Deal With Russia
22/4 Federal And State Co-operation On Tax Shelters Begins To Pay Dividends
22/4 SFC Amends Rules For IPO Sponsors
22/4 McCreevy Praised For 2004 Finance Act Tax Measures
21/4 Swiss Unlikely To Implement Savings Tax Directive In 2005
21/4 S&P To Launch New Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund Index
21/4 European Commission Orders Germany To Scrap 'Exit Tax' Rules
21/4 UK Conservatives Propose Reinstatement Of Savings Tax Incentives
21/4 Italian Authorities Rule On Transactions With 'Blacklist' Countries
21/4 Leasing Tax Proposals Should Concern Every Taxpayer In America, Says Lobby Group
21/4 UNICE Rejects Plans For Single Corporate Governance Code
20/4 Study Highlights Tax Drain On Mutual Fund Performance
20/4 Man Group To Launch Hedge Fund For UK Investors
20/4 SEC Imposes Six Month Audit Ban On E&Y
20/4 Gerhard Schroeder Reiterates Tax Warning For New EU Member States
19/4 Van Global Index Posts 0.1% Gain For March
19/4 Eliot Spitzer Mulls Lawsuit Against Former NYSE Boss
19/4 Hong Kong Equities Rally In First Quarter Of 2004
19/4 US Study Predicts That Interest Reporting Regulation Will Drive Away $87 Billion
19/4 Proposed Law Gives Hong Kong's Small Shareholders Legal Redress
16/4 HSBC Launches UK's First Muslim Pension Fund
16/4 MSCI Index Increases Constituent Funds In Quarterly Review
16/4 John Howard Rejects Call To Close Tax 'Loopholes' For High Income Earners
16/4 Consolidated Regulatory Regime For Bahamian Finance Sector In The Pipeline
16/4 Jersey Finance To Host London Conference
16/4 BT Facing Illegal State Aid Complaint
15/4 Hennessee Hedge Fund Index Post Gains In March
15/4 SEC Adopts Market Timing Disclosure Rules
15/4 CESR Consults On Application Of EU Regulations
15/4 Firms To Be Fined £300 For Missing Share Scheme Deadline
15/4 Hong Kong Government Losing Out Over Property Tax Loophole
14/4 E*Trade Makes Fraud Claim Over Bid To Acquire Rival
14/4 AIMA Opens New Singapore Chapter
14/4 Argentina To Boost Economy With Investment Tax Breaks
14/4 Fears Over Growing Tax Burden Fails To Dent UK Business Optimism
13/4 SEC Chairman Back-Tracks On Market Timing Rule
13/4 UK Treasury Refuses 'White List' Of Acceptable Tax-Planning
13/4 Hedge Funds Make Up 27% Of Brokerage Incomes, Says Study
13/4 Good News And Bad For Luxembourg 1929 Companies
13/4 Singapore Government To Introduce Limited Liability Partnership Act
13/4 UN Reunification Plan Rejected By Greek Cypriot Leader
13/4 Captive-Powered Bermudian Insurance Sector Steams Ahead
12/4 Man Capital Protected Fund Attracts Record Investment
12/4 Tax Cuts Have Not Influenced Most US Investors' Behaviour
12/4 German Regulator May Loosen Hedge Fund Reporting Requirements
12/4 CISX Looks To Expand In Jersey
9/4 PwC Slams Financial Institutions Over Corporate Governance
9/4 RealNetworks CEO Responds To Microsoft Antitrust Ruling
9/4 Hong Kong Rattled By Beijing Ruling On Political Reform
9/4 Most Americans To Use Tax Refunds To Pay Household Bills
8/4 Hedge Fund Managers Bullish On Stocks, Bearish On Treasuries
8/4 Morgan Grenfell Fined By FSA For Conflicts Of Interest
8/4 Hong Kong Insurers Ready Themselves For Tax Battle
8/4 ATO To Investigate GST Fraud In Property Sector
8/4 US Government Hopes To Turn Tide Against Illegal Tax Shelter Sellers
7/4 S&P Hedge Fund Index Declined In March
7/4 German Government Clarifies Requirements For LLC Tax Status
7/4 SEC Increasingly Expects Boardroom Culls Following Discovery Of Corporate Misconduct
7/4 Swiss Fiscal Reform Will Likely Reduce Tax Differences Between Cantons
7/4 Kerry's Tax Plans Find Favour Amongst Some Investors
