Tax & Regulation
Tax & Regulation | 26 Mar 12
fsa fines coutts for serious and systemic
Coutts has been fined £8.75m by the Financial Services Authority for anti-money laundering control failings, which the regulator termed “serious, systemic and allowed to persist for almost three years”.
Tax & Regulation | 26 Mar 12
former citi adviser banned for madoff style scheme
The Hong Kong regulator today banned a former private banker at Citigroup Global Markets Asia from the financial services industry for ten years, for operating a ponzi scheme.
Tax & Regulation | 26 Mar 12
sfc waives fees for hk advisers
Hong Kongs Securities and Futures Commission will waive its annual licensing fees for a two-year period from 1 April, 2012, it announced today.
Tax & Regulation | 20 Mar 12
jersey signs dta with qatar during middle east
Jersey has signed a double taxation agreement with Qatar as part of a five day visit to the Middle East region by representatives from Jerseys finance industry and government.
Tax & Regulation | 19 Mar 12
number of uk non doms falls 16
The number of individuals registered with HM Revenue & Customs as non-doms in the UK has fallen by 16% in the two years since a £30,000 annual levy, which permits these non-doms to keep their income free of UK tax obligations, was introduced, data obtained by the McGrigors law firm shows.