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14 May 2024

Jersey Finance Showcases Industry Expertise in New Series of Events in South East Asia

Press Release from Jersey Finance, Monday 13 May, 2024. Jersey Finance continues to build on its presence in South East Asia hosting a series of events last month to further build Jersey’s profile

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30 April 2024

HONG KONG: Over 130 Family Offices To Start, Widen Operations, Says Hong Kong Government

The city is competing against Singapore, Dubai and other hubs to be a location for ultra-high net worth families and family offices. More than 130 family offices plan to set up or widen operations in

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30 April 2024

AML: Binance founder Changpeng Zhao facing 3-year prison sentence for allowing money laundering

Prosecutors in the United States on Tuesday are asking a judge to hand Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, a three-year prison sentence for allowing

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30 April 2024

PORTUGAL: Portugal’s Shift from Real Estate to Investment Funds for Golden Visa Eligibility

In a significant shift echoing trends seen across Europe, Portugal has recently adjusted the qualifications for its Golden Visa program, moving away from the once popular real estate investment route.

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30 April 2024

EUROPE: Major European Banks Paying Russia More in Taxes Than Before Ukraine Invasion

Major European banks that continue to do business in Russia paid the government four times more in taxes in 2023 than in the year before Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Financial

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29 April 2024

CHINA: China and Europe agreed on the development of the circular economy

The recently presented plan outlines the joint efforts of the EU and China to implement the Memorandum of Understanding between the union and the world’s most populous country on the circular

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29 April 2024

ASIA: South-east Asia poised for sustainable bond lift-off

While 2023 was a slowdown year for the sustainable bond market worldwide, the Asean+3 region (the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan and South Korea) slowed down less than most.

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29 April 2024

SINGAPORE: Singapore sees fewer new Chinese family offices after money-laundering crackdown

The influx of family offices handling money of Chinese origin has slowed in the wake of Singapore’s multibillion-dollar money-laundering scandal Tighter checks for new applicants are partly to blame

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29 April 2024

UK: UK urged to tighten defences against ‘dirty money’ after offshore data leak

The Government is facing fresh calls to tighten Britain’s defences against “dirty money” after a leak of offshore data exposed the secret financial dealings of some of the world’s richest and

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29 April 2024

CHINA: China temporarily exempts foreign firms from taxes for reinvested profits

China said on Thursday it will temporarily exempt foreign firms from paying provisional income tax on profits they re-invest into the economy, in a bid to stop foreign firms shifting their operations

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