7/4 Australia's Banks Face Higher Tax Bills After New Zealand Bank Laws Are Reviewed
6/4 Swiss Insist Banking Confidentiality Is Non-Negotiable
6/4 Man Launches New US Tax Exempt Hedge Fund Product
6/4 Tax Cuts Have Lowered Marginal Rates On Investments
6/4 Mistrial Declared In Tyco Case
6/4 HKSA To Share Cost Of Funding Investigation Board
6/4 Grenada's Creditworthiness Shows Significant Improvement
6/4 Insurance Firm Sees Barbados As Good Place To Do Business
5/4 German Regulator Approves First Hedge Funds Under New Rules
5/4 US Treasury Issues Guidance On Intercompany Financing Through Partnerships
5/4 Gibraltar To Challenge EU Corporate Tax Decision
5/4 Brazil To Modify Bank Transaction Tax
5/4 DIFC Welcomes Finalisation Of Financial Free Zone Law
5/4 Minister Attacks UK's Small Firms For 'Pocketing' Tax Breaks
5/4 New Corporate Governance Rules Come Into Effect In Canada
2/4 Study Throws Light On UK Equity Fund Trading Costs
2/4 NYSE Firms Reach Settlement With SEC
2/4 Investment Services Directive Passed By European Parliament
2/4 US Investors' Group Attacks Kerry's Past Record On Tax
2/4 Isle Of Man Finance Needs More Resources, Say Fund Managers
1/4 Sharp Growth Expected In Shariah Compliant Hedge Funds
1/4 Media 'Tipsters' May Be Forced To Reveal Their Identities In Hong Kong
1/4 Japan Seeks Regional Double Taxation Treaty Network
1/4 Germany Asked To Amend VW Law
1/4 Jersey Fund Industry Benefits From New Regulations
31/3 NCIS Reports Huge Inflow Of Suspicious Activity Reports From UK Accountants
31/3 Cayman Financial Association Supports Information Exchange With EU
31/3 Irish Revenue Commission Swamped By Tax Evasion Disclosures
31/3 US Pension Funds Look To Alternative Assets To Plug Funding Gaps
31/3 Tyco Judge Denies Request For Mistrial
31/3 IRS To Increase Scrutiny Of Pension Plans
31/3 South Africa's Corporate Tax Rate Now Above Global Average
31/3 New Zealand Tax Bill Aims To Help Nation's Venture Capitalists
30/3 Dail Asks For Information On Tax Exiles
30/3 US Treasury Warns Taxpayers Against Making Frivolous Tax Claims From Stock Options
30/3 Hong Kong Announces New Proposals To Improve Listing Regulations
30/3 AIMA Survey Attempts To Indentify Trends In Asset Pricing
30/3 FSA Boss Speaks Out On Soft Commissions
30/3 IMF Report Sees Panama In Recovery
30/3 Bahamas Urged To Enact New Purpose Trust Legislation
30/3 Senate Approval Of US-Sri Lanka Tax Treaty Welcomed
30/3 Moody's Confirms Rating Of Mauritius Commercial Bank
30/3 NESC Calls For New Land Tax To Be Levied In Ireland
29/3 5,000 Expected To Disclose Bank Details Under Irish Initiative
29/3 FTSE Launches New European Index
29/3 Tyco Shareholders Reject Reincorporation To The United States
29/3 US Treasury And IRS Propose Changes To Foreign Tax Credit
29/3 Bank Of Bermuda CEO Sees Further Expansion Of Banking Sector
29/3 Talmai Morgan To Head Guernsey Finance
29/3 US Treasury Issues Guidance On Decreases In Stock Value Through Corporate Misconduct
26/3 Hong Kong Reits May Soon Be Able To Invest Offshore
26/3 UAE Stock Market Regulator Steps Up Anti-Money Laundering Campaign
26/3 SFC To Regulate Listing Sponsors Alone
26/3 Indian Market Regulator May Lift Restrictions For Global Hedge Funds
26/3 JOBS International Tax Bill Bogged Down In Senate By Election Year Politics
25/3 The UK's FSA Lays Out More Flexible Rules For Collective Investment Schemes
25/3 Congressmen Urge Snow To Withdraw Interest Reporting Regulation
25/3 First Fund Authorised Under Jersey's New Expert Fund Regime
25/3 Anguillan Officials To Speak On Regulatory Environment
25/3 Financial Services Avenue Closed To New Non-Banks In The US
25/3 New UK Property Funds May Not Provide All The Answers
