Tax & Regulation
Alternatives | 31 May 13
esma signs alternative investment fund agreement
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved co-operation arrangements on the supervision of alternative investment funds between EU regulators and 34 jurisdictions across the rest of the world.
swiss reach agreement on way for its banks
The Swiss government said today that it had reached agreement on proposed legislation that would enable the country’s banks to comply with requests by US authorities for information in connection with their tax evasion investigations.
Tax & Regulation | 28 May 13
french legal document suggest personal
A France-based partner with the Spectrum IFA Group has found what she believes is proof that the French authorities do not expect foreign personal pension schemes with France-resident beneficiaries to report to them on these schemes’ holdings, as is now being required of other types of trusts.
Tax & Regulation | 27 May 13
malta retirement scheme body report info
All Maltese pension providers and administrators should meet a 17 June deadline to file an information disclosure document with the French tax authorities on behalf of “any French-resident beneficiaries”, according to a Maltese pension scheme association.
Tax & Regulation | 22 May 13
model taxpayer charter for fair tax system
Three professional bodies representing more than half a million tax advisers worldwide have produced a Model Taxpayer Charter of taxpayer rights and responsibilities intended as a blueprint for what a good tax system should contain.