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29 February 2024

EUROPE: European Parliament Takes Aim at Global Financial Secrecy in Landmark Pandora Papers Report

In a bold stride toward curbing global financial secrecy, the European Parliament has adopted a pivotal report in the aftermath of the Pandora Papers revelations, casting a spotlight on the intricate

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29 February 2024

HONG KONG: Hong Kong Raises Income Tax On Top Earners

Although the budget statement contained a variety of measures referring to work being carried out to bolster wealth management, for example, one eye-catching feature was a new top tax rate. Hong Kong’s

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29 February 2024

CHINA: China securities regulator to tighten scrutiny of derivatives, high-frequency trading

China’s securities regulator said on Wednesday it will tighten scrutiny of derivative businesses in the stock market, and announced punishment of a hedge fund company for excessive, high-frequency

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29 February 2024

UK: UK Government Considers Ending Non-Dom Tax Status: Impact on Economy, Wealthy Expats

The UK’s non-domiciled tax status faces scrutiny as Chancellor Hunt considers its abolition. Discover the controversies, financial implications, and potential outcomes of this policy debate. The

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29 February 2024

FINTECH: Crypto market nears record high as experts make 2024 predictions

Bitcoin is once again on the ascendency, rising more than 20 per cent over the last week to take it close to its all-time high. Reaching above $63,000 on Thursday, the world’s leading cryptocurrency

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27 February 2024

GREEN FINANCE: First climate finance fund in Latin America and the Caribbean is established

With an investment of $65 million, the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) together with the Development Finance Institution of Canada (FinDev Canada) and IDB Invest will promote

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27 February 2024

AFRICA: South Africa Regulators to Unveil Document Categorizing Stablecoins as a ‘Particular Type of Crypto Asset’

In 2024, the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group, a consortium of South African regulators that unveiled a position paper on crypto assets in 2021, is expected to “publish additions to include

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27 February 2024

AML: A money laundering watchdog removes the UAE, Uganda, Barbados and Gibraltar from a watchlist

An international watchdog said Friday that it was removing the United Arab Emirates from its so-called gray list of countries that don’t take full measures to combat money laundering and terrorism

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27 February 2024

HEDGE FUNDS: Hedge Funds Are Dumping Tech at the Fastest Pace in Months

Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings report last week has been followed by big outflows from the tech sector among hedge funds as they look to take some chips off the table after piling in ahead of the

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26 February 2024

CHINA: China and EU Banks Forge Ahead with Green and RMB Initiatives

In a world where the economy’s color is increasingly turning green, a recent seminar in Luxembourg has brought to light a burgeoning partnership that could redefine the global financial landscape.

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