24/3 Fund Managers Still Seeking To Avoid Accountability, SEC Official Argues
24/3 Swiss Government Seeks To Overturn German Decision On Banking Sector
24/3 FSA Warned Against Abolishing Soft Commissions
24/3 Survey Reveals Leading Trust Destinations
24/3 Progress Made In Elimination Of Harmful Tax Practices, Says OECD
24/3 Idea Of A Canadian Place In The Sun Remains Alive
23/3 AIMA Publishes Canadian Hedge Fund Guide
23/3 Revenue Commission To Probe Status Of Tax Exiles
23/3 Japan Ready To Ratify New US Tax Treaty
23/3 Hong Kong Analysts Warned Over Use Of Insider Information
23/3 Turkey Calls For Exceptions To EU Legislation In Cyprus Settlement
23/3 Italian Authorities Seek Indictments Over Parmalat Collapse
23/3 India And Singapore Make Further Progress Towards Free Trade Agreement
22/3 Over 90% Of Hedge Funds In Positive Territory
22/3 FSA Announces Release Of Market Timing Probe
22/3 China Life To Fight US Class Action
22/3 Bolkestein Speaks On Tax Progress In EU
22/3 UK's Small Firms Boosted By Venture Capital Trust Tax Changes
19/3 UK Relaxes Tax Rules For Offshore Funds
19/3 European Commission Probes Italian Tax Incentives For Newly Listed Companies
19/3 House Extends Tax Cuts In $2.4 Trillion 2005 Budget
19/3 Report Urges Ireland To Tax Land Developers' Profits
19/3 Brown Focuses On Tax Compliance In UK Budget
18/3 Van Global Hedge Fund Index Displays Moderate February Performance
18/3 UAE Studies Readmission Of Foreign Banks
18/3 CSX Recognition By The UK Inland Revenue Greeted With Mixed Response
18/3 EC Proposes New Audit Directive
18/3 Closing Arguments Presented In Tyco Trial
18/3 Bahamas To Host STEP Caribbean Conference 2004
18/3 Swiss Subsidiary Implicated In Italian Fraud Investigation
18/3 US Credit Unions 'Should Pay Tax', Says FDIC Chairman
17/3 Hedge Fund Data Suggests More Moderate Performance In February
17/3 Towry Law International Boss Quits Over Hedge Fund Collapses
17/3 Four Nations To Begin Cooperating On Tax Matters
17/3 UK Tax Planners May Be Hit By New Disclosure Rule
17/3 BVI Delegation Hosts Financial Services Presentation In New York
16/3 Jersey Finance Co-Hosts Seminar On Expert Funds
16/3 Indian Supreme Court Will Not Review Decision On Mauritius DTA
16/3 SARS Launches VAT Enquiry Into JSE-Listed Firms
16/3 IFSRA Launches Consultation On Financial Services Code Of Conduct
16/3 EC Issues Objections To Oracle's PeopleSoft Takeover Bid
16/3 CSFB Looking For Larger Slice Of The Hedge Fund Pie
15/3 SEC Proposes More Disclosure On Fund Managers
15/3 New Gulf Region Mutual Fund Launched
15/3 No Timetable For Offshore Funds Tax Exemption, Says Tang
15/3 St Vincent's NIPI Launches Newsletter
15/3 Bank Of America May Settle In US Fund Probe
15/3 PwC Investigation Into NAB Rogue Traders Concluded
15/3 CD&P Provides Clarification On New Bermudian Investment Business Act
15/3 FATF Satisfied With Bahamas On International Treaties
12/3 SEC Conducting 'Minisweeps' Of Mutual Fund Industry
12/3 Revenue Commissioners Collect EUR9 Million In Offshore Crackdown
12/3 Jersey FSC Releases Fourth Quarter Statistics
12/3 Cayman Stock Exchange Achieves Recognised Status With Inland Revenue
12/3 Reform Of Russia's Financial Regulator Sparks Market Uncertainty
11/3 Bolkestein Urges EU Ministers To Stick To Their Guns Over Savings Tax
11/3 Brown Likely To Forge Ahead With UK Pension Tax Reform
11/3 GFSC Relaxed On Hedge Funds
11/3 US Senate Approves Updated Tax Treaty With Japan
11/3 Germany And Oman To Consider Double Taxation Pact
11/3 US DoJ Accuses Oracle Of Withholding Evidence In Antitrust Probe
10/3 S&P Publishes February Hedge Fund Index Performance
