North America

North America | 13 Dec 13

Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man have today all signed intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) with the US to implement the latter’s controversial Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

Europe | 13 Dec 13

TOBAM, a Paris-based asset manager which bills itself “anti-benchmark”, has opened an office in New York City, and named two Amundi US execs to oversee its expansion, from there, across North America.

North America | 2 Dec 13

The Cayman Islands and Costa Rica are the latest jurisdictions to have signed up to the US Governments automatic exchange of tax information initiative, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

North America | 22 Oct 13

The Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey have signed 'intergovernmental agreements' on the automatic exchange of tax information with the UK, adding to existing provisions that currently provide for information to be exchanged between the authorities of the two Crown Dependencies and the United Kingdom.

North America | 15 Oct 13

As US financial institutions become increasingly aware of FATCA and its implications, a growing number of them are urging Congress to think again, says David Kuenzi, of US-based Thun Financial Advisors