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13 June 2024

UAE: More UK hedge fund firms plan to open offices in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is courting two of the biggest hedge funds from the UK, with a combined total of $95 billion in assets under management, as the emirate looks to expand its financial ecosystem. The $65 billion

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12 June 2024

EU: EU Backs Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Cryptocurrencies

On Wednesday, EU regulators were back in the news, with the EU parliament announcing an agreement on crypto anti-money laundering rules. The EU has been actively pursuing a crypto regulatory framework

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12 June 2024

HONG KONG: Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre unveils new rules

The new 2024 Administered Arbitration Rules of the Hong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) came into force on 1 June 2024 and contain significant revisions. The new provisions aim to enhance the

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12 June 2024

GLOBAL TAX: The OECD’s push for global taxes continues

The OECD is developing ways to increase taxes on international businesses, cross-border investment and global levies on wealth and energy generation. he landscape of global tax policy is undergoing

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11 June 2024

FINTECH: Hong Kong and Switzerland Forge Stronger Ties in Fintech Innovation

Hong Kong and Switzerland are each making significant strides in the realm of blockchain and cryptographic technologies. Seeking to accelerate their advancements through collaboration, Invest Hong Kong

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11 June 2024

SINGAPORE: Singapore Reportedly Tightens Scrutiny on Family Offices & Hedge Funds

Singapore has been accelerating its tightening of various investment regimes since March after at least one of the defendants in a recent SGD3 billion (USD2.2 billion) money laundering case was involved

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11 June 2024

SEYCHELLES: EU set to remove Seychelles from tax haven blacklist – documents

European Union finance ministers are set to remove the Seychelles, Dominica and Anguilla from the bloc’s blacklist of tax havens next week, documents seen by Reuters indicate, while Panama has

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11 June 2024

PANAMA: Panama Papers: Eight years on, 27 people to be tried in tax evasion scandal today

Panama Papers Scandal: Twenty-seven people are set to go on trial on Monday for money laundering in connection with the “Panama Papers” tax evasion scandal, which revealed how many of the

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10 June 2024

UN: Recent dialogue explores strengthening China-Africa-UN collaboration on climate change

The United Nations (UN) in China and the Embassy of Kenya in China co-hosted a dialogue on May 27 to raise the need for renewed partnership between countries in Africa, as well as China and others in

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10 June 2024

SINGAPORE: Singapore wants global standards for green financing

Booming green finance markets need to be subject to stronger global regulation to ensure the best results for investors and the planet, Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment

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