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30/12/2005 Some Bermudian Funds To Gain Exemption From Swiss Disclosure Rules
30/12/2005 UK Court Ruling Could Set Anti-Spam Precedent
30/12/2005 European Governments Urge Money Laundering Crackdown In UAE
29/12/2005 Turkey Digs Heels In Over Cypriot-Flagged Ships
29/12/2005 Record Labels Facing Antitrust Probe
29/12/2005 Mauritius' Banks Can Oil Engine Of New Economy, Says Minister
28/12/2005 Roche Sub-Licenses Indian Tamiflu Producer
28/12/2005 Austrian EU Presidency To Tackle VAT Fraud
28/12/2005 Gibraltar, UK, Agree Investment Services Passporting
27/12/2005 TRIPs Progress At Hong Kong WTO Meeting
27/12/2005 Swisscom Permitted To Make Foreign Acquisitions, Says Government
27/12/2005 Malta Licences Its Two Largest Hedge Funds To Date
27/12/2005 EC Consults On Future Priorities For Corporate Governance Action Plan
27/12/2005 2005 Set To Be Another Record Year For Cayman Hedge Funds
27/12/2005 Digicell Continues Caribbean Mobile Expansion
26/12/2005 EC Launches Legal Action Against Belgium, Italy And Luxembourg
26/12/2005 Liechtenstein Conference To Discuss Future Of Financial Markets
23/12/2005 Hong Kong Authorities Seek To Enhance Insurance Regulation
23/12/2005 UK And Gibraltar Reach Withholding Tax Deal
23/12/2005 FinCEN Announces Implementation Of Final Money Laundering Rules
23/12/2005 Pro-Democracy Members Vote Down Tsang's Hong Kong Political Reform Package
23/12/2005 Bermudian Assembly Approves Tax Information Exchange Law
22/12/2005 Deutsche Bank Chief To Face Retrial
22/12/2005 Tremont To Target Asian Hedge Fund Market From New Hong Kong Base
22/12/2005 Antitrust Lawsuits Being Encouraged By European Commission
22/12/2005 US Treasury Launches Anti-Money Laundering Working Group With Middle East And North Africa
21/12/2005 Irish Financial Services Regulator Appoints New Chief Executive
21/12/2005 EC Publishes Discussion Paper On Abuse Of Dominant Market Positions
21/12/2005 Lloyds TSB To Offer Wealth Management Services From New Dubai Base
21/12/2005 Portus Founder Faces Gaol In Israel
20/12/2005 Man Group Ordered To Hand Over More Documents
20/12/2005 RIM Now Facing Patent Battle In UK
20/12/2005 New Split Cap Action Launched
20/12/2005 EC Evaluates Settlement Finality Directive
20/12/2005 Irish Courts Accused Of Favouring Wealthy In Tax Evasion Cases
20/12/2005 BVI On Course To Introduce Business Companies Act In January
19/12/2005 EU Budget Will Support 10 New Members
19/12/2005 US Congressional Delegation Promotes CAFTA In Costa Rica
19/12/2005 US Official Calls For Continued Scrutiny Of WIPO
19/12/2005 European Parliament Approves Data Retention Directive
16/12/2005 EC Pressures UK Over Gibraltar's Failure To Transpose Telecom Laws
16/12/2005 EC Establishes New Audit Oversight Group
16/12/2005 Mauritius Signs Investment Agreements With Belgium And Luxembourg
16/12/2005 FSA Seeks To Discourage Internet Access To Foreign Hedge Funds
15/12/2005 Liechtenstein Hands Back Saddam's Plane To Iraqi People
15/12/2005 Mauritius Announces Regulations Under New Securities Act
15/12/2005 Low Tax Countries To Buck Trend Of Slowing European Second Home Market
14/12/2005 Jersey Finance Cultivates Dubai Connections
14/12/2005 Gibraltar Introduces New Stamp Duty Regime
14/12/2005 CARICOM Single Market To Start In January
14/12/2005 Marks And Spencer Victorious In ECJ
14/12/2005 CSFB Mauritius Fined By Indian Regulator For Illegal Short Sale
14/12/2005 Evaluation Of IP Protections For Databases Published
13/12/2005 Concerns Raised Over Conflicts Of Interest In Ireland
13/12/2005 Bahamas Finalising Private Trust Companies Legislation
13/12/2005 Cayman Islands Press EU For Level Playing Field
13/12/2005 Jersey Banking Sector Unaffected By EU Savings Tax Directive
13/12/2005 EU State Aid Scoreboard Shows Levelling Off
13/12/2005 European Governments Prepare For Assault On Corporate Tax Base
12/12/2005 Cyprus Creates IP Promotion Team
12/12/2005 DIFC Announces New Regional Corporate Governance Institute
12/12/2005 Cutting Software Piracy Would Increase UK Tax Revenues By GBP2.8 Bn, Says BSA
09/12/2005 Switzerland Has Become 'Too Complicated' For Foreign Investors
09/12/2005 Ireland Moves To Restrict Tax Exemptions
09/12/2005 BetonSports To Expand Operations In Antigua And Barbuda
09/12/2005 Refco Affiliates Try To Reclaim Their Shares
09/12/2005 ICANN Board Gives Preliminary Approval To '.asia' Plans
08/12/2005 Rush Of Law Firms To Dubai Continues
08/12/2005 Maples And Calder And Binchys To Merge
07/12/2005 Australia Negotiating Network Of Tax Sharing Agreements With Offshore Territories
07/12/2005 Swisscom And Government Deadlocked Over Foreign Acquisition Plans
07/12/2005 EC To Study Development Of Alternative Investments In Europe
07/12/2005 Tsang Committed To Roadmap For Democracy In Hong Kong
07/12/2005 PartyGaming Facing Lawsuit From Former Partner
07/12/2005 Guernsey Fund Industry Showcased At Swiss Conference
07/12/2005 EC Outlines Financial Services Policy For The Next Five Years
06/12/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Approve 2006 Budget Plan
06/12/2005 ECTA Publishes Survey On Telecoms Regulation
06/12/2005 Hong Kong To Undertake Major Reform Of Company Law
06/12/2005 PartyGaming CFO Hits Out At Company's Detractors
06/12/2005 Aruba Tightens Up Residence Permit Regulations
06/12/2005 Briton Gaoled For GBP76m Offshore Fraud
06/12/2005 EU Cross-Border Mergers Directive Now In Force
06/12/2005 .eu Domains Go On Sale On Wednesday
06/12/2005 Data Retention Battle One Step Closer To Resolution...Maybe
05/12/2005 BVI Court Rules Against Sibir In Dispute With Sibneft
05/12/2005 Dubai Police Force And DFSA Join Forces On Money Laundering
05/12/2005 Antigua Defiant Over Online Gambling
02/12/2005 Cayman Islands Welcomes 10,000th Fund Registration
02/12/2005 Maples And Calder In Dublin Merger
01/12/2005 Offshore Law Firm Blazes Trail In Dubai
01/12/2005 Leaders Agree Path To New Constitutional Relations For Netherland Antilles
30/11/2005 Gibraltar Tax Department Urged To Get Tough On Tax Evasion
30/11/2005 Hong Kong's IP Department Launches Interactive Patent Renewal Service
30/11/2005 Hong Kong Government Predicts Growth In Asset Management Industry
30/11/2005 European Asset Management Body Calls For Harmonisation Of EU Hedge Funds
30/11/2005 European Court To Deliver M&S Tax Verdict On December 13
29/11/2005 EU And US Agree Open Skies Pact
29/11/2005 Bank Of America, Deloitte And Grant Thornton Facing New Parmalat Lawsuits
29/11/2005 LSE Ignoring Russian Listing Flaws, US Law Firm Alleges
29/11/2005 Seychelles And Belgium Begin Negotiations On Double Tax Avoidance Agreement
29/11/2005 New Gibraltar Yacht Reporting Rules Raise Security Concerns
29/11/2005 Cayman Immigration Rules 'In Urgent Need Of Overhaul'
29/11/2005 Manx Government Confident On Economic Outlook
28/11/2005 Basel Banking Committee Chief Sounds Cautious Note On Hedge Funds
28/11/2005 Caribbean Banks Under Pressure From US To Combat Money Laundering
28/11/2005 Entertainment Industry Seeks Slice Of EU Data Retention Pie
25/11/2005 Internal Market Committee Passes Services Directive
25/11/2005 CESR Procrastinates On Hedge Fund Index-Linked Products
25/11/2005 Costa Rica's Trade Deficit Grows As CAFTA Looms
25/11/2005 EU Approves Measure Designed To Boost Irish Shipping
25/11/2005 Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Applications Up 56% In Q3
24/11/2005 Costa Rica To Tighten Property Transfer Rules
24/11/2005 Refco Seeks Injunction Against Swiss Broker
23/11/2005 Jersey And Malta Sign Information Exchange Agreement
23/11/2005 Panama Consolidates Sovereign Debt
23/11/2005 Turkish Cypriot Aid Package Moving Closer To Delivery
22/11/2005 Manor Will Defend Portus Charges, Says Lawyer
22/11/2005 CFA Institute To Launch Hedge Fund Advocacy In Asia
22/11/2005 Jersey To Showcase Finance Industry In Asia
22/11/2005 Guernsey Tax Reform Consultation Closes
21/11/2005 Kazaa Boss Faces Court Scrutiny Of Assets
21/11/2005 Korea And Malaysia Discuss Labuan's Exclusion From DTAA
21/11/2005 STEP Still Critical Of OECD Information Exchange Process
18/11/2005 Hong Kong Legislators Reject Comprehensive Competition Law Framework
18/11/2005 Internet Governance To Remain In The Hands Of The United States
18/11/2005 EC Launches Forum On Limiting Auditor Liability
18/11/2005 Europe Must Increase R&D, IP Protections, Conference Told