10/3 UK To Confirm That Its Dependent Territories Are Compliant With EU Savings Directive
10/3 Donaldson Speaks On SEC Reforms
10/3 United States And Netherlands Update Income Tax Treaty
10/3 Mauritius FSC Releases 2003 Annual Report
9/3 South African FSB Attempts To Clear Up Confusion Over Hedge Fund Approval
9/3 FSA Holds Meeting With Split Capital Investment Trust Bosses
9/3 Gibraltar Announces Changes To 'Qualifying Individuals' Tax Rules
9/3 Buffett Says Corporate America Should Pay More Tax
9/3 UK To Update Tax Treaties With Poland And Hungary
8/3 Soros Voices Criticism Of Bush's Tax Policies
8/3 UK Government Closes Life Insurance Tax Loophole
8/3 Bahamas Launches New Investment Funds Regulatory Regime
8/3 Banks Unprepared For Basel II, Survey Reveals
8/3 Cullen Sets Out New Zealand Tax Priorities
8/3 ATO Announces Changes To Capital Gains Tax Law
5/3 Asian Hedge Funds Growth To Continue This Year
5/3 Qatar Government Issues Islamic Trust Listing On Labuan Exchange
5/3 EU Parliament Committee Amends Investment Services Directive
5/3 India's Money Laundering Vulnerabilities Revealed In US Report
5/3 Bahamas And Australia Sign Anti-Money Laundering Agreement
4/3 Majority Of Swiss Supportive Of The Nation's Banking Industry
4/3 MSE And MIM Launch Seminars On Benefits Of Stock Listings
4/3 New Hedge Fund Firm Established in Dublin
4/3 ACCJ Urges Ratification Of US-Japan DTA By April
4/3 Egypt And Ukraine Removed From FATF Money Laundering List
3/3 Barings Opens Fund Administration Office In Jersey
3/3 New Liberalised German Hedge Fund Market To Be Explored At Conference
3/3 Hollinger Judgement May Strengthen Law For Minority Shareholders
3/3 London Think Tank Criticises OECD
3/3 UK And Gibraltar Form Common Approach Towards Regional Selectivity Question
3/3 UK's Loss Is The Isle Of Man's Gain After Shock Inland Revenue Ruling
3/3 Bermudian Premier Reignites Independence Debate
2/3 Buffett And Soros Said To Be Shorting The Dollar
2/3 Cayman Defends Itself Over Parmalat Affair
2/3 Hong Kong's Offshore Fund Tax Proposals Come Under Fire
2/3 Japanese Authorities Dress Down Foreign Banks On Money Laundering
2/3 Italy And Ghana Sign Double Taxation Convention
1/3 Hedge Fund Sector 'Set To Grow 15% Over The Coming Decade'
1/3 UK Stiffens Money Laundering Regime
1/3 Cayman Government Responds To Attack In British Media
1/3 Senior Congressman Attacks Non-Resident Alien Interest Reporting Rules
1/3 SEC Extends Compliance Dates Under Sarbanes-Oxley
1/3 US Government Issues New Guidance On Financial 'Swap' Transactions
1/3 Caruana To Discuss Tax With UK Government
1/3 IBM Won't Oppose Addition Of Copyright Claims By SCO
27/2 Hong Kong Banks Begin Taking Yuan Deposits
27/2 SEC Proposes New Execution Rules
27/2 Zurich Launches Two New Funds Of Hedge Funds
27/2 Kerry's War On Bermuda Attacked By Economist
27/2 Greenspan In Favour Of Dividend Tax Cut
27/2 US Government Bans Executive Stock Option Manoeuvre
27/2 US Justice Department Attacks Oracle Bid
26/2 New Offshore Guide Published For UK Expats
26/2 German Tax Code Reform May Be Years Ahead
26/2 UK Inland Revenue To Probe Offshore Assets
26/2 Ernst & Young Calls For Tax Free Trusts For UK Non-Residents
26/2 UK Inland Revenue Denies 50% Tax Scare
25/2 ATO Launches New Drive Against Offshore Tax Evasion
25/2 Time Running Out To Pass Key Tax Measures
25/2 Millions Of UK Taxpayers Could Pay 50% Income Tax Under New Inland Revenue Rules
25/2 Hong Kong Provides Gateway To China For UK Firms
25/2 Change To Japanese Tax Law Prevents Offshore Tax Break
24/2 2003 A Record Breaking Year For Hedge Fund Inflows
