Tax & Regulation
Tax & Regulation | 26 Oct 12
iom regulator spells out pension transfer advice
The Isle of Man’s financial regulator has underlined the importance of getting it right when it comes to advising on the tricky area of pension transfers by issuing a new set of guidance notes.
North America | 25 Oct 12
fatca launch dates delayed
America's tax authorities have delayed the starting dates of key parts of FATCA for those non-US financial institutions in countries not covered by an intergovernmental agreement with the US.
Tax & Regulation | 25 Oct 12
tax avoidance probe being considered by uk mps
The House of Commons’ public accounts committee in the UK is considering an inquiry into international tax avoidance, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Tax & Regulation | 25 Oct 12
high profile culprits of 08 crisis jailed
Societe Generale’s high profile rogue trader Jerome Kerviel lost an appeal against fraud charges in France yesterday as across the pond ex-McKinsey and Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta was found guilty of feeding tips to a friend outside the firm.
Tax & Regulation | 24 Oct 12
report sees risk to global accounting
A long-running effort to bring US accounting rules into line with global standards that were created in 2005 may be at risk, after having slowed down recently over key areas of disagreement, a report by a party to the convergence effort has said.