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29 January 2024

UK: HMRC opened 1,091 of its most serious tax investigations in a year

HMRC opened 1,091 serious tax investigations in the last year (March 31, 2023), says multinational law firm Pinsent Masons. These probes – known as ‘COP8’ and ‘COP9’ investigations – provide

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22 January 2024

CAYMAN ISLANDS: Cayman Finance applauds EU recognition of the strength of Cayman Islands AML regime and decision to remove jurisdiction from list of high-risk countries

Press Release from Cayman Finance, Monday 22 January, 2024. Cayman Finance is applauding the European Union’s recognition of the effectiveness of the Cayman Islands’ AML/CFT regimes and decision

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22 January 2024

EU: European Commission takes aim at VAT fraud with CESOP

The European Commission (EC) has clamped down on VAT-based fraud by introducing a new set of rules for EU member states, effective 1 January. CESOPEU PSPs are set to share transactional data to tackle

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22 January 2024

HEDGE FUNDS: Top hedge funds make record $67bn in profits for 2023

Billionaire hedge fund managers Chris Hohn and Ken Griffin led the industry to record profits last year as bets on the stock market paid off handsomely for clients. The top 20 hedge fund managers made

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22 January 2024

EU: Proposed EU anti-money laundering law will step up checks and balances

A provisional agreement on a new anti-money laundering law that will step up checks and balances across multiple sectors, including cryptocurrency, while also giving journalists access to a beneficial

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22 January 2024

AUSTRALIA: ‘Golden visa’ scheme for wealthy investors axed

Australia has axed its so-called “golden visa”, which granted wealthy overseas investors the right to live in the country. Designed to attract foreign business, it was cut in an immigration

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20 January 2024

CARIBBEAN: Caribbean Nations Are Hoping to Keep Their ‘Golden Passport’ Programs Amid Crackdowns on the Schemes

In recent years, so-called golden-passport programs have come under increased scrutiny. But a handful of nations are hoping that they’ll be allowed to continue. For five Caribbean countries, citizenship

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20 January 2024

US: Wealth Tax Bill Gets Hearing in California

State lawmakers in California will convene Wednesday to debate Assembly Bill No. 259, a piece of progressive legislation introduced last year that would impose a worldwide wealth tax on residents with

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20 January 2024

FINTECH: Crypto industry bats for tax reductions, regulatory tightening of offshore exchanges

Letters sent out to the finance ministry last month by Bharat Web3 Association and CoinDCX highlighted concerns over the 30 percent VDA tax burdening small Web3 and crypto businesses and the need for

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20 January 2024

GREEN FINANCE: Asset managers’ backing of ESG resolutions falls to three-year low

Asset managers backing resolutions on important environmental and social issues as company shareholders has fallen to a three-year low, according to a ShareAction report. Only eight out of 257 resolutions

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