17/11/2005 Hong Kong Launches First Concerted Anti-File Sharing Action
17/11/2005 UK SMEs Call On Government To Close VAT Loophole
17/11/2005 APEC Concerned To Increase IP Protections
16/11/2005 Dubai To Cap Rent Hikes As Foreign Firms Get The Jitters Over Costs
16/11/2005 Bermuda And Australia Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement
16/11/2005 McCreevy Outlines EU's Future Corporate Governance Priorities
16/11/2005 Bahamas Opposition Attacks Government Record On Business
15/11/2005 Cayman Islands Stock Exchange Gearing Up For Higher Growth
15/11/2005 Dubai Enacts DIFC Trust Law
15/11/2005 Cyprus And San Marino Cuddle Up
15/11/2005 Maltese Government Reconsidering Aspects Of New Property Tax
14/11/2005 Hong Kong Government Begins Sale Of Shares In Link REIT
14/11/2005 Mauritius Exchange Joins WFE
14/11/2005 Electronic Filing Of Company Documents Introduced In Ireland
14/11/2005 Seychelles Government To Launch Non-Bank Regulatory Authority
14/11/2005 Internet Fraudsters Target South Pacific Countries
11/11/2005 Hong Kong Government Unveils Amended Copyright Law Changes
11/11/2005 Monaco And France Sign New Agreements
11/11/2005 Refco's Auction Won By Man Group
11/11/2005 Snow Recommends Further Liberalisation Of The Indian Finance Sector
10/11/2005 UK And Gibraltar Obstructing Spanish Criminal Investigations, Madrid Claims
10/11/2005 Jersey Trust Company To Offer Securitization Support In City
10/11/2005 EC Analyses Obstacles To Cross-Border Finance Sector Mergers
10/11/2005 Hong Kong Sales Tax Consultations Postponed Until 2006
10/11/2005 Guernsey And The Isle Of Man Scrap Over Yacht Registration
09/11/2005 Grokster Settles With RIAA
09/11/2005 EC Seeks Comment On Financial Services Action Plan Implementation
09/11/2005 Hedge Funds Support Merger Between Euronext And Deutsche Boerse
08/11/2005 Bank Islam Losses Throw Spotlight On Malaysia's Banking Controls
08/11/2005 FTAA Still Unburied After Argentine Americas Meeting
08/11/2005 EU And China Meet For Talks On IP, Market Access
08/11/2005 First BitTorrent Copyright Case Sees HK Man Jailed
07/11/2005 European Hedge Funds Less Susceptible To Fraud
07/11/2005 Swiss Authorities Freeze Accounts In Mediaset Money Laundering Probe
07/11/2005 Independent Directors In Demand For Cayman Hedge Funds
04/11/2005 Cyprus Postpones Eurozone Entry
04/11/2005 Irish Enterprise Minister Establishes Business Regulation Forum
03/11/2005 Cayman Budget Passes Into Law
02/11/2005 ACCA Sounds Warning Over New Manx Company Vehicle
02/11/2005 Cayman Leader Readies Constitutional Referendum
02/11/2005 Hong Kong's Link REIT Facing Fresh Legal Challenge
31/10/2005 ECCB Forecasts 7% Growth For Region In 2006
28/10/2005 DIFC Court Holds Historic First Session
28/10/2005 Older EU Members Urged To Lift Restrictions On Workers From New Member States
28/10/2005 Switzerland Keeps Options Open On EU Membership
28/10/2005 Israeli Courts Order Portus Founder To Stay Put
28/10/2005 HK Government To Consult On Copyright Law
27/10/2005 US Calls On WTO To Act Against Chinese Government Over Piracy
27/10/2005 Cayman Island Mutual Fund Fees Set To Rise
27/10/2005 India And Mauritius Sign Mutual Assistance Treaty
27/10/2005 Europe's Investors Flee Tax Directive
27/10/2005 China Performs U-Turn On Overseas Listings Rules
26/10/2005 Schussel's Call For New Services Directive Unlikely To Be Heeded
26/10/2005 Malta To Sign Up To European Patent Convention
25/10/2005 Senate Approves Amendment To Bar Offshore Firms From Government Contracts
25/10/2005 US Lawmakers Back Bush Stance On Internet Control
25/10/2005 CBI Chief Urges Economic Reform For European Union
24/10/2005 Cook Islands Parliament Approves Unit Titles Bill
24/10/2005 HK Lawyers Welcome Third Phase Of CEPA
24/10/2005 Singapore And Mauritius Vie To Supply India's FDI
21/10/2005 Seychelles To Liberalise Telecommunications Market
21/10/2005 OSC May Attack Portus Advisers Over KYC Breaches
20/10/2005 Hong Kong And China Commence Third Phase Of Trade Liberalisation
20/10/2005 EU Takes Action Against 12 Member States Over Internal Market Laws
20/10/2005 Liechtenstein And EEA Members Sign Trade Agreements With US
20/10/2005 France Thwarted In Farm Subsidy Dispute
19/10/2005 Dubai FSA Invites Comment On Draft Collective Investment Law
19/10/2005 Transparency International Publishes Corruption Index
19/10/2005 Nauru Removed From Money Laundering Blacklist
19/10/2005 Trademark Protection Fees Lowered In Europe
19/10/2005 Isle Of Man Signs Economic Cooperation Agreement With The Netherlands
19/10/2005 BIBA Tells Bermudian Government To 'Put Up Or Shut Up' On Independence
19/10/2005 ISME Launches Pre-Budget Submission
19/10/2005 Mauritius Foreign Exchange Operators Fined
19/10/2005 FATF Ceases Monitoring Of The Bahamas
18/10/2005 Regulator Calls For Single Caribbean Securities Exchange
17/10/2005 EU Questions Swiss Cantonal Tax System
17/10/2005 CARICOM To Allow Freedom Of Movement For Workers From 2006
14/10/2005 Seychelles Cautious On Pace Of Economic Reform
14/10/2005 Betfair Announces Maltese Launch
14/10/2005 Tsang Declares ‘New Beginning’ For Hong Kong
14/10/2005 1,000th Listing For CISX
14/10/2005 Panama Files $2bn Shelf Registration With SEC
14/10/2005 EC Proposes Measures To Boost Research And Development
14/10/2005 Turks & Caicos Reaches Historic Agreement With UK On Constitution
13/10/2005 ESRI Rejects Call For Irish Minimum Tax
13/10/2005 Isle Of Man Revises Property Speculation Tax Proposals
13/10/2005 S&P Maintains Bermuda’s Favourable Ratings
13/10/2005 Rothstein Kass Ranked As Best Accountant To Hedge Fund Sector
13/10/2005 EC Launches Counterfeiting Action Plan
13/10/2005 Legal Barrier To Fund-Raising For Private Firms Revealed
12/10/2005 Australian Regulator Bans Vanuatu-Based Investment Clubs
12/10/2005 Luxembourg Emerges As An Attractive Hedge Fund Domicile
12/10/2005 Singapore Issues IP Guidelines Under Competition Act
12/10/2005 Japan To Launch Formal Complaint Over Hong Kong's Company Registration System
11/10/2005 McCreevy Speaks At Conference On Copyright And The Creative Economy
11/10/2005 PwC Awaiting Approval Of DIFC License
11/10/2005 Mauritius And India Continue Co-Operation Discussions
11/10/2005 Canadian Regulator Attacks Portus Founders
10/10/2005 New Row Erupts Between Turkey And EU Over Cyprus
10/10/2005 Egmont Group Calls For More Efficient Exchange Of Information
07/10/2005 EU To Pursue Countries Over Occupational Pensions Directive
07/10/2005 Services Directive Vote Postponed
07/10/2005 St Maarten Reviewing Employment Permit Rules
07/10/2005 IOSCO Seeking To Regulate Hedge Fund Industry
06/10/2005 Conyers Dill & Pearman Sweep Up Asian Legal Awards
06/10/2005 Leading Irish Law Firms Bring In EUR250m, Survey Reveals
06/10/2005 Turks & Caicos To Launch Ten-Year National Development Plan
06/10/2005 Guernsey Minister Slams Social Security Tax Proposal
05/10/2005 BVI Constitutional Commission Recommends Cabinet System Of Government
05/10/2005 MoU Between Dubai And UAE Regulators Will Enhance Oversight Of Local Markets
05/10/2005 Turkish EU Accession Talks Begin
05/10/2005 Guernsey FSC Removes Restrictions In New PCC And Limited Partnership Regulations
05/10/2005 Leading Manx Law Firm Opens London Office
05/10/2005 EU And Canada Sign Agreement On Transfer Of Air Passenger Data
04/10/2005 Cook Islands Unit Titles Bill Attracts Local Opposition
04/10/2005 Belizean Government To Offer Shares In BTL To Public
04/10/2005 Swiss Authorities Wavering Over Australian Tax Disclosures
04/10/2005 SVP Seeks Withdrawal Of Switzerland's EU Application
04/10/2005 Irish Government Under Pressure To Scrap Tax Deductions For Wealthy
03/10/2005 Labuan Will Continue To Improve Offshore Regulation
03/10/2005 Mandelson Visits Caribbean To Discuss Economic Partnership Agreements
30/09/2005 Maltese Government Set To Launch Tax Reform Task Force
30/09/2005 Austria Displays Stubborn Streak Over Turkish EU Membership Talks
30/09/2005 Jersey To Revamp Laws Covering Fund Functionaries
30/09/2005 Tougher Data Retention Proposals Rejected By The European Parliament
29/09/2005 Brunei Comes To Fore As Investment Location
29/09/2005 Hong Kong's SFC Relaxes Some Retail Hedge Fund Rules
29/09/2005 Belize Government Issues Long Term Forest Licenses
28/09/2005 Invest Hong Kong Welcomes Latest Regional Office Stats
28/09/2005 Twelve EU Members Breached Stability Pact Terms Last Year
