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6 February 2024

UK: IHT Top Concern For Wealthy Individuals

New research released this week by RBC Wealth Management (part of the Royal Bank of Canada) looks at the top financial concerns of wealthy individuals across the UK in 2024. Inheritance tax, gifting

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6 February 2024

SPAIN: Spain’s finance ministry targets crypto, NFTs with new tax reform

The Spanish Ministry of Finance aims to enhance its authority to seize crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as part of a new tax reform. The Ministry of Finance of Spain is gearing up to push a new

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5 February 2024

ASIA: What ED probe on Indian owners of offshore firms reveals

Indian owners of offshore firms named in the Pandora Papers are – Anil Ambani, Sachin Tendulkar, Niira Radia, Gautam Singhania, and Lalit Goyal, among others. The Enforcement Directorate (ED)

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5 February 2024

UK: New Economic Crime Unit to tackle money laundering and carry out financial investigations

The Environment Agency launches Economic Crime Unit to address serious financial offences in the waste sector. The Environment Agency has launched a new Economic Crime Unit to boost its efforts to tackle

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5 February 2024

ASIA: Asian Development Bank commits record climate finance of almost US$10 billion in 2023

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed a record amount of climate finance in 2023 to help its developing member countries (DMCs) in Asia and the Pacific cut greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to

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5 February 2024

HONG KONG: Crypto Investors Face Deadline to Switch to Licensed Platforms

Crypto exchanges in Hong Kong must be licensed by 29 February.The regulator wants traders to close accounts with unlicensed entities by May 31 or move to licensed ones. Hong Kong’s Securities and

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5 February 2024

AFRICA: Blockchain Association to unveil VASP bill to boost digital industry growth

The Blockchain Association of Kenya (BAK) is set to launch Kenya’s first-ever community-led Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) draft Bill for the country’s digital asset industry. The

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2 February 2024

Carey Olsen amongst finalists for offshore law firm of the year at The Asia Legal Awards

Press Release from: Carey Olsen, Friday 2 February, 2024.  Carey Olsen has been shortlisted for Offshore Law Firm of the Year at The Asia Legal Awards 2024, hosted by Law.com International. Now in

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2 February 2024

UK: New FCA anti-greenwashing rule and guidance

The FCA is introducing a new anti-greenwashing rule, due to come into force at the end of May this year. In summary, the anti-greenwashing rule will require all FCA-authorised firms to ensure that sustainability-related

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2 February 2024

CHINA: China Does It Again: Italian Tax Police Uncovers $2 Billion Money Laundering Operation

More of the same. In March 2023, “Bitter Winter” published the only detailed English-language account of the “Operation Belt and Road,” a large-scale investigation of the Italian Tax Police

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