05/10/2017
The UK company: a new alternative for international investors?
All UK companies are UK resident for tax purposes under the "incorporation rule".
Legal
05/09/2017
Cayman’s new beneficial ownership regime to take effect on 1 July 2017
The legislation comes into force on 1 July 2017 and all Cayman Islands Companies should now review whether or not they will be required to maintain a beneficial ownership register
05/09/2017
Ogier partner to speak at Hedge Fund Emerging & Startup Manager forum
The presentation covers the BVI regimes for professional, private, incubator and approved funds and their relative investment thresholds, conversion options and cost base management.
05/09/2017
UK Sipp giant faces £1.8m tax bill over Guernsey biofuel scheme
The fund put money into projects including a bioethanol plant in the US and a renewable fuels refinery in the UK.
05/08/2017
EU Taking ‘Hard Law’ Approach to Regulating Tax Advisers
They include a scope that covers all intermediaries, all harmful practices and all jurisdictions.
05/08/2017
Carey Olsen advises Pershing Square Holdings on its admission to the LSE
Carey Olsen’s corporate team in Guernsey was led by partner Annette Alexander
05/04/2017
Further Common Reporting Standard, US FATCA, UK CDOT and EUSD Regime Updates for the Cayman Islands
CRS reporting should be completed using the CRS XML schema version1.0 or the manual entry form on the AEOI Portal which is based on that schema.
05/04/2017
Macron lodges complaint with French prosecutor over offshore account allegations
Nobody was named in the complaint
05/04/2017
UK Introduces Criminal Offence For Facilitating Tax Evasion
The legislation will make corporates liable not just for tax evasion facilitated by their employees but also external agents and service providers.
05/04/2017
Spain names 7 former HSBC bankers as suspects in money laundering case
At the heart of the Spanish case are accusations that HSBC helped Spanish clients to transfer abroad and later repatriate funds “with the intention of hiding them from the public treasury”, the High Court said.
05/03/2017
Spanish court to question Santander, BNP bankers in HSBC tax probe
The euro zone's largest bank by market value, said in a statement it had complied with the law at all time and had actively cooperated with the court by providing all the documentation and information requested.
05/03/2017
Appleby speakers at trusts forum
This session will take the form of a trustee posing a number of tricky questions to legal advisers who will be on the spot to provide advice concerning various information requests.
05/03/2017
Panama Papers fugitive arrested in Ukraine after 3 years on the run
He fled Europe shortly before an Italian judge issued a warrant for his arrest in June 2014.
05/03/2017
Demand for dispute resolution services is expanding in Asia, says Hong Kong partner Nicholas Plowman
He explains why he believes prospects look strong for offshore law firms in Asia in 2017.
05/02/2017
Malta PM Calls Early Elections Amid Wife's Offshore Account Scandal
Malta's Prime Minister has called early elections following allegations that his wife holds secret offshore accounts in Panama.
05/02/2017
The European Parliament Examines the Roles of Attorneys in Tax Evasion and Laundering Schemes
The studies are lengthy and full of interesting details and graphs.
05/01/2017
Swiss spy arrested in Germany watched tax investigators
He was active in the German financial and banking sector, according to the report.
04/30/2017
Mauritius next in line in DOJ 1MDB probe?
The money trail, said a source, may lead to an incognito banking institution in the most unsuspecting offshore financial services centre in Africa.
04/28/2017
Malta scandal exposes New Zealand trusts again
New Zealand changed its laws on offshore trusts last year
04/27/2017
Commercial Aviation Finance in the British Virgin Islands
The SPV will typically own the aircraft.