28/09/2005 Dubai Authorities Enact New Laws For DIFC
28/09/2005 Tanzi's Fraud Trial Begins Today
27/09/2005 Switzerland Votes To Allow Workers From New EU Member States To Enter
27/09/2005 Kroes Unveils Change Of Direction For EU Antitrust Policies
27/09/2005 Roman Abramovich Faces BVI Court Over Allegations Of Illegal Share Dealings
27/09/2005 US Congressman Files Anti-Offshore Bill
27/09/2005 IMF Says It Is Falling Behind With Money-Laundering Work
26/09/2005 Costa Rica Seeks To Tighten Regulation Of Casinos
26/09/2005 DIFX Receives License From Dubai Regulator
26/09/2005 European Businesses Express Disappointment At Red Tape Cull
26/09/2005 Irish Competition Authority Presents Recommendations For Banking Sector
26/09/2005 Belize Tax Reform Committee Recommends New Tax
26/09/2005 Tsang To Appoint Hong Kong’s Legal And Financial Leaders To New Cabinet
26/09/2005 EC Adopts Data Retention Directive
23/09/2005 KPMG Wants To Make Portus Bankrupt
23/09/2005 Bermuda Trails Cayman Islands In Hedge Fund Stakes
23/09/2005 CISX Promotes Services To Isle Of Man's Finance Industry
23/09/2005 Swiss Stock Exchange Relieves Chairman After Approach From Deutsche Börse
23/09/2005 Bayou Seeks To Block US Creditors
22/09/2005 GCC Countries Seeking Joint Anti-Fraud And Counterfeiting Laws
22/09/2005 Hong Kong Will Merge Fixed And Mobile Telecoms Licenses
22/09/2005 EU Approves Counter-Declaration On Turkey
22/09/2005 Broadband Groups Fear Proposed Changes To TV Regulation In EU
21/09/2005 Cyprus And Athens Stock Exchanges Sign Cooperation Agreement
21/09/2005 Some Shocks In World Bank 'Ease Of Business' Rankings
21/09/2005 Oman Opening Up To Foreign Investment, Conference Told
20/09/2005 French Court Attempts To Ban Maltese Internet Gaming
20/09/2005 Cayman Government To Review Immigration Law
20/09/2005 Panama Postpones Deadline For Finding New Telecoms Provider
19/09/2005 London Seminar Examines OECD/Offshore State Of Play
19/09/2005 Hong Kong Law Reform Commission Recommends ‘No Win No Fee’ Legal Arrangement
19/09/2005 Swiss Bankers Warn Against Politically Motivated Requests For Judicial Assistance
19/09/2005 New Scheme Introduced For Investigating Complaints Against Jersey's Regulator
19/09/2005 Gibraltar Sees Launch Of Second Insurance PCC
19/09/2005 Irish Revenue Facing Potential VAT Refund Bill Of EUR200 Million
16/09/2005 DIFC Wins Global Reinsurance Industry Award
16/09/2005 LSE Rejects Suggestion That Increased Regulation Has Reduced Listings
16/09/2005 Cyprus Unveils New Policy To Attract Foreign Investment
16/09/2005 EU Working Towards Integration Of Mortgage Market
15/09/2005 European Regulators See No Need For More Hedge Fund Regulation
15/09/2005 Mauritius Stock Exchange To Launch Junior Market
14/09/2005 Jersey And Hong Kong Regulators Pledge Closer Cooperation
14/09/2005 Chinese Vice-President Backs Hong Kong On Disneyland Visit
14/09/2005 Investment Funds Merge In Jersey
14/09/2005 Former US Judge Jailed For Part In £44 Million UK VAT Fraud
14/09/2005 Investor Protection To Be Strengthened Under New Bermuda Licensing Proposals
13/09/2005 Ireland Sees First Anti-Spammer Conviction
13/09/2005 UK And France Reach Compromise Over Turkish EU Membership Talks
13/09/2005 Caribbean ICT Experts Call For Regional Internet Taskforce
12/09/2005 Guernsey Banks See Increase in Deposits
12/09/2005 EC Compromises On Audit Directive
12/09/2005 UAE Government Finalising New Company Laws
12/09/2005 European Firms Bemoan Regulatory Burden
09/09/2005 Microsoft Appeals EC's Information Sharing Demands
09/09/2005 UAE Exchanges Need More Stringent Regulation
09/09/2005 Cayman Law Reform Commission Mulls Legal Reforms
08/09/2005 Quota System Won't Be Extended, Says Mandelson
08/09/2005 Seychelles Investment Bureau Launches Website
08/09/2005 Indian Foreign Secretary Reassures Mauritius On Tax Agreement
08/09/2005 CIMA Appoints New Head Of Banking Supervision
08/09/2005 Dominican Republic Becomes Fifth Country To Approve CAFTA
08/09/2005 Cyprus Stock Exchange To Sign New Agreements With ASE
07/09/2005 Foreign Companies Pile Into Hong Kong
07/09/2005 Jersey Viewed As ‘The Next Connecticut’ In Hedge Fund Circles
07/09/2005 Madeira’s Governor Threatens To Break Link With Portugal
07/09/2005 EU Member States Urged To Open Professional Services Further To Competition
07/09/2005 Hong Kong And Thailand To Ink Double Taxation Agreement
07/09/2005 ICC Goes Back To Miami Court After Favourable Appeal Court Ruling
07/09/2005 Cayman Government Urges Employees To Stick To Work Permit Rules
06/09/2005 Cayman Judge Appoints Bayou Hedge Fund Liquidators
06/09/2005 Fund Breakthrough In Gibraltar
06/09/2005 France Faces EU Criticism
06/09/2005 St Maarten MPs Seek To Secure Tax Rights For French-Side Workers
06/09/2005 US Government Submits New Passport Rules For Comment
06/09/2005 Hong Kong FSC Launches Consultation On Prospectus Reforms
05/09/2005 Singapore And Hong Kong Increase Cooperation Over IP
02/09/2005 EU Discusses Turkish Proviso To Customs Agreement
02/09/2005 UAE Reviewing IP Laws
02/09/2005 Commission Will Cave In Over Chinese Textiles
02/09/2005 Bahamas Central Bank Unable To Help Swiss Terror Financing Investigators
02/09/2005 China Urged To Exempt Hong Kong-Based Workers From Social Security Tax
01/09/2005 BVI Launches Consultation On Amendments To Business Companies Act
01/09/2005 CARICOM Initiates Regional Position On Internet Governance
01/09/2005 Lawmakers Prepare To Vote On Costa Rican Immigration Bill
31/08/2005 Mueller Uges EP To Pass Software Patent Resolution
31/08/2005 OECS Nations Express Concerns Over CSME
31/08/2005 Irish Tax Institute Slams Proposal To Share Taxpayer Data With Financial Regulator
31/08/2005 Lawmakers Hopeful For September Vote On Costa Rican Tax Reform Bill
30/08/2005 Dubai Stock Exchange Cancels Share Trades After Market Manipulation
30/08/2005 Digicel Expands Caribbean Market Coverage Into Anguilla And Bermuda
29/08/2005 Board Members Appointed To New Cayman Islands Maritime Authority
29/08/2005 Orrick Takes On Coudert's China Law Practice
29/08/2005 Cook Islands Launches Consultation On Unit Titles Bill
29/08/2005 Jersey Reports Bullish 2nd Quarter Results
26/08/2005 EU Boarding Compensation Rules Unworkable, Say Airlines
26/08/2005 Russia And Antigua May Enter Maritime Agreement
26/08/2005 Hong Kong Issues Consultation On New IP Telephony Licence
25/08/2005 Costa Rican Assembly Approves New Law On Digital Signatures
25/08/2005 Mauritius And Botswana Sign Investment Agreement
25/08/2005 Tax And Red Tape Hinder Investment In Cyprus, Says CIBA
24/08/2005 DIFX Broadens International Representation Of Its Board
24/08/2005 Hong Kong SFC To Revise Code On Takeovers And Mergers
24/08/2005 Mauritius Stock Exchange Seeks To Join WFE
24/08/2005 Isle of Man Attracting Major Players In E-Gaming Industry
23/08/2005 Swiss Music Industry Says Piracy Costing It Billions Of Francs
23/08/2005 US Must Amend Internet Gambling Rules By 2006 Under WTO Ruling
23/08/2005 India And Mauritius Pursue CEPCA Talks
23/08/2005 STEP To Hold Singapore Trusts Conference
23/08/2005 Isle Of Man Sees Drop In Work Permit Applications
22/08/2005 Botswana To Benefit From Enlarged SADC Membership
22/08/2005 Singapore Sees First File Sharing Crackdown
22/08/2005 International Disciplinary Standards For Lawyers Necessary, Say US Experts
22/08/2005 Digicel Anticipating Regulatory Approval For Caribbean Expansion
22/08/2005 Irish Economy Well Prepared For Future Challenges
19/08/2005 US Delays Introduction Of New Passport Measures For Visitors To The Caribbean
19/08/2005 E&Y Survey Identifies Transfer Pricing As Significant And Growing Global Tax Risk
19/08/2005 Dubai Commodities Exchange Overwhelmed By Membership Applications
18/08/2005 Bermuda Launches Anti-Money Laundering Website
18/08/2005 Lawyer Calls For Cancellation Of Luxembourg's 'Yes' Vote
18/08/2005 Vanuatu Deports Singaporean Investor
18/08/2005 Three In Four Swiss Firms Affected By White Collar Crime
18/08/2005 Cayman Hedge Fund Registrations' Record First Half
17/08/2005 Environmental Objections To Intel's Irish Expansion
17/08/2005 Austrian Chancellor Suggests Re-Run Of French And Dutch Referenda
17/08/2005 Hong Kong IP Officials Seek Help
17/08/2005 Lords Bankruptcy Ruling Will Have Implications For Ireland
16/08/2005 Mauritius Hopes To Re-Start DTAA With Indonesia
16/08/2005 Abu Dhabi Follows Dubai's Lead With New Property Law
