Tax & Regulation
Dutch citizens facing Swiss bank account probe
Thousands of Dutch citizens face having details of their Swiss bank accounts combed over by tax authorities despite a court ruling that they should not have been disclosed.
Gibraltar removed from Bulgarian tax haven list
Bulgaria has removed Gibraltar from its ‘tax haven’ list following intensive lobbying from Gibraltar Finance and the state’s minister for finance and gaming, Albert Isola.
Charges filed against another Thai adviser in SEC clampdown
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against a fifth financial advice firm in two months.
Ten Singapore advice firms fined in anti-competition probe
The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has fined 10 firms nearly S$1m for collaborating to pressure a competitor to withdraw an offer of a 50% commission rebate on life insurance products.
Tax & Regulation | 17 Mar 16
Crown dependency DTA change ends property developer loophole
The UK’s double tax agreements (DTA) with Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man have been amended so that non-UK resident property developers will no longer be able to avoid paying income or corporation tax in the UK.