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Newsletter
19th
March 2010 |
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Exclusive Feature
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Jurisdiction Special Focus: Hong Kong
In geographical terms, the peninsula and collection
of islands in south eastern China which make up
the territory of Hong Kong are a little over 400
square miles in size, but in economic terms, the
former British colony, which in 1997 was handed
back to greater China, packs a serious punch on
the world stage and can claim to be the globe’s
third largest financial centre after New York and
London, and the ninth largest economy in the world...
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News Headlines |
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Dubai
World To Repay Debt
Friday
19th March 2010
Investor
confidence in debt-ridden Dubai will be bolstered by an
announcement from Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Fiscal
Committee, Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum that Dubai World
will offer a ‘fair and acceptable plan’ to
its creditors; likely to be full repayment, as part of
the restructuring of its USD26bn debt.
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EU
Urged To Fine Tune Fund Risk Ratings
Thursday
18th March 2010
Moves
by European regulators to provide a standard risk rating
for investment funds needs further refining to make them
truly effective for consumers, according to representatives
of the UK insurance and investment fund industry.
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SmartPool
Enlightens Dark Traders
Wednesday
17th March 2010
SmartPool,
the European dark liquidity pool created by NYSE Euronext
in partnership with HSBC, J.P.Morgan and BNP Paribas,
has announced that it is launching a new service designed
to help traders and other market users access, interpret
and navigate the post trade data published by European
'dark trading' venues.
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Fund
Managers Back Geithner On Regulation
Tuesday
16th March 2010
The
Washington-based Managed Funds Association has welcomed
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's call for the European
Union to engage in talks for reform of the financial regulatory
system at a global level.
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Greece
Wants Hedge Fund Shackles
Monday
15th March 2010
The
Greek government has called on the US to increase the
regulation of hedge funds, which it holds jointly responsible
for Greece’s recent problems on the financial markets.
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New
On The Lowtax Network |
| 18/03 |
New
Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv |
| 17/03 |
IO
Focus: Hong Kong, Investors Offshore
special feature |
| 17/03 |
New
PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG
editor |
| 16/03 |
Hungary
Summary PBTG Guide, added to Personal
Business Tax Guide |
| 15/03 |
Lowtax
South Africa, major content expansion |
| 12/03 |
Lowtax
Costa Rica, annual update |
| 11/03 |
Estonia
Summary PBTG Guide, added to Personal
Business Tax Guide |
| 10/03 |
Lowtax
Labuan, annual update |
| 09/03 |
Word
Search Puzzle, on Lowtax |
| 08/03 |
Jobs
For All, Jeremy Hetherington-Gore
blog |
| 05/03 |
Belgium
Summary PBTG Guide, added to Personal
Business Tax Guide |
| 03/03 |
New
Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv
Personal
Business Tax Guide, PBTG, has launched!
Providing essential tax news and information
for globally mobile artists, contractors,
entrepreneurs, professionals, small
businesses, sportspersons and entertainers. |
| 02/03 |
Personal
Equity Investment In 2010: Not Just
For Expats… Investors
Offshore special feature. |
| 01/03 |
India's
Budget 2010 Tax-News.com
article.
Pound
No Longer Sound IO
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Portal 'Low-tax'
business and investment in the top 50
jurisdictions covered in exceptional
detail. |
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Tax
News Global
tax news, continuously updated through
the day. |
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Investors
Offshore The
independent offshore and alternative
investment guide for expatriates and
the globally aware investor.
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Law
& Tax News Daily
news and background data on tax and
legal developments for international
business. |
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Offshore-e-com
A
topical guide to offshore e-commerce
focused on tax and regulation.
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Lowtax
Library One
of the web's largest and most authoritative
business and investment information
sources. |
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US
Tax Network The
resource for free online US taxation
information, covering: corporate tax,
individual tax, international tax, expatriates,
sales and e-commerce tax, investment
tax. |
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Personal
Business Tax Guide Providing
essential tax news and information on
business for contractors, entrepreneurs,
professionals, small businesses, artists,
sportspersons and entertainers. |
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