15/08/2005 DIFC Invites Comment On Proposed New Laws
15/08/2005 CyTA Faces Penalties After Failing To Raise Mobile Rates
15/08/2005 Swiss Government Urged To Complete FTA With US
12/08/2005 Hedge Fund Fraudster Faces US Jail Term
12/08/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Approve Caribbean Free Trade Deal
12/08/2005 Cayman Islands Immigration Amendment Addresses Permit Issues
12/08/2005 Consultation On Dispute Resolution For New European Domain Launched
11/08/2005 Caribbean Court Of Justice Hears First Case
11/08/2005 Lawyers Challenge Gibraltar’s Application Of EU Employment Law
11/08/2005 IMF Urges Mauritius To Boost Competitiveness
11/08/2005 Standard Chartered Appointed As Clearing Bank For DIFX
11/08/2005 EU Savings Tax Directive Impacting Bermuda Fund Sector
10/08/2005 Offshore Insurance Group Meets In British Virgin Islands
10/08/2005 BISX Takes Steps To Help Companies With Regulatory Filings
10/08/2005 Irish File-Sharing Crackdown Pays Dividends
10/08/2005 Bermuda Discusses Savings Tax Directive Concerns With Swiss Authorities
10/08/2005 Maltese Tax Rates To Remain On Hold
09/08/2005 US Telco Attacks Belize After It Takes Back BTL Share
09/08/2005 Cayman Islands Attracting 35 New Funds Per Week
09/08/2005 Turkish Diplomat Quits Over Slow Progress On EU Talks
09/08/2005 Bahamas Signs E-Government MoU With Canada
09/08/2005 Swiss Bankers Reject Call For New Regulations
09/08/2005 EC Praises Legislative Reform In Hong Kong
08/08/2005 US Congressman Submits Resolution Urging Turkey to Recognise Cyprus
08/08/2005 Pacheco May Water Down Costa Rican Tax Package
08/08/2005 Bahamas Mulls Consolidation Of Regulatory Bodies
08/08/2005 St Kitts And Nevis Accedes To PCT
08/08/2005 MiFID Likely To Increase Consolidation, Outsourcing, Report Suggests
08/08/2005 Isle Of Man Comes Up Trumps With Online Poker Giant
05/08/2005 Market Cap Of Labuan Exchange Tops $12 Billion
05/08/2005 EU Will Try To Favour ACP Bananas Despite WTO Ruling
05/08/2005 UK's Companies House To Use XBRL For E-Filing
05/08/2005 19 Member States Facing EU Action
05/08/2005 Dubai To Launch International Shipping Registry
05/08/2005 Call For Offshore Online Gaming Firms To Be Banned From Spain
05/08/2005 Moody’s Urges Cyprus To Tighten The Fiscal Belt
04/08/2005 Isle Of Man Proposes New Manx Corporate Vehicle
04/08/2005 Guernsey’s Funds Under Management Continue To Grow
04/08/2005 EC Publishes Report On Securities Trading, Clearing and Settlement
04/08/2005 BSX Gains Official Recognition From UK Regulator
04/08/2005 France Urges Turkey To Recognize Cyprus
04/08/2005 President Bush Signs CAFTA Into Law
04/08/2005 Dubai May Impose Temporary Ban On New IPOs
03/08/2005 Irish Law Society Slams Reforms Proposed By ICA
03/08/2005 Hong Kong Sees Increase In New Company Registrations
03/08/2005 IMF Urges Grenada To Tighten Fiscal Reins
02/08/2005 EDRi Obtains Leaked Commission Data Retention Proposal
02/08/2005 Cyprus And Greece Slam Turkey's Customs Agreement Proviso
02/08/2005 Maltese Government Launches Pre-Budget Consultation
02/08/2005 Two More Banks Under Scrutiny From Barbados Regulators
01/08/2005 Revenue Commission Collects EUR312 Million From Life Insurance Tax Probe
01/08/2005 Isle Of Man Sees Sharp Rise In Funds And Bank Deposits
29/07/2005 Chilean Judge Orders Probe Of Pinochet’s Foreign Bank Accounts
29/07/2005 Customs Agreement Extension Doesn't Imply Recognition Of Cyprus, Says Erdogan
29/07/2005 Law Firm Analysis Reveals Hong Kong's Continued Growth As Investment Centre
29/07/2005 Gibraltar Responds To Criticism Over EU Savings Tax Directive
28/07/2005 CTU Urges Caribbean Governments To Develop Common Standards In Telecoms Sector
28/07/2005 Ireland's Financial Regulator Releases Progress Report
28/07/2005 Mauritius FSC Revises Money Laundering Codes
28/07/2005 Canadian-Owned Offshore Bank Closed Down In Barbados
28/07/2005 Hong Kong Government Closes Down Counterfeiting Syndicate
28/07/2005 EC Proposes Tougher Money Transfer Rules
27/07/2005 Court Gives KPMG More Powers In Portus Case
27/07/2005 DNRD Denies Reports Of Changes To Citizenship Laws
27/07/2005 $20 Billion Multi-Manager Fund Gains Dubai License
27/07/2005 Turkey Expected To Sign Key Customs Agreement Today
27/07/2005 Costa Rica’s ‘Council Of Notables’ Begins Deliberations On CAFTA
27/07/2005 Malta Increasing In Popularity As European Captive Insurance Domicile
26/07/2005 Cayman Immigration Bill Amendment Seeks To Restrict Granting Of Caymanian Status
26/07/2005 UK Loses In European Court Over Gibraltar’s Exclusion From VAT Directive
26/07/2005 EC Reports On Progress In Eliminating 'Golden Shares' Regimes
26/07/2005 Investigators Probing Infineon Scandal
26/07/2005 DIFC To Attract 500 Firms In Three Years
26/07/2005 BVI Introduces ‘Final Piece’ Of New Insolvency Laws
25/07/2005 Revenue Commission Expecting EUR400m In Latest Tax Dodge Sweep
25/07/2005 Isle Of Man Calls On UK To Bring Gibraltar Into EU Savings Tax Regime
25/07/2005 Bermuda Monetary Authority Releases Annual Report
22/07/2005 British Virgin Islands To Amend Special Trusts Act
22/07/2005 Anguilla Continues To Attract Captives
22/07/2005 Post Ivan Report Heralds Changes To Cayman Insurance Legislation
22/07/2005 Swiss International Legal Consultants Awarded Dubai Licence
22/07/2005 Guernsey May Pull Out Of Savings Tax Directive, Report Suggests
21/07/2005 Cayman And The BVI Have Savings Tax Advantage, Says Law Firm
21/07/2005 Switzerland And Pakistan Sign New Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
21/07/2005 Hong Kong Court Gives Go Ahead To Link REIT
20/07/2005 BVI Court Orders Freezing Of Assets In Russian Oil Joint-Venture
20/07/2005 McCreevy Offers Qualified Praise To EU Member States Over Transposition Of Internal Market Laws
20/07/2005 STEP To Host Offshore/OECD Symposium
20/07/2005 Vanuatu Takes Tougher Line On Work Permits
19/07/2005 UK Home Secretary Pushes Need For Security In Brussels
18/07/2005 Hong Kong And China To Discuss Comprehensive Double Tax Treaty
18/07/2005 UK Approaches Bermuda On EU Savings Tax Directive Participation
18/07/2005 McCreevy Doesn't Aim To Regulate Hedge Funds
15/07/2005 New Islamic Property Fund Launched
15/07/2005 EC To Take Legal Action Over Freedom To Provide Services And Freedom Of Establishment
15/07/2005 UAE Plans Changes To Sponsorship Rules For Expat Workers
15/07/2005 IFRS Throws Up Complex Issues For Corporate Tax Reporting
14/07/2005 Asian Hedge Fund Regulation Unlikely To Become Tougher, Experts Suggest
14/07/2005 Prince Albert Assumes Throne In Monaco
14/07/2005 Gibraltar, Spain And The UK Conclude Second Round Of Tripartite Talks
14/07/2005 UK Pushes Data Retention Proposals In Light Of Terrorist Attacks
14/07/2005 UK Announces Programme Of Double Tax Agreement Negotiations
13/07/2005 Mauritius PCCs Given Extended Range Of Activities
13/07/2005 Hong Kong Coins It From Incoming HINWIs
12/07/2005 Luxembourg Referendum Brings 'Yes' Vote
12/07/2005 South Korea Persuades Thailand To Amend DTAA In Offshore Tax Crackdown
12/07/2005 Irish Body Attacks Pensions Tax Relief
12/07/2005 EU To Press Ahead With Community Patent
11/07/2005 Irish Chamber Welcomes Government’s Work Permit Proposals
11/07/2005 CARICOM Agrees Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty
11/07/2005 Cyprus And Germany Agree Double Taxation Pact
11/07/2005 ACSP Urges Manx Government To Raise Audit Threshold
11/07/2005 Nestle-Mars Trademark Spat Sent Back To UK Courts
11/07/2005 Panama Suspends New Social Security Laws
11/07/2005 Single Market For Online Copyright Protection Proposed
08/07/2005 Antigua & Barbuda Calls For Retention Of Work Permits After CSME
08/07/2005 CIBA Bemoans Lack Of Government Support For Foreign Investors
08/07/2005 Dubai FDI Set To Double By 2010
08/07/2005 FirstCaribbean Tries To Improve Union Relationships
08/07/2005 European Parliament Rejects Software Directive
08/07/2005 Malta Ratifies EU Constitution, Poland Delays Decision
08/07/2005 EC Publishes League Table Of Member States' Implementation Of Securities Directives
07/07/2005 Cayman Islands To Remain Outside CARICOM
07/07/2005 EC Approves Lufthansa's Plans To Acquire Swiss
07/07/2005 Maltese Politicians Discuss Electoral Law Reforms
07/07/2005 Spain Seeks To Disenfranchise Gibraltarians In European Elections
07/07/2005 Offshore Banking Supervisors Gather
06/07/2005 European Parliament To Vote On Software Patent Directive Today
