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27 June 2025

EU: Today, EU Council confirms abandonment of the Unshell Directive Proposal

Today, the EU Council approved an ECOFIN report on tax issues (the “Report”), according to which the European Council confirms discontinuation of work on the proposal for a Council Directive laying

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27 June 2025

GLOBAL: Billionaires’ wealth surged $6.5tn over past decade, Oxfam reports

The wealth of the world’s 3,000 billionaires has surged by $6.5tn (£4.8tn) in real terms over the past decade, according to Oxfam, equivalent to 14.6% of global output. In total the richest 1% of

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27 June 2025

SWITZERLAND: Inheritance tax referendum spooks Swiss super-rich

The Alpine nation is due to hold a popular vote in November on the introduction of a federal tax on inheritances and gifts worth more than CHF50 million ($61 million). Unlike existing cantonal duties

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27 June 2025

CLIMATE FINANCE: Global development summit seeks progress on climate finance despite Trump

A major UN-hosted conference on development finance could help raise funds to support the green transition despite attempts by US president Donald Trump to scupper the process, activists say. The Fourth

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27 June 2025

GLOBAL: FATF publishes new Guidance on Financial Inclusion and Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Measures

The FATF has updated its Guidance on Financial Inclusion and Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Measures to support countries and the private sector in bringing more people into the formal

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27 June 2025

BVI: BVI publishes policy on beneficial ownership

Amid international pressure, the BVI has published a new policy that guides access to the Register of Beneficial Ownership for BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnerships. According to the BVI government,

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27 June 2025

US: US regulator orders lending giants to consider crypto for mortgages

US lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been instructed to prepare their businesses to consider cryptocurrency as an asset in mortgage applications. Two of the largest government-backed mortgage

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27 June 2025

CRYTPO: Global financial crime watchdog calls for action on crypto risks

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global financial crime watchdog, on Thursday called on countries to take stronger action to combat illicit finance in crypto assets, warning that gaps in regulation

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27 June 2025

HONG KONG: Hong Kong sharpens crypto hub focus amid rising global competition with new blueprint

Hong Kong is intensifying its bid to become a global digital asset (DA) hub with the release of an updated policy statement focused on accelerating stablecoin use and tokenisation efforts, amid renewed

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27 June 2025

CAREY OLSEN: Citizens’ Advice Guernsey officially opens new office with plaque unveiling

Press Release from Carey Olsen, Friday 13 June, 2025. Citizens’ Advice Guernsey officially opened its new office with a plaque unveiling on Wednesday 4 June 2025. After 23 years based at the Bridge,

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