24/2 Cayman Financial Secretary Hits Back Over 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' Report
24/2 Dividend Tax Cut: 'Has Been The Key Tax Reform Under Bush'
24/2 German Government Denies Tax Amnesty Is Failing
24/2 Anguilla FSC Representatives Attend International Trusts Seminar
24/2 Revenue Commissioners To Examine Single Premium Life Assurance Policies
23/2 Dubai Hosts Fifth Annual Middle East Hedge Fund Conference
23/2 Treasury And IRS Speed Through New Dividend Tax Technical Regulation
23/2 Standard Chartered Slammed By Japanese FSA Over Lax Reporting
23/2 KPMG Under Investigation In US Over Tax Shelters
23/2 US Diplomat Praises UAE For Anti-Money Laundering Cooperation
20/2 Frits Bolkestein Urges Cyprus To Press Ahead With Implementation Of EU Laws
20/2 UK Businesses Unprepared For New Money Laundering Rules, Says PwC
20/2 FSA Chief Executive Speaks On Regulatory Cooperation Between US And EU
20/2 Donaldson In Favour Of Increased Hedge Fund Scrutiny
20/2 Most Are Optimistic Over BVI's Financial Services Industry, Says Survey
20/2 Irish Revenue Commission Announces New Crackdown
20/2 BSX Could Reap Benefits From HSBC's Move
20/2 IRS Municipal Bond Proposals Criticized By Industry Body
20/2 New US Dividend Tax Rate Complicates Tax Filing
19/2 BMA Chief Proposes Hedge Fund Regime Change
19/2 UK Charities Warming To Hedge Funds
19/2 European Parliament Calls For Single Regulator In Response To Parmalat Collapse
19/2 US Government Issues Guidance On Abusive Foreign Tax Credit Transactions
19/2 EU Commission May Reject Gibraltar's Tax Reforms
19/2 Indonesia-Mauritius DTA Terminated
19/2 HSBC Announces Senior Appointments To Jersey Operation
19/2 IoM Announces Zero Taxation Rate For Space Industry
18/2 Switzerland Meets With Irish Government Over Savings Tax Directive
18/2 Expats Developing Confidence In Their Own Investment Decisions
18/2 Cayman MPs Vote To Accept EU Savings Tax Directive
18/2 Jersey Announces Package Of Fundamental Tax Reform
18/2 Guernsey Funds Under Management Hit Record Levels
18/2 UK Government Ready To Close Inheritance Tax Loophole
18/2 EU Transparency Directive Increases Liability For Company Directors
18/2 UK Government's Share Incentive Plan Offers Potential For Large Tax Breaks
18/2 Bank of Bermuda Shareholders Officially Approve HSBC Takeover
17/2 Alan Greenspan Argues Against Increased Hedge Fund Regulation
17/2 Antigua Protests At OECD's Stance On Level Playing Field Issues
17/2 Scottish Law Society Chief Slams New UK Anti-Money Laundering Rules
17/2 East European Investment Trusts Post Large Gains
17/2 Charlie McCreevy Accused Of Bending Tax Rules To Assist Eircom Privatisation
16/2 FTSE To Launch New Hedge Fund Index
16/2 ATO Investigating Foreign Trust Tax Avoidance Schemes
16/2 Barbados Central Bank Disputes S&P Analysis
16/2 Former Cyprus Central Bank Governor Hits Back At Criticism Over CSE Bubble
16/2 HK Accounting Reform Costs Likely To Be Split Three Ways
16/2 India And Mexico Close To Completion Of Double Taxation Deal
13/2 President Bush's Tax Cut Paying Dividends On Wall Street
13/2 SEC Slammed Over Delisting Requirements For Foreign Firms
13/2 China Opens Its Doors To Derivatives Trading
13/2 US Congress Backs Away From 'Noisy Withdrawal' Proposals
13/2 Seven Banks Under Investigation In Parmalat Probe
13/2 Offshore Centres Face Tougher Regulation From EU In Wake Of Parmalat Affair
13/2 Recent Tax Change Could Ruin Several UK Film Productions
13/2 Irish Finance Bill Tax Breaks Criticised By Opposition Parties
12/2 Switzerland Holds Out Against EU Pressure Over Savings Tax Directive
12/2 EC Warns Six EU Member States Over Money Laundering Directive