06/07/2005 Vanuatu Ratifies Pacific Islands Trade Agreement
06/07/2005 Future Of Link REIT Lies In Hong Kong’s Highest Court
06/07/2005 Antigua's PM 'Committed To CCJ'
06/07/2005 Isle Of Man Mulls Income Tax Cap For Top Earners
06/07/2005 Gibraltar 'Loophole' In Savings Tax Directive Causes Anger
05/07/2005 EU Savings Tax Directive Does Not Apply Between UK And Gibraltar
05/07/2005 India Signs CECA With Singapore
05/07/2005 Luxembourg's PM Predicts That Yes Vote Would Revive EU Constitution
05/07/2005 Gibraltar Concludes Written Submissions To CFI
04/07/2005 Senate Committee Approves CAFTA
04/07/2005 Asian Finance Centres Benefit From EU Savings Tax Directive
04/07/2005 EU Constitution Ratified By Cyprus
04/07/2005 Cheung Kong To List Its First Hong Kong REIT
04/07/2005 CARICOM Must Learn From EU Constitution Setback
04/07/2005 South Africa Takes Over Leadership Of FATF
01/07/2005 Lawmaker Slams St Maarten Government’s ‘Shabby’ Financial Accounts
01/07/2005 Maples & Calder Planning Dubai Launch
30/06/2005 Hong Kong Offshore Fund Tax Exemption Bill To Go Before LegCo In July
30/06/2005 EU Tries To Reassure Caribbean Over Sugar Changes
30/06/2005 UAE Reviewing Trade Laws
30/06/2005 Korea Seeks To Restrict Labuan's Access To Malaysian Tax Treaty
30/06/2005 CSME Deadline Will Not Be Extended Beyond 2005, Warns CARICOM Secretary General
29/06/2005 Bermuda To Amend Exempt And Overseas Company Legislation
29/06/2005 Investors Flock To PartyGaming Despite US Legal Concerns
28/06/2005 New DIFC Laws Enacted
28/06/2005 Irish Software Developers Divided Over Patent Directive
28/06/2005 Court Orders Portus Founder To Account For Assets
27/06/2005 Digicel Acquires Cingular's Caribbean Mobile Network
27/06/2005 Cayman Passes Law To Report Savings Income To EU
27/06/2005 Legal Wrangle Over Belize Telecom Ownership Draws To A Close
24/06/2005 European Parliament Votes Against Stability Pact Reforms
24/06/2005 Cook Islands Budget Focuses On Recovery
24/06/2005 CCJ President Urges Attorneys-General To Submit National Legislation
23/06/2005 Isle Of Man Sweeps Offshore Awards
23/06/2005 DGCX Will Start Trading In Third Quarter
23/06/2005 JURI Votes Through Controversial Software Patent Directive
22/06/2005 Tsang's Leadership Bid Rubber Stamped By Beijing
22/06/2005 Standard Bank Offshore Becomes Latest Listing Member Of CISX
22/06/2005 Mauritius Financial Services Are Booming, Says Minister
21/06/2005 Hong Kong Gazettes Seven Double Tax Avoidance Agreements
21/06/2005 Dunne Expected To Deny Wrongdoing At Tribunal
21/06/2005 Ireland Considers New Betting Tax Regime
21/06/2005 Eircom Expands Broadband Offer; May Take Up 3G Licence
21/06/2005 Switzerland Considering EU Options
21/06/2005 Gibraltar Consults On New Gambling Legislation
20/06/2005 Tyco Executives Convicted In New York
20/06/2005 Guernsey Expects Hong Kong Accord To Boost Far Eastern Business
20/06/2005 Hong Kong Plans To Ramp Up Copyright Protections
20/06/2005 Bahamas Will Not Join CSME This Year
17/06/2005 JURI Rapporteur Proposes Changes To Software Patent Directive
16/06/2005 Former Taoiseach Fingered In Tax Tribunal
16/06/2005 Cayman's Popularity As Hedge Fund Domicile Continues To Grow
16/06/2005 Multilateral Islamic Bond May Be Listed On The LFX
16/06/2005 Mitchell Inquiry Resumes In Grenada
16/06/2005 Botswana To Enhance Copyright Protections
16/06/2005 Tsang’s Leadership Bid Receives Beijing’s Backing
15/06/2005 St Vincent & The Grenadines Will Not Jump ‘Blindly’ Into CSME
15/06/2005 Turkey To Sign Customs Union With New EU Member States
15/06/2005 Schroeder To Push For International Hedge Fund Controls
15/06/2005 UAE Law Allowing Foreign Ownership Of Property Expected This Year
14/06/2005 PartyGaming Float Threatened By Senator’s Online Gaming Ban Proposals
14/06/2005 EY Law Network Suffering Following Regulatory Clampdown
14/06/2005 Hong Kong Mulling Anti-Spam Law
13/06/2005 McCreevy Sings Praises Of Services Directive
13/06/2005 Costa Rican Immigration Bill May Contain Flaw
13/06/2005 Australian Authorities Act On Offshore Tax Schemes
13/06/2005 European Commission Welcomes Approval Of New Cash Controls
10/06/2005 BSX Gains Approved Status Under Australian Foreign Investment Tax Rules
10/06/2005 Dubai And Nymex Set To Launch Region's First Energy Exchange
10/06/2005 AIG's Greenberg Resigns From Board
10/06/2005 EC Launches Consultation On Cutting Red Tape
10/06/2005 Bahamas Government Presents 2005/2006 Budget
10/06/2005 Barbados Stock Exchange To Reduce Transaction Clearing Time
09/06/2005 Belize And Guatemala Extend Bilateral Trade Talks
09/06/2005 Bush Supports FTAA, CAFTA
09/06/2005 EC Unveils Five Year State Aid Reform Plan
09/06/2005 Survey Reaffirms Switzerland's Light Tax And Regulatory Touch
09/06/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Give Nod To New Immigration Rules
08/06/2005 Spain Cracks Down On Money Laundering
08/06/2005 COMESA Member States Agree To Create Customs Union
08/06/2005 General Re Executive To Plead Guilty In AIG Probe
08/06/2005 EC Accepts Microsoft Antitrust Compromise
08/06/2005 Ireland Signs Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement With Chile
08/06/2005 ECJ Refuses To Hear Pharmaceutical Parallel Trading Case
07/06/2005 PartyGaming Float Threatened By US Online Gambling Laws
07/06/2005 Swiss Schengen Vote Welcomed
07/06/2005 Swiss MP's 'Schumi Initiative' Challenges Expat Tax Regime
07/06/2005 Madagascar And Mauritius Strengthen Links
07/06/2005 AIMA Issues Fund Directors' Guide
07/06/2005 Bahamas May Already Be Committed To CSME
07/06/2005 Panama Firms At Risk From New VAT Interpretation
07/06/2005 New US Passport Security Measures 'Will Devastate The Caribbean Economy'
06/06/2005 UAE Gets Tough On Emiratisation
06/06/2005 EU Will Revise Data Retention Proposals
06/06/2005 UK Solicitors Welcome Survival Of 'Tipping Off' Exemption
06/06/2005 Swiss Prosecutors Call Halt To Terror-Financing Investigation
06/06/2005 Guersey FSC To Increase Cooperation With Hong Kong SFC
06/06/2005 India Considers DTAA With Luxembourg
06/06/2005 Job Figures Reveal Continued Growth In Ireland's Financial Services Industry
06/06/2005 Jersey's Stock Rises In Alternative Investment Community
03/06/2005 International Bodies Urge Liberia To Tackle Financial Corruption
03/06/2005 Netherland Antilles To Tighten Immigration Procedures
03/06/2005 Jersey Sets Up Further 'Splits' Body
03/06/2005 McCreevy To Assume Responsibility For Some Antitrust Cases
03/06/2005 Court Case Creates Conflict Of Interest For Gibraltar's Attorney General
02/06/2005 Business Start-Ups in Botswana Face Above Average Red Tape Says Report
02/06/2005 Swedish State Monopoly On Over The Counter Drugs Slammed By ECJ
02/06/2005 CD&P Celebrates 20 Years In Hong Kong
02/06/2005 EU Funding Study Into Software Patent Directive But Won't Wait For Results
02/06/2005 St Kitts & Nevis Development Bank Showing Rapid Growth
02/06/2005 New BVI Act To Help Joint Ventures
02/06/2005 Microsoft Submits Antitrust Proposals To EC, Awaits Response
01/06/2005 Panama Goes On Strike Over Proposed Social Security Reforms
01/06/2005 Cypriot Supreme Court's Ruling Good News For Investors
01/06/2005 Bahamas Registry Continues On-Line Access Project
31/05/2005 Services Directive Fears Contribute To French 'Non' Vote
31/05/2005 Hong Kong To Revise Retail Hedge Fund Rules
31/05/2005 EC Welcomes Approval Of Third Money Laundering Directive
31/05/2005 Jersey Financial Sector Continues To Grow
31/05/2005 Cayman And The US Exchange Fraud Proceeds
31/05/2005 FTC Shuts Down Californian Sex Spammers
31/05/2005 Spitzer Brings Civil Charges Against AIG And Greenberg
30/05/2005 CARICOM Deliberates Single Economy Framework
30/05/2005 Kozloswki Prosecution Delivers Closing Arguments
30/05/2005 Costa Rica Tightens Residency Rules
27/05/2005 JURI Agrees Patent Directive Flawed
27/05/2005 Cayman Puts Its Systems On Display
27/05/2005 Vanuatu Lifts Itself Out Of Economic Swamp
27/05/2005 GCC Finance Ministers Accept Plans For Duty-Free US Imports
27/05/2005 Islamic Finance Institutions Urged To Toughen Money Laundering Procedures
27/05/2005 UBS Chief Speaks On Regulation And Business Ethics
26/05/2005 IoM Regulator Revises Policy On Eligible Custodians For EIFs
26/05/2005 Brazil To Support Barbados In Sugar Crisis
26/05/2005 Paris MOU Announces New ‘Black-Grey-White’ List
26/05/2005 INTA Meeting Focuses On China IP Piracy
