US: Trump win puts global corporate tax deal ‘in peril’

Attempts to stop some of the world’s biggest companies shifting profits across borders to avoid paying tax are “in peril” following Donald Trump’s definitive win in the US presidential election, experts said.

A global deal inked at the Paris-based OECD in 2021 was expected to raise the tax take from the world’s biggest multinationals by up to $US192 billion a year. Several countries – including EU member states, the UK, Norway, Australia, South Korea, Japan and Canada – partly introduced the pact this year.

20 April 2024

UK: AML warning as hundreds of agents hit with HMRC fines

An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has queried why there is a reluctance among estate agents to accept and follow AML responsibilities. It comes as HMRC figures showed more than 200 estate agency

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22 November 2024

SWITZERLAND: Switzerland’s FINMA warns of money laundering risks with crypto

In its 2024 Risk Monitor report, the regulator noted that cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins, are increasingly used for cyberattacks, payments for illegal dark web activities, and evading sanctions

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7 February 2024

US: Why most millionaires want a wealth tax: “There’s a certain alarmism among the wealthy about Trump”

Extreme wealth and income inequality will eventually destroy a real democracy. Why? Because that disparity of power and resources allows a relatively small number of people and groups to subvert the

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20 April 2024

BAHAMAS: PM: Bahamas must avoid ‘pitfalls of past’ over FATF

The Bahamas must “avoid stumbling into the pitfalls of the past” by upholding regulatory standards to maintain its perfect rating on anti-financial crime compliance, the Prime Minister says. Philip

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