12/2 US Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative Uncovers $170 Million
12/2 Independent Review Launched Into Gibraltar FSC
12/2 Virgin Express Threatens Legal Action Over Ryanair Subsidies
11/2 EU Ministers Urge Switzerland To Accept Savings Directive
11/2 Congress Unveils New Mutual Fund Reform Bill
11/2 Alternative Investments Begin To Make Inroads Into Korea
11/2 Irish Finance Department To Boost Money Laundering Steering Committee
11/2 No Nasty Surprises Expected In Isle Of Man Budget
11/2 Australian Firms Hit By US Taxes On Repatriated Income
10/2 Talks Stalled With Four Jurisdictions On Savings Tax Directive
10/2 UK Property Sector Anticipates Introduction Of REITS
10/2 Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Announces New Bond Issue
10/2 HKMA Issues Yuan Money Laundering Warning
10/2 US Fund's Interest In Japan Could Unearth New Gems
9/2 Hedge Funds Record Solid Gains In January
9/2 South African Investors Taking Positive View Of Offshore Markets
9/2 German Amnesty Offers Clemency On A Variety Of Levies
9/2 Tremonti To Urge Reform Of Laws Governing Offshore Units
9/2 UK Signs New Double Tax Convention With France
9/2 Anguilla Financial Services Commission Tables Company Law Reforms
6/2 Changes To 'Soft Dollar' Rules May Extend To Hedge Funds
6/2 SEC Charges Former CIBC Boss Over Role In Mutual Fund Scandal
6/2 House Of Lords Debates Tax Evasion And Avoidance
6/2 IRS Investigating Potential Municipal Bond Abuses
6/2 Indian Mutual Funds Concerned Over Lapse Of Dividend Tax Exemption
6/2 New Double Tax Treaty Announced Between Australia And Mexico
6/2 BISX Chairman Calls For Greater Public/Private Partnership In Running Of The Exchange
6/2 Spanish Campaign Against Offshore Jurisdictions Sparks Fear In Gibraltar
6/2 LSUC Examines Flotation Plans For Canadian Law Firms
6/2 2004 Finance Bill Published In Ireland
5/2 American Express Launches New Fund Of Hedge Funds Platform
5/2 JFSC Announces Plans For New Expert Fund Regime
5/2 Hong Kong To Expand Network Of Double Taxation Treaties
5/2 Slovakia Axes Dividend Tax
5/2 Ryanair Ruling 'More Moderate' Than Expected, Says Brennan
5/2 First Meeting Of Committee Of European Banking Supervisors Takes Place
5/2 NASD Orders CSFB To Pay $150,000 Over MP3.com IPO
4/2 Cayman Optimistic Over EU Tax Deal
4/2 Barbados Offshore Sector Being Treated 'With Indifference'
4/2 NAB Chief Executive Quits Over Rogue Currency Trades
4/2 Tyco Trial Focuses On Appointment Of Merrill Lynch Analyst
3/2 Investors Failed To Reclaim Billions In Tax Refunds In 2003
3/2 HKEx Director Slams Exchange Over Regulation Of Listings
3/2 Bush's 2005 Budget Proposes To Solidify Tax Cuts
3/2 High Hopes for New Venture Capital Trust Tax Rules
3/2 Heritage Foundation Fellow Speaks On OECD London Meeting
3/2 Cook Islands PM Seeks To Reassure FATF Over Money Laundering Laws
3/2 Inland Revenue Throws Spanner In The Works Of New Funds
3/2 Ryanair Plans Legal Action Over Subsidy Row
3/2 Profitable US Firms Expect To Pay Less Tax This Year
3/2 Italian Justice Minister Says New Company Laws May Prevent Another Parmalat
3/2 Audit Office Report Praises ATO's Handling Of Aggressive Tax Marketing
2/2 UK Minister Praises The Tax Regimes Of Offshore Crown Dependencies
2/2 SARS Expands Exchange Control Amnesty To Cover Extra Taxes
2/2 Californian Senate Rejects Bill To Punish Offshore Firms
2/2 Irish Government May Make Stand Over Ryanair State Aid Case
2/2 Mauritius FSC Head Speaks On Finance Centre
30/1 December Marks Record Month For Exchange-Traded Funds
30/1 Switzerland Reaches Agreement With OECD Over Tax Questions
30/1 Congressional Tax Writers Call For Change In Effective Date Of 15% Dividend Tax