25/05/2005 Mitchell Mounts Defence Of Bahamas’ Position On The CSME
25/05/2005 Spain’s Challenge To Gibraltarians' Right to Vote Set For July ECJ Hearing
24/05/2005 Netherlands Antilles Seeks Legal Redress On Dutch Immigration Ban
24/05/2005 Irish Insurance Tax Disclosure Deadline Expires
24/05/2005 AIG Officials Face Grand Jury Investigation
23/05/2005 EP Committee To Amend Software Patent Directive
23/05/2005 LFX Market Capitalisation Exceeds $11 Billion
20/05/2005 Portus Director Accused Of Fraud
20/05/2005 Swiss Government Mulls Free Trade Approach To US
20/05/2005 Cayman Islands Government Tightens Work Permit Rules
20/05/2005 WTO Head-To-Be Supports Developing Countries
20/05/2005 Isle of Man Consults On Banking Code Changes
19/05/2005 US Ruling Favours Luxembourg Holding Company Structures
19/05/2005 ‘CAFTA Goes Beyond Mere Free Trade Deal,’ Argues Zoellick
19/05/2005 Swiss Banks To Face Greater Competition Says SNB Chief
18/05/2005 US Court Clears Way For Argentina Bond Swap
18/05/2005 Eichel Joins Schroeder In Threatening European Hedge Funds
18/05/2005 Timetable Set For Hong Kong Election
18/05/2005 Cook Islands To Amend Tax Deduction Rules
18/05/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Attempt To Fast Track Tax Plan
18/05/2005 Leading Gibraltar E-Gaming Firm Announces Positive Results
17/05/2005 Dubai And Botswana Seek Boost In Bilateral Trade Ties
17/05/2005 Changes To Panama's Petroleum Free Zones
17/05/2005 Major Spam Ring Shut Down In US
17/05/2005 Guernsey Court Orders Administration For PCC
16/05/2005 US Senate To Debate CAFTA
16/05/2005 New Hague Convention Alarms IT Firms
16/05/2005 IDB To Assist Caribbean Central Banks In IT Project To Track Expat Remittances
16/05/2005 UK Firms Urged Not To Underestimate New Corporate Reporting Standards
16/05/2005 Dubai Commodities Exchange Near Opening
13/05/2005 ECJ Says Jersey-Based Firm Must Pay VAT To UK
13/05/2005 Barbados Sees Surge Of Tourist Investment
13/05/2005 Hong Kong SFC Tackles Retail Hedge Fund Regulation
13/05/2005 EP Passes Working Time Directive Proposal
13/05/2005 Online Betting Exchange Obtains Maltese Gaming Licence
13/05/2005 Bush Government Swept Away In Cayman Election
12/05/2005 IOM To Host British-Irish Council Meeting
12/05/2005 Hong Kong Lawmakers Debate Comprehensive Review Of Inland Revenue Ordinance
12/05/2005 Deutsche Boerse Leaders Give In To Shareholders
12/05/2005 Collapsed Forex Dealer Tries To Go On Trading
12/05/2005 New Merger Directive Passes Euro-Parliament
11/05/2005 'Superwoman' Gets Approval For Irish Funds
11/05/2005 AIG's Hank Greenberg Faces New Attack
11/05/2005 UAE National Denied Tax Treaty Benefits On Indian Investments
11/05/2005 Mauritius Central To Indian Pharma Investment
10/05/2005 Dominican DLP Retains Power In Election
10/05/2005 WTO Breaks Agriculture Log-Jam
10/05/2005 Gibraltar Hosts IMF Workshop
10/05/2005 Dubai Business Cramped By 'Emiratization'
10/05/2005 Chinese Firms Use Hong Kong As Stepping Stone To Global Market Place
10/05/2005 BVI Constitutional Review Reveals Support For Continued Links With UK
10/05/2005 Bahamas Central Bank Issues New Anti-Money Laundering Guidelines
09/05/2005 Bill To Abolish Hong Kong Estate Tax Gazetted
09/05/2005 UK Lawyers Disappointed By European Parliament's Move On Money Laundering Directive
09/05/2005 US Authorities Subpoena International Reinsurers
09/05/2005 Betinternet Founder To Become Isle of Man’s E-Gaming Ambassador
09/05/2005 IMF Sees Robust Economic Growth In Belize
06/05/2005 Irish Accounting Body Calls For ‘Whistleblower’s Charter’
06/05/2005 EU Merger Control Rules Untested, Say Experts
06/05/2005 MEP Calls For Withdrawal Of Proposed Data Retention Law
06/05/2005 Auditing Practices Board Publishes IFRS Guidance For UK And Ireland
06/05/2005 Malta And San Marino Discuss Bilateral Tax Agreement
05/05/2005 Costa Rica Continues To Dwell On CAFTA
05/05/2005 EC To Push For Further Integration Of EU Financial Markets
05/05/2005 EC Approves UK's Enterprise Capital Fund Plans
05/05/2005 LOFSA Publishes Review Of 2004
04/05/2005 DIFX Plans To Attract Investors On An Unprecedented Scale
04/05/2005 Qatar Financial Centre Opens For Business
03/05/2005 Belize Calms Down After Telecoms Riots
03/05/2005 India/Singapore DTAA Hits The Buffers
03/05/2005 US Banks Receive Guidance On Working With Money-Service Providers
03/05/2005 Cowen To Plead For Stud Tax Exemption In Brussels
03/05/2005 Bermuda’s Prudent Economic Management Praised By Moody’s
02/05/2005 Menatep To Sue Rosneft For Another $650m
02/05/2005 Removal Of Country Of Origin Principle Rejected In Services Directive Discussions
02/05/2005 UK Hedge Fund Cites Regulatory Environment As Reason For Jersey Move
02/05/2005 Hong Kong's Legco Muddies Chief Executive Ruling
29/04/2005 IASB Lacks Awareness Of Middle Eastern Business Environment, Says Expert
29/04/2005 Cyprus Must Wait To Join ERM2
29/04/2005 Chinese Government Slammed For Reducing Tenure Of HK Chief Executive
28/04/2005 ‘No Cut In Salaries Tax For Hong Kong This Year,’ Tang Tells Lawmakers
28/04/2005 EC Expands Online Legal Problem Solving Network
28/04/2005 Russia To Draft Capital Amnesty Bill
28/04/2005 EU Approves Sanctions Against US In Row Over Byrd Amendment
28/04/2005 Offshore Insurance Bill Approved In Botswana
28/04/2005 France And Germany To Present Alternative To Services Directive
27/04/2005 Telekurs Named By Swiss Tax Authorities As Savings Tax Directive Data Provider
27/04/2005 EC Extends Block Exemption From Antitrust Laws For Liner Shipping Consortia
27/04/2005 Turks & Caicos 2005/6 Budget Approved By Lawmakers
26/04/2005 UAE Mulls Allowing Majority Foreign Ownership Of Companies
26/04/2005 Parmalat Action Against Citigroup Can Continue, Appeals Court Rules
26/04/2005 EC To Investigate Chinese Textile Exports
25/04/2005 Novartis Loses Battle Over EU Protection Period
25/04/2005 EU Reaches Common Position On Turkey
25/04/2005 Singapore Rising Up The Hedge Fund Charts
25/04/2005 EC And SEC Reach 'Roadmap' Agreement On Financial Reporting Standards
25/04/2005 Irish Government Delays Introduction Of Tough New Compliance Laws
22/04/2005 Botswana And Seychelles To Enter Into DTAA
21/04/2005 Mauritius-Based Forex Firm Facing Liquidation
21/04/2005 Brown Calls For Competition Reforms In Europe
20/04/2005 Amendments To EU Services Directive Submitted
20/04/2005 Scottish Provident Signals Opposition To Revenue Commission Probe
20/04/2005 Hong Kong Mulls Tougher Antitrust Regime
20/04/2005 Labour Pledges Copyright Reform If Re-Elected
19/04/2005 Pro EU Candidate Wins Northern Cyprus Elections
19/04/2005 Irish Life's Decision Not To Participate In Life Assurance Tax Probe Condemned
19/04/2005 EC Issues Clarification On Scope Of IP Enforcement Directive
19/04/2005 FISCO Meets To Discuss Cross-Border Clearing And Settlement In EU
19/04/2005 CIMA Chairman Speaks On Regulatory Regime
19/04/2005 Isle Of Man Wins Favourable Decision In Satellite Dispute With Bermuda
18/04/2005 Cypriot Human Rights Court Judge Urges Rejection Of Annan Plan
18/04/2005 FSA Reaches Further Split Cap Settlements
18/04/2005 Ten EU Members Face Action Over Failure To Implement Electronic Communications Rules
15/04/2005 Luxembourg Fund Industry Tops $1.5 Trillion
15/04/2005 Nestle Sparks Corporate Governance Row In Switzerland
15/04/2005 EU May Be Forced To Redraft Data Retention Proposals
14/04/2005 Malta Central Bank Governor Blames Slow Pace Of Reform For Stalling Economic Growth
14/04/2005 Maltese Firm Loses Copyright Claim Against HSBC
14/04/2005 CSME Is Not A 'One Size Fits All Approach' Says Senior CARICOM Official
14/04/2005 Japan Urges Changes To Hong Kong's Company Registration Rules
14/04/2005 Gibraltar FSC Joins IOSCO
14/04/2005 CEPA Has Benefited Hong Kong's Businesses And Economy, Study Finds
14/04/2005 EU Savings Tax Directive On Schedule For July 2005 Introduction
14/04/2005 Curacao Votes To Leave Netherland Antilles
13/04/2005 Revenue Commission Widens Irish Insurance Policy Tax Probe
13/04/2005 New European Investment Rules Likely To Cause Problems For Irish Pension Funds
13/04/2005 UAE To Bring Company Laws Into Line With WTO Rules
12/04/2005 DIFC Court Appoints Chief Justice And Deputy
12/04/2005 Dubai FSC Joins IOSCO
12/04/2005 Beijing Intervenes In Hong Kong Leadership Crisis
12/04/2005 Demand Grows In Hong Kong For Retail Hedge Funds
