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16 May 2024

EU: ESMA confirms ESG and sustainability fund naming rules

ETFs using the term ESG or sustainable in their name must have at least 80% of investments tied to environmental or social characteristics, according to the EU’s new fund naming rules. The European

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16 May 2024

SWITZERLAND: Switzerland Cracks Down on Crypto Tax Evasion with Upcoming AEOI Expansion

The Swiss Federal Council’s proposal to include crypto assets in the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) system shows the country’s commitment to crypto tax compliance and transparency. The

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16 May 2024

BVI: Caribbean tax haven resists UK pressure for company register

The government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) said it has no plans to establish a central register of true company owners, despite pressure from Britain to adopt the anti-money laundering and tax

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14 May 2024

SINGAPORE: Singapore outlines financial services overhaul with eye on green finance boom

Singapore announced plans on Thursday to overhaul its financial services industry by 2025 in a bid to cement its position in a “key battleground” to fight climate change, mobilising capital

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14 May 2024

New London Base For Guernsey Finance

Press Release from Guernsey Finance, Monday 13 May, 2024.  Guernsey Finance has opened an office in central London to facilitate the work it does promoting and connecting the island’s finance services

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14 May 2024

AFRICA: Africa’s Fight against Illicit Financial Flows and renewed calls to Return Stolen Assets

The fight against corruption has contributed significantly to the on-going transformation of economies across the continent and reinforces the determination towards achieving inclusive and sustainable

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14 May 2024

US: US Bids to Boost Hedge Funds’ Anti-Money Laundering Defenses

The US Treasury Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules that aim to keep investment funds from being used to launder money or fund terrorist activity.  US authorities

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14 May 2024

CITIZENSHIP: Astons Highlights the Rising Demand for Passport and Residency Portfolios

Amidst the changing landscape of global investment migration, Astons, a leader in luxury real estate and investment migration, hosted two pivotal webinars that shed light on the escalating costs of

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14 May 2024

UK: Campaigners demand action on money laundering as Overseas Territories meet

Anti-corruption campaigners have called for the Government to do more to tackle financial crime in the UK’s Overseas Territories ahead of a key meeting this week. Senior representatives from Britain’s

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14 May 2024

IRELAND: EU warns about Ireland’s dependence on corporate taxes

The European Commission on Thursday warned that the sustainability of Ireland’s corporate tax revenue was one of the main risks to the country’s fiscal outlook. In 2017, Ireland collected a record

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