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14 November 2024

REGULATION: Evaluation of a new international policy instrument to curb offshore tax evasion: Global information sharing of bank information

While the financial secrecy of offshore tax havens has historically created ample tax evasion opportunities for wealthy individuals, automatic information exchange between tax authorities is an ambitious

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14 November 2024

OFFSHORE: High Net Worth (HNW) Offshore Investment Market Will Grow 4.01% By 2032

The high net worth (HNW) offshore investment market, catering to affluent individuals with substantial financial assets, has witnessed steady growth over recent years. Valued at approximately USD 15.19

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14 November 2024

CHINA: OECD says SAR’s tax agreements not complying with key minimum standard, Gov’t addressing issue

None of the four agreements in effect between Macau and other countries to avoid double taxation and prevent tax evasion meets a key minimum standard required by the OECD. The SAR Government is taking

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14 November 2024

UK: HMRC probes into serious tax fraud and avoidance fall to lowest level in six years

The number of HMRC investigations into serious tax fraud and avoidance has fallen to the lowest level in six years, new figures show. Total investigations, known as Code of Practice eight and nine cases,

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14 November 2024

EU: European Commission puts forward proposal (DAC9) to simplify Pillar 2 implementation

The European Commission has proposed amendments to the European Union (“EU”) Directive on administrative cooperation in taxation (“DAC9”). These changes aim to facilitate the exchange of top-up

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14 November 2024

EU: Dutch Efforts to Enhance EU Crypto Tax Laws

The EU is only as strong as the nations that make it. The vision of a unified legal, cultural, and economic landscape is only possible if all member states work together towards a common goal. Crypto

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14 November 2024

EU: Trade Tensions at UN Climate Conference as Developing Nations Challenge EU’s Carbon Border Tax

Developing nations, notably China and India, clashed with richer countries over the inclusion of ‘unilateral trade measures’, such as the EU’s carbon border tax, in the UN climate

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14 November 2024

SINGAPORE: Singapore launches fintech center to push AI, tokenization

Singapore has launched a new fintech center to boost its digital payments, tokenization, digital assets, and artificial intelligence (AI) efforts. Known as the Global Finance & Technology Network

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14 November 2024

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,

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14 November 2024

CAREY OLSEN: Celebrating Nigel Carey’s 50 years in law

Press Release from Carey Olsen, Friday 15 November, 2024. Nigel Carey, a legal pioneer and cornerstone of Carey Olsen in Guernsey, celebrates 50 years of legal service this year. From 1977 to 2008,

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