11/04/2005 MBA Chief Outlines Challenges For Mauritian Banking Sector
11/04/2005 First Chinese REIT May List In Hong Kong
11/04/2005 European Court Of Human Rights Decides Greek Cypriot Property Claim Is Admissible
11/04/2005 Confusion Reigns Over WTO Ruling In US-Antigua Gambling Dispute
08/04/2005 McCreevy Mulling EU-Wide Initiative To Limit Auditor Liability
08/04/2005 EU And GCC Meet To Discuss Free Trade Agreement
08/04/2005 Ireland's Financial Services Ombudsman To Probe Unregulated Moneylenders
07/04/2005 Hong Kong REIT Launch Faces Further Delays
07/04/2005 McCreevy Lends Support To Services Directive
06/04/2005 ICAI Warns Against ‘One-Sided’ View Of Tax Relief Debate
06/04/2005 IFSRA Chief Speaks Out On Reinsurance Scandal
06/04/2005 Seco Satisfied With Implementation Of Swiss Anti-Wage Dumping Laws
06/04/2005 Malta Introduces New Market Abuse Legislation
05/04/2005 Swiss Money Laundering Investigations On The Increase
05/04/2005 Hong Kong Democrats Launch Challenge Over Tenure Of Next Chief Executive
05/04/2005 Swiss Voters To Decide On Schengen/Dublin Accords
05/04/2005 Mauritius Consolidates Financial Services Regulation
05/04/2005 Maltese Government Lauds New Trust Laws
05/04/2005 ‘Barbados Remains A Quality Jurisdiction’, Assures BIBA Chief
04/04/2005 Canadian SMEs Urged To Use Hong Kong As ‘Smart Link’ To China
04/04/2005 Cyprus And US Sign Anti Money Laundering MoU
04/04/2005 Dubai’s Economic Growth Rate Soars
01/04/2005 Hong Kong SFC To Relax Restrictions On Overseas Investments By REITs
01/04/2005 BSE Allows Share Prices To Move In One Cent Increments
01/04/2005 Swiss Law Firm Hosts 'Destination Switzerland' Conference
01/04/2005 India Seeks To Include Exchange Of Information Rules In All DTAAs
01/04/2005 Online Bookies Face Legal Action In France
31/03/2005 CIMA Welcomes IMF Report On Cayman Islands
31/03/2005 Turkey Agrees To Customs Union With New EU Members
31/03/2005 UAE Budget Ratified
31/03/2005 IT Contractors Express Support For Services Directive
31/03/2005 Cypriot Government Reaps CYP119 Million From Tax Amnesty
30/03/2005 Four EU Member States Face Legal Action Over Bilateral Investment Treaties
30/03/2005 Bermuda Streamlines Fund Incorporation Process
30/03/2005 International Spotlight Focuses On Cayman Shipping Registry Progress
30/03/2005 Chinese Firms To List Simultaneously On Hong Kong And China Bourses
29/03/2005 AIG Said To Have Indentified More Than 30 Accounting Errors
29/03/2005 Cyprus Brokerage Loses Pension Fund Assets
29/03/2005 India And Mauritius To Sign Free Trade Agreement
28/03/2005 Mauritian National Assembly Adopts New Financial Regulation
28/03/2005 European Parliament Chief Confirms Plans To Water Down Services Directive
28/03/2005 Offshore Financial Centres Object To IOSCO Report
28/03/2005 Jersey Rated Top Funds Jurisdiction In UK Poll
25/03/2005 Anguilla Issues First 'Fast-Track' Fund License
25/03/2005 AIG Under Fire For Use Of Offshore Reinsurance Companies
25/03/2005 Jersey Firm Sets Up Funding Programme For MBNA
25/03/2005 UK Revenue Cracks Down On Tax-Filing Fraud
24/03/2005 Irish Ombudsman Won't Investigate Complaints About Lawyers
24/03/2005 Bank Of Ireland Announces 2,000 Job Cuts
24/03/2005 Compromise Reached On Services Directive
23/03/2005 Troubled Canadian Hedge Fund Took In C$700m
23/03/2005 Gibraltar Once Again Cut Out Of The Loop By The EC
23/03/2005 Cyprus Legislates Against Property Owners In North
22/03/2005 Citibank Sues Parmalat
21/03/2005 IOM Delegation Signs MOUs In The Gulf
21/03/2005 European Commission Proposes Simplified Rules Of Origin
21/03/2005 Mauritius Prime Minister Demands Publication Of MCB Report
18/03/2005 GCC Central Bankers To Discuss Monetary Union
18/03/2005 Jersey Firm Wins Sukuk From Gulf Tour
18/03/2005 UK's Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Under Fire Again
17/03/2005 Mauritus To Stiffen Insurance Legislation
17/03/2005 Qatar Hires Outgoing Dubai Regulator
17/03/2005 Swiss Banking Chief Attacks City Of London
17/03/2005 EU's 'Geographical Indications' Protections Upheld By WTO
17/03/2005 IMF Publishes Report On Bermuda's Regulatory And Supervisory Regimes
17/03/2005 France Renews Attack On Services Directive
16/03/2005 IMF Approves Cayman Islands Regulation
16/03/2005 Bahamas Leaders Urge Progress Towards The CSME
16/03/2005 Hong Kong Banks Exploit CEPA Insurance Rules
15/03/2005 Scope Of New Revenue Powers To Pursue Tax Evasion Enablers Narrowed
15/03/2005 UAE And Australia Launch Free Trade Talks
15/03/2005 US Takes Aim At British Dependent Territories Over Money Laundering
15/03/2005 Yukos Denies Spanish Money-Laundering Charges
14/03/2005 Costa Rica May Hold Referendum On CAFTA
14/03/2005 IMF Issues Positive Report On Mauritius
14/03/2005 EU May Impose Restrictions On Chinese Textile Imports
14/03/2005 Jersey Finance Sector Racks Up Healthy Gains
11/03/2005 European Parliament Probing Approval Of Software Patent Directive
11/03/2005 Swiss Bankers Say Government Is Too Complaisant
11/03/2005 US Sees Trade Agreement With UAE By Year End
11/03/2005 New Financial Services Legislation Introduced In Mauritius
11/03/2005 Hong Kong's Tung Resigns
10/03/2005 BakerPlatt Appoints Money Laundering Expert
10/03/2005 US Alleges Antigua And Barbuda Is 'Susceptible To Money Laundering'
10/03/2005 UK Opposition Parties Call For Tax System To Be Simplified
10/03/2005 Hong Kong Remains One Of Asia’s Least Corrupt Economies
10/03/2005 Juncker May Scrap Euro Pact Reform
09/03/2005 US And UAE Begin Free Trade Talks
09/03/2005 Hong Kong And Shanghai Woo Japanese Investment
09/03/2005 Hong Kong Firm Accuses Apple Of Patent Infringement
08/03/2005 Cyprus Has Comprehensive Anti-Money Laundering Regime, Says US
08/03/2005 Revenue Accepts Majority Of Disclosures In Offshore Tax Probe
07/03/2005 Mauritian FSPA Comes Under Pressure From Government Audit Office
07/03/2005 CSX Chief Warns Against Trend Of Over-Regulation
04/03/2005 FSB Warns That EU Services Directive May Increase Regulatory Burden On Businesses
04/03/2005 Pressure Group Formed By Foreign Residents In Northern Cyprus
04/03/2005 Hong Kong Government Proposes New Regulatory Body For Auditors
03/03/2005 Barbados And Botswana Sign MoU On Double Taxation Avoidance
03/03/2005 Tough EC Policy On State Aid Hits Intel's New Irish Venture
03/03/2005 Dubai Ready To Launch Hedge Funds This Year
03/03/2005 Hong Kong Speculates Over Tung’s Future As Chief Executive
03/03/2005 Isle of Man Drops Land Tax Proposals From Income Tax Bill
02/03/2005 St Vincent & Grenadines ‘Ready For The CSME’
02/03/2005 DIFX To Open Its Doors In September 2005
02/03/2005 Antigua And Barbuda Deposits Accession Instruments For CCJ
02/03/2005 European Parliament Approves New Customs Control Regulation
02/03/2005 Hong Kong-Based Law Firms Benefiting From IPO Surge
02/03/2005 Hong Kong And Taiwan To Sign Fund Pact In April
02/03/2005 EC Won't Restart Debate On Software Patent Directive
01/03/2005 STEP Arabia To Hold Estate Planning Conference In Dubai
01/03/2005 Irish Competition Authority Calls For Shake-Up Of Legal Services Sector
01/03/2005 Isle Of Man Gambling Laws To Receive An Update
01/03/2005 Mauritian FSC Issues Guidelines On Compliance With Overseas Accounting Standards
01/03/2005 UAE Economy Minister Calls For Transparent Regulatory Structure
01/03/2005 Conference To Discuss Maltese Financial Services Industry
28/02/2005 EU And Asia Join Forces To Fight Spam
28/02/2005 Swiss Authorities Remove Ban On Bin Ladin Trademark
28/02/2005 EU Parliament Approves Law On Unfair Commercial Practices
28/02/2005 Malta To Strengthen Market Abuse Laws
25/02/2005 Cayman Islands A Conduit For Asian Hedge Fund Investors
25/02/2005 Isle Of Man Sees Second Protected Cell Company Established
25/02/2005 Cayman Islands Host International Compliance Conference
25/02/2005 Dubai Regulator Signs MOU With Manx Counterparts
25/02/2005 Antigua & Barbuda ‘Optimistic’ Of Favourable WTO Ruling In Internet Gaming Dispute
25/02/2005 Gibraltar Government Hosts Trust Seminar In UK
25/02/2005 Consensus Over Stability And Growth Pact Edges Closer
24/02/2005 Bank of Baroda Plans Offshore Branch In The Isle Of Man
24/02/2005 Ireland’s Financial Services Industry Sounds Warning Over Regulatory Burden
24/02/2005 Switzerland Urged To Liberalise Markets
24/02/2005 Attempt To Force Debate On CAFTA Sparks Constitutional Row In Costa Rica
23/02/2005 EU Commission Welcomes Progress On Cyprus Green Line Regulation
