Tax & Regulation
Tax & Regulation | 21 Dec 16
Payments to tax informants by HMRC nears £500K
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has spent more than £460,000 ($570,000, €547,000) for confidential information from the public and the business community to help it combat tax avoidance, according to London-based law firm RPC.
Convicted ex-BSI banker to be sentenced ‘beyond the norm’
Former BSI banker Yeo Jaiwei has been found guilty of four charges of witness tampering by a Singapore court as part of the investigations into the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) money laundering scandal.
Tax & Regulation | 20 Dec 16
Dodgy carbon credit trio struck off after investors lose £3m
Three former directors of a carbon credit scheme have been banned for a total of 44 years after investors in the fraudulent investment lost almost £3m ($3.7m, €3.5m), the UK’s Insolvency Service (IS) has revealed.
Senior managers must be held more accountable, says HK regulator
Senior managers at financial firms must take greater accountability for corporate wrongdoing, according to a circular released by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).
North America | 19 Dec 16
Harlequin Property enters receivership as resort is shut
Harlequin Property SVG, the land-owning unit behind the £400m ($509m, €454m) overseas property scheme facing ruin, has entered interim receivership while its flagship resort has closed after the electricity was disconnected.