10/31/2013
Offshore Tax Scorecard: UBS, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Julius Baer
The crackdown has led to charges against UBS
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10/29/2013
Challenge to disclosure of information under a tax information exchange agreement (Cayman Islands)
The judge went on to order the Cayman Authority to revoke its consent to the use of information obtained in respect of two Cayman entities
10/27/2013
Caymans dispute could harm co-operation
A ruling by a Cayman Islands judge may stop the Australian Tax Office investigating assets secretly held in the tax haven
10/23/2013
PwC - Finance sector businesses must act now to be ready for global information exchange
Signing IGA’s are only one piece of the puzzle for Channel Island Financial services businesses to be fully geared up for efficient automatic tax information exchange
10/22/2013
Jersey Finance welcomes IGA signing with the UK
Jersey Finance has welcomed the announcement that Jersey has signed an inter-governmental agreement on automatic exchange of tax information between Jersey and the UK
10/21/2013
Guernsey signs ‘FATCA’ agreement with the UK
The agreement enhances the automatic tax information exchange provisions already in place between Guernsey and the UK under measures equivalent to the EU Savings Tax Directive.
10/16/2013
Bahamas Ministry Revises Fatca Agreement 'Language'
The Ministry of Financial Services has finalised its proposed revisions to the ‘language’ of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act agreement agreement
10/15/2013
EU opens tax evasion probe over Gibraltar’s corporate taxation following Spanish complaint
The European Commission has opened a probe of Gibraltar’s corporate tax regime on suspicion it might selectively favor some businesses such as offshore companies.
10/15/2013
The IMF Lays The Groundwork For Global Wealth Confiscation
The International Monetary Fund quietly dropped a bomb in its October Fiscal Monitor Report
10/13/2013
Sir Richard Branson quits Britain for Caribbean tax haven
The Virgin boss, 63, has left Blighty for Necker, his private island in the British Virgin Islands
10/12/2013
Tax accord a filip for Isle of Man reputation
We have a long-established policy of complying with global standards
10/10/2013
Colombia says Bermuda is not on tax haven ‘hit list’
“That message is getting out there loud and clear.”
10/10/2013
Australia Defies Cayman Court Ruling
An Australian court has defied a Cayman judgment that tax information unlawfully handed over by the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority should be returned and not used in Australian tax evasion proceedings.
10/07/2013
Offshore Haven Complains To UN About Tax Squeeze
Most have agreed to life the veil of secrecy and share financial details of offshore customers
09/30/2013
US Fatca banks law delayed – again
Swiss banks have now been told they must comply with the American law by July 2014
09/30/2013
Tax evasion advice being offered by lawyers, bankers: CBC News
Experts said one plan was virtually 'untraceable'
09/22/2013
Draft Commission Regulations for Money Market Funds - Walkers Global
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09/22/2013
FATCA update for fiduciaries - Withers
Trusts covered by an applicable IGA will be subject to home country implementing legislation.
09/22/2013
Smith & Williamson celebrates double win at STEP Private Client Awards 2013/14
Smith & Williamson, the accountancy and investment management group, has been named Accountancy Team of the Year and Investment Team of the Year at the STEP Private Client Awards 2013/14.
09/21/2013
US introduces new tool to combat tax evasion: a voluntary disclosure programme…for banks
There is no question that the deal reached by the US and Swiss governments that resulted in this programme will have a deeply–resonating impact on the Swiss private banking industry