Managers of Wealth Offshore

Here's The Who's Who In China's Offshore Tax Havens

The growing onshore and offshore wealth of China's elites "may not be strictly illegal

Super, wealth funds plead to OECD for tax rule exemption

AUSTRALIA’s and New Zealand’s largest superannuation funds and sovereign wealth funds, including the $70 billion Queensland Investment Corporation and $26bn New Zealand Superannuation Fund

International law firm launches Middle East tax practice

He will launch the firm's Tax practice in the Middle East, focusing on multinationals with a tax presence in the region and FATCA-related services in light of Qatar and the UAE having agreed to join the OECD's Common Reporting Standard from 2017

Switzerland’s Financial Centre Reforms Are A Work In Progress

In the last few months Switzerland has made progress in making its financial centre internationally compliant.

Lawmakers Re-introduce Bill to Curb Offshore Tax Havens

A pair of Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate have re-introduced legislation aimed at preventing the abuse of offshore tax havens by multinational companies.

Billionaire water boss in the spotlight

Northumbrian Water bosses have defended the company against allegations its billionaire foreign owner has used a legal tax loophole to boost profits.

Swiss citizens come clean on tax cheats

A total of 15,039 Swiss residents have filed voluntary disclosures since the government introduced an amnesty

Switzerland, Italy Treaty Announcement 'Imminent'

The program also establishes a deadline of 60 days from its entry into force on March 2, 2015, for countries that have not yet signed tax treaties with Italy to do so, to enable the exchange of tax information, or risk inclusion on its "black list.&a

Pensions – is the lure of distant shores fading? by Gary Heynes & Lesley Fidler

British expatriates have always been able to enjoy additional pensions freedom by moving their pension funds out of the UK under the Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS). But now HMRC is reviewing QROPS as a result of the 2014 pensions c

Cyprus: 3 more tax treaties as of January 1, 2015

It is worth noting that each treaty contains an article providing for the exchange of information

Legal twist to info exchange

Barbados appears to be moving into full financial information-sharing mode as the world’s most powerful countries put their foot down on tax evasion.

HMRC Confirms QROPS Changes Are On The Way

HM Revenue & Customs has indicated a review is under way of the complicated rules that an offshore pension has to meet to become a QROPS.

There is at least $21tn stashed away in tax havens

Mr Henry said his $21tn is actually a conservative figure and the true scale could be $32tn. A trillion is 1,000 billion.

Taxing times

Businesses in the island’s vital financial services are gearing up for ‘substantial changes’ dealing with tax.

Cyprus and US sign FATCA IGA

Cyprus has signed a Model 1 IGA containing a most favoured nation provision which provides that any more favourable terms negotiated under another country's IGA will automatically be applicable to Cyprus.

Vatican Bank Joins 100 Nations In FATCA Offshore Account Hunt

In his annual Christmas messages to more than one billion Catholics, the Pope may have left out something: offshore account compliance.

South Africa urged to finalise renegotation of Mauritius tax treaty

South African investors have used Mauritius as a vehicle for investing in other countries with which Mauritius has beneficial double taxation treaties.

Netherlands, Curacao To Avoid Double Taxation From 2016

The Dutch Ministry of Finance announced that a new regulation for the avoidance of double taxation between the Netherlands and Curacao is expected to be effective beginning 1 January 2016.

Jersey Tax Bulletin December 2014 - Deloitte

Updated Crown Dependency FATCA Guidance Notes

German state buys tax CD containing Swiss bank client data - paper

The clients each have accounts containing up to 5 million euros at the unidentified bank, the newspaper said, adding that NRW tax investigators were currently analysing the data.