Tax & Regulation | 6 Dec 12
bvi introduces light touch fund manager
The British Virgin Islands has introduced a new fund regime, making it quicker and easier for fund groups to launch new funds in the jurisdiction.
qatar national bank launches debt fund
The Qatar National Bank has launched a debt fund, becoming the first bank in Qatar to launch a fund of this kind.
hsbce sells ping an stake to thai
HSBC Holdings is selling its entire stake in China’s Ping An Insurance (Group) of China to entities owned by Charoen Pokphand Group, in what was described as the bank’s largest divestment in more than 15 years.
gibraltars turn to face ecofin scrutiny
Almost a year to the day after Jersey and the Isle of Man finally had their zero-10 corporate tax regimes approved by ECOFIN, Gibraltar is reported to be attracting the European body’s attention.
Tax & Regulation | 5 Dec 12
gaar draft to be published this month as
Tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance were once again targets of the UK Chancellor George Osborne when he gave his Autumn Statement this afternoon.