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30 January 2024

HONG KONG: Croatia, Hong Kong agree to avoid double taxation

Croatia and Hong Kong signed an agreement to avoid double taxation of income and property, and prevent tax evasion in a bid to boost bilateral trade of goods and services, the Croatian finance ministry

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29 January 2024

GUERNSEY: Guernsey-based Funds Channel Additional £13 billion into UK Economy

Press Release from Guernsey Finance, Monday 29 January, 2024.  The contribution that Guernsey’s finance sector makes to the UK economy has been highlighted in research conducted by Frontier Economics

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29 January 2024

UAE: UAE Economic Delegation in the UK to Boost Fintech Sustainability and Competitiveness

A UAE economic delegation is in the UK this week looking to explore opportunities for collaboration and partnerships in various sectors, including fintech, innovation, new economy, and circular economy.

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29 January 2024

CHINA: Hedge Funds Lap up China Stocks at Fastest Pace in 5 Years

Hedge funds snapped up battered Chinese stocks over three days last week at the fastest pace in more than five years, Goldman Sachs wrote in a note to clients. The cumulative net buying of Chinese equities

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29 January 2024

US: Trump Fraud Case Finding Suggests ‘Major Tax Evasion’

A finding by the court-appointed special monitor overseeing former U.S. President Donald Trump’s fraud case in New York placed questions about a loan acquisition—and potential tax evasion—back

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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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