23/02/2005 Anglo Irish Bank Launches Isle Of Man-Based Fund Services Company
23/02/2005 Isle Of Man Signs MOU With UAE Central Bank
23/02/2005 Caricom Heads Of State Show Support For Antigua & Barbuda In Internet Gaming Case
23/02/2005 Irish Competition Authority To Urge Reforms For Employed Barristers
22/02/2005 Islamic Real Estate Fund Launched Focusing On Dubai’s Property Market
22/02/2005 EC Welcomes Phased Closure Of Gibraltar's Exempt Company Regime
22/02/2005 Pro-Unity Party Wins Election In Northern Cyprus
21/02/2005 London Conference To Explore Offshore E-Gaming Opportunities
21/02/2005 Nymex To Open Dubai Commodities Exchange
21/02/2005 EC Updates Tax Deferral Rules In Mergers Directive
21/02/2005 Barbados Seeks Investment Boost From United States
21/02/2005 Switzerland To Release More Frozen Abacha Assets To Nigeria
18/02/2005 BISX Gains Approval For Doubling Of Listing Fees
18/02/2005 Nevis Hosts Money Laundering Prevention Seminar
18/02/2005 Cyprus On Track To Correct Excessive Deficit, EC Reveals
18/02/2005 Eircom Seeks To Challenge Local Loop Unbundling Requirement
18/02/2005 Hong Kong Plans To Tighten Anti-Money Laundering Regime
17/02/2005 Yahoo To Establish European HQ In Ireland
17/02/2005 Cayman Hosts Regional Banking Supervision Workshop
17/02/2005 Criticism Of US Business Delegation To Northern Cyprus Grows
16/02/2005 UK Favours Referendum On Independence In Bermuda
16/02/2005 Anguilla Unveils Procedure For Fast-Tracking Hedge Fund Formation
16/02/2005 Irish Taxman Enlists Solicitors To Help Recover Unpaid Taxes
16/02/2005 Cayman Islands See Increasing Investment From Europe
15/02/2005 Cypriot Government Warns US Business Delegation Against Visiting The North
15/02/2005 European Regulators Seek To Encourage VoIP Growth
15/02/2005 Antigua & Barbuda To Send Delegation To US Internet Gaming Appeal
15/02/2005 Yukos To Sue Four Russian Energy Firms
14/02/2005 Aruban MP Antagonised By Antillean Minister’s Comments
14/02/2005 GIBA Welcomes Introduction Of Qualifying Investor Funds Regime
14/02/2005 Proposed Swiss Copyright Reforms Criticised
14/02/2005 Isle Of Man Becomes Bank Of Ireland’s Offshore Headquarters
14/02/2005 Revenue Commission Meets With IIF To Discuss Probe
11/02/2005 Isle Of Man And Bermuda Dispute Communications Satellite Slots
10/02/2005 Guernsey FSC Reports Impressive Growth In Funds Under Management
10/02/2005 Stock Option Expensing Rule Adopted By EC
09/02/2005 Thirteen EU Member States Reach Anti-Spam Agreement
08/02/2005 US Financial Services Firm Acquires Cayman Hedge Fund Administrator
08/02/2005 Hedge Funds Becoming A Mainstream Investment, Says Study
08/02/2005 Irish Tax Advisers May Take Legal Action Over New Revenue Powers
07/02/2005 Cypriot Foreign Minister Optimistic Regarding North-South Trade Deal
07/02/2005 EC Urges Ireland To End Tax Breaks For Racehorse Breeders
07/02/2005 UK Government Issues Warning To Buyers Of Property In Northern Cyprus
04/02/2005 Guernsey Appoints New Director Of Finance Sector Development
04/02/2005 Cable & Wireless Launch VOIP Internet Service For Cayman Islands
04/02/2005 Mary Harney Rejects Allegations Over Closure Of Tax Probe
04/02/2005 Irish Finance Bill Gives Revenue Wider Powers To Probe Insurance Scheme
03/02/2005 HK Lawmakers Discuss Alleged Government Collusion With PCCW
03/02/2005 Cayman-London Business Luncheon Declared A Success
03/02/2005 Bermuda Plans More Aggressive Marketing Of Captive Insurance Sector
02/02/2005 IoM E-Gaming Ambassador Notes Strong Interest From Industry
02/02/2005 European And Asian IP Heads Meet In Hong Kong
02/02/2005 Barbados Appoints Captive Insurance Expert As International Business Representative
31/01/2005 Bahamas Insurance Firms May Need Approval To Raise Rates
31/01/2005 EU Advocate General Agrees With UK Customs In VAT Case
31/01/2005 Most EU Member States Lagging Behind On Implementation Of Internal Market Laws
28/01/2005 Netherlands Antillean Islands Discuss New Constitutional And Financial Arrangements
28/01/2005 Jersey Financial Services Commission Publishes Business Plan
28/01/2005 Cayman Islands Financial Services Industry Grew In 2004
28/01/2005 Defense Calls For Second Mistrial Rejected In Tyco Case
28/01/2005 Cyprus Association Of Directors Established
27/01/2005 Annual Fee Deadline Extended For CIMA-Licensed Firms
27/01/2005 FBI Agent Slams Webmail Firms For Failure To Comply With National Laws
27/01/2005 Dubai To Host Middle Eastern Hedge Fund Conference
26/01/2005 Bramdean Asset Management Seeks To Set Up Six Dublin Funds
26/01/2005 Gibraltar Government Welcomes Resolution Of Exempt Company Dispute
26/01/2005 Hong Kong To Hold Copyright Ordinance Forum
26/01/2005 Mitchell Urges Bahamas To Agree Position On CSME
25/01/2005 Question Marks Continue To Hang Over Hong Kong Fund Taxation
25/01/2005 Belizean Government To Review Budget Measures
25/01/2005 Mauritius FSC Unveils New Licensing Conditions
25/01/2005 First Meeting Of European Corporate Governance Forum Held
25/01/2005 Hong Kong And Taiwan To Sign MoU On Mutual Fund Regulation
25/01/2005 Isle Of Man Still Closed To US Sports Bets, Says Government
24/01/2005 Dubai FSA Admitted To Islamic Financial Services Board
24/01/2005 Nevis Makes Legislative Strides
24/01/2005 Gibraltar Adopts Insurance Mediation And Reinsurance Legislation
21/01/2005 Bahamas Publishes Guidelines For Fast Track Investment Fund Licence Applications
21/01/2005 Luxembourg EU Presidency Seeks Compromise Over Eurozone Pact
21/01/2005 Taiwan May Establish New Offshore Capital Market
21/01/2005 DFSA Seeking MoUs With Local And International Regulators
21/01/2005 Gibraltar's Financial Services Regulation Receives Positive Review
20/01/2005 Tax And Financial Services Given Priority In 2005 St Kitts And Nevis Budget
20/01/2005 Bermuda Hits Back At Canadian ‘Secrecy Haven’ Reports
20/01/2005 Torrijos Looks To Speed Through Panama’s Fiscal Reforms
20/01/2005 Hong Kong's SFC Mulling Changes To Regulation Of Fund Sector
20/01/2005 Julius Baer Announces Voting Reforms, Fuels Takeover Speculation
20/01/2005 Gibraltar Given Until 2010 To Phase Out Tax Regime
19/01/2005 Belize Budget Proposes Increase In Business Taxes
19/01/2005 Tyco Retrial Begins Again This Week
19/01/2005 Hong Kong Budgets $7 Million For IP Education
18/01/2005 Manx Law Firm Extends Reach Into Space
17/01/2005 Fraudulent Scheme Illegally Uses Name Of Central Bank Of the Bahamas
17/01/2005 Competition Hots Up In Swiss Private Banking Industry
17/01/2005 First File Sharing Arrest Made In Hong Kong
14/01/2005 IoM Allows Online Casino Bets From US Residents
14/01/2005 Guernsey FSC Hosts IMF Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey Workshop
14/01/2005 US Court Orders Bermuda Firm To Comply With SEC Probe
13/01/2005 General Re Receives Spitzer Subpoena
13/01/2005 Skilled Expats To Be Exempted From New Work Permit Rules In UAE
12/01/2005 Irish Auditors Play Key Role In Corporate Governance Reporting
11/01/2005 Mauritius FSC Issues Practice Notes For MCSPs
11/01/2005 Standard Clauses For Data Transfers To Non-EU Countries Approved
11/01/2005 Caricom Ministers Make Preparations For Single Market
10/01/2005 Aberdeen Asset Management Welcomes Splits Deal
10/01/2005 France And Hong Kong To Co-Host Copyright Symposium
10/01/2005 Unfavourable Tax Decision Would Be Devastating For Gibraltar, Warns Chief Minister
07/01/2005 Financial Governance Issues May Delay Cyprus’s Euro Entry
06/01/2005 Maltese Unions Threaten Legal Action
06/01/2005 Bermudian Incorporations Down On 2003 Figures
05/01/2005 Delays To Caricom Single Market Preventing Caribbean Economic Development
05/01/2005 Luxembourg Presidency's Priorities Include IP Issues, Software Patent Directive
05/01/2005 Ryanair Facing New Dispute Over 'Illegal' Subsidies
04/01/2005 Hong Kong/China Trade Ties Strengthened By CEPA II
04/01/2005 US To Appeal WTO Ruling On Foreign Internet Gambling Operations
03/01/2005 Malta’s Financial Services Sector Continued To Expand Through 2004
03/01/2005 Deadlock On Tax Reform And CAFTA Threatens To Hinder Costa Rican Economy In 2005
03/01/2005 Cyprus On Course To Join The Exchange Rate Mechanism
03/01/2005 Gibraltar Abolishes Qualifying Companies Tax Regime
03/01/2005 Mauritian FSC Issues Guidance On Off-Market Transfer Of Securities
03/01/2005 Singapore Establishes Competition Commission

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