30/1 FSA Fines Deloitte & Touche Wealth Management
30/1 Guernsey And Malta Financial Regulators Sign Memorandum Of Understanding
29/1 RyanAir Loses State Aid Battle
29/1 UK Fund Managers Seek To Gain ISA Tax Benefits
29/1 EC Decision On VW Law Postponed Indefinitely
29/1 ATO Warns Against Practice Of Profit Stripping
29/1 EU Commission Proposes Change To Interest And Royalties Directive
28/1 Morningstar To Create Hedge Fund Database
28/1 Shell Faces US Class Action
28/1 European Central Banker Rejects Idea Of EU-Wide 'Tobin Tax'
28/1 New Compliance Association Launched In Gibraltar
28/1 'Rewards For Failure' White Paper Dropped By DTI
28/1 Report Criticizes Tax Strategies Employed By WorldCom
27/1 Italy To Adopt New Investor Protection Measures
27/1 CFP Urges Withdrawal Of Clinton-Era Tax Regulation
27/1 London And Moscow Stock Exchanges Sign Information-Sharing Agreement
27/1 Treasury And IRS Move To Nullify S Corporation 'ESOP' Abuses
27/1 Russian Government Ambivalent Towards Tax Amnesties
26/1 Hedge Fund Body Questions EU Proposals For Regulatory System
26/1 Australia's Superannuation Fund Industry Calls For Cut In Taxation
26/1 US States Club Together To Fight Abusive Tax Shelters
26/1 Ukraine Launches New Anti-Money Laundering Initiative
26/1 Former Mannesman Executives Face Charges Over Vodafone Takeover
23/1 Bosses Of CSE Listed Firms Face Allegations Of Wrongdoing
23/1 Taiwan Authorities Allow Investment By Hedge Funds
23/1 Equitable Life Unlikely To Sue UK Government
23/1 Congress Likely To Extend Some Tax Cuts This Year
23/1 Global Crossing Appoints New European Counsel
23/1 UK Investment Trusts Launch Legal Action Against Customs Department
22/1 ICI Commends Tough SEC Proposals To Clean Up Mutual Fund Industry
22/1 Closer Links Between Canada And Turks & Caicos Explored Once More
22/1 Malta Gains Access To European Tax Advisor Database
22/1 SCO Takes Aim At Novell Over Unix Ownership Claims
21/1 Hedge Funds Finish 2003 On A Positive Note
21/1 ATO Steps Up Scrutiny Of Wealthy Taxpayers' Offshore Dealings
21/1 Bank Of Scotland Fined For Breaching UK Money Laundering Rules
21/1 Singapore Aiming For Mauritius-Style Tax Treaty With India
21/1 Hong Kong Experienced Investment Boom In 2003 Despite SARS Setback
21/1 EU Unveils New Merger Control Rules
20/1 NASD Fines And Suspends Quattrone
20/1 Gibraltar Bankers' Report Cites EU Savings Tax Directive As Major Concern
20/1 Irish Revenue Commission May Be Preparing Another Offshore Offensive
20/1 UK Government Seeks To End Tax Advantages Of Trusts
20/1 Central Bank Of Barbados Announces Liberalised Equity Rules
20/1 Bermudian Government Planning Update Of Money Laundering Laws
20/1 EC Warns Germany Over VW Law
20/1 Inland Revenue Conducts 'Domesday Survey' Of Foreign Workers
19/1 EU Parliament Proposes New Regulatory Framework For Hedge Funds
19/1 Spitzer and State Authorities Unveil Mutual Fund Proposals
19/1 Bush Will Continue To Push Tax Agenda In 2004
19/1 ISE Boosted By Strong Performance In 2003
19/1 Costello Highlights Benefits Of New Tax Treaties With UK And Russia
16/1 UK Moves To Tackle Tax Avoidance On 'Strips' Of Government Bonds
16/1 SEC Proposes Ethics Code For Investment Advisers
16/1 Fitch Assigns 'BB' Rating To Costa Rica's $250 Million Issue
16/1 Canada Will Not Raise Taxes Despite Spending Commitments
16/1 Maltese FOI Urges Immediate Action To Preserve Investment Levels
15/1 Hong Kong Funds May Gain Profits Tax Exemption Under New Proposals
15/1 US Supreme Court Finds In Favour Of SEC Over Definition Of Securities
15/1 French Court Finds Against Morgan Stanley Over Investment Research
15/1 Ashburton Makes Predictions For US Investment Outlook
15/1 New Legislation Opens Up Kuwaiti Banking Sector
15/1 US Government Launches Large Scale Legislative Assault Against Tax Abuse
15/1 Inland Revenue Should Increase Investigations And Prosecutions, Say MPs
14/1 Germany To Launch First Hedge Funds In March, Report Reveals
14/1 UK Investment Body Calls For Major Tax Reform In Savings Industry
14/1 Italian Banks Considering Legal Action Over Parmalat Collapse
14/1 Four Emerging Market Funds Recently Listed On BISX
14/1 Lieberman Tax Plan Aims To 'Ease The Middle Class Squeeze'
14/1 DFSA Announces Publication Of New Laws
13/1 Fitzrovia Survey Criticises High Hedge Fund Fees
13/1 British Film Indusry Booms, Though Tax Uncertainty Clouds Horizon
13/1 Deloitte Launches Legal Action Against Bank Of England
13/1 IRS Denies Wall Street Firms Extra Time For Dividend Reporting
13/1 Tyco To Remain In Bermuda After Board Rejects Reincorporation
12/1 FSA Rules On Past Performance Data In Advertising Finalised
12/1 EU To Investigate Member States' Dividend Tax Rules
12/1 Gibraltar Government Proposes Tax Increase For The Wealthy
12/1 UBS Dismissed From WorldCom Class Action
12/1 Formal Investigation Into Parmalat Launched In Luxembourg
12/1 Malta And UAE Begin New Round Of Double Taxation Avoidance Talks
9/1 Man Group Hedge Fund Offering Performs Well
9/1 Snow Gives Enthusiastic Backing To Bush's Tax Cuts
9/1 Arrests Made In Connection With FIBG Investigation
9/1 Bolkestein Mulling New Regulations For Auditors
9/1 Putin's Rival Plans To Extract More Tax From Oil And Gas Industry
8/1 Hedge Funds Expected To Perform Well In 2004
8/1 Guernsey Banks Move To Combat Identity Theft
8/1 First Parmalat Class Action Launched
8/1 Glaxo Landed With Multibillion Dollar Tax Bill By IRS
8/1 Thailand Approves Plans To Encourage Bank Mergers
7/1 Cayman Islands Given Until End Of January To Submit Plan For Adoption Of EU Savings Directive
7/1 Hedge Funds Cost More, Says Fitzrovia Report
7/1 US States Eager To Exploit Popularity Of The Tax Amnesty
7/1 PCCW To Tackle China's On-Line Gaming Market
7/1 Ansbacher Settlement Receives Cautious Welcome From Irish Green Party
7/1 Malta Enterprise Launched, Begins Drive To Attract FDI
6/1 Hedge Funds Reported Solid Returns In 2003
6/1 Foreign Investors Will Not Be Deterred By Interest Reporting Rules, Says Treasury
6/1 Barbados Experiences Large Rise In Investment From Canada
6/1 Hong Kong Fund Tax Deterring New Hedge Funds
6/1 Mauritius FSC Releases Second Annual Report
6/1 Bermuda Continues To Dominate Protected Cell Insurance Sector
6/1 Bank Of America Securities May Face SEC Action
6/1 Paddy Power Seeks Tax Advantage On Isle Of Man
5/1 HKMA Warns Over Fake Swiss Banking Website
5/1 Rift Develops In Liechtenstein Parliament Over Government Stance On Money Laundering Law
5/1 Eichel's High Hopes For Tax Amnesty May Fall Flat
5/1 New Maltese Exchange Control Liberalisation Measures Effective
5/1 Fidelity Urges Creation Of 'Time Stamp' Clearing House For Fund Trades
5/1 US Treasury Issues Final Regulations Defining Income Under Section 643
5/1 Central Banker Urges Business To Prepare For Caribbean Integration
2/1 UBS Tops Hedge Fund Manager Rankings
2/1 US/Bahamas Tax Agreement Comes Into Effect
2/1 ECSE Witnessed Record Volume In December 2003
2/1 US Treasury & IRS Turn Attention To Roth IRA Tax Abuses
1/1 Hong Kong's Stock Exchange Powering Ahead In China Boom
1/1 Malta Stock Exchange Advances Idea Of Regional Bourse
1/1 Tanzi Tried To Sell Parmalat To New York Investment Group
1/1 US Treasury Issues New Income Definition Regulations

 

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