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31/07/2008 Court To Hear Evidence In Tesco Tax Avoidance Case
22/07/2008 OECD Updates Model Tax Convention
21/07/2008 Kazahkstan And Luxembourg To Sign Double Tax Treaty
18/07/2008 Luxembourg Stock Exchange Publishes Half-Year Report
16/07/2008 Guernsey Fund Administrator Celebrates 400% Growth
10/07/2008 Charlie McCreevy Comments On Best Score Ever At Internal Market Scoreboard
08/07/2008 Vodafone Scores Key Goal For UK Multinationals In Luxembourg Tax Case
03/07/2008 OECD Publishes Economic Survey Of Luxembourg 2008
01/07/2008 ILA And Luxembourg Stock Exchange Hold Corporate Governance Conference
20/06/2008 France Puts Common Tax Base Plans On Hold Following Irish Vote
06/06/2008 Ecofin Considers Harmful Tax Competition And VAT
04/06/2008 India Signs DTAA With Luxembourg
29/05/2008 Sarkozy Calls For EU Cap On Fuel Taxes
29/05/2008 Switzerland And Luxembourg To Stand Firm Against EU Over Savings Tax
28/05/2008 Juncker Announces Planned Tax Reforms
19/05/2008 BSA Publishes Software Piracy Survey
13/05/2008 Mandelson Sees Progress On West African EPA In 2008
12/05/2008 SARS Commissioner Named New Chair Of OECD Tax Forum
09/05/2008 Luxembourg Stock Exchange Welcomes Business Angels Network
07/05/2008 EU Takes Action Against Several Member States Over Dividend Taxation
05/05/2008 London Agreement Enters Into Force
01/05/2008 Luxembourg Hedge Fund Guide Published
30/04/2008 Luxembourg Offers EUR500,000 To WTO Training Programme For Developing Countries
29/04/2008 Cypriot Foreign Minister Attends EU General Affairs And External Relations Council
23/04/2008 Mourant Praised For Role In 'Deal Of The Year'
09/04/2008 France To Push For Common Corporate Tax Base
08/04/2008 Postbank Luxembourg Delivers 'Excellent' Results
03/04/2008 EU And US Adopt Joint Roadmap On Secure Trade
02/04/2008 Open Skies Agreement To Shake Up Transatlantic Aviation Market
01/04/2008 Schengen Area Extended To Airports
01/04/2008 Luxembourg Stock Exchange Launches Clearing And Settlement System
31/03/2008 OECD Urges Luxembourg To Tighten Foreign Bribery Laws
31/03/2008 European Car Makers Call For Harmonised EU CO2 Taxes
21/03/2008 Luxembourg Introduces New Specialised Investment Funds
20/03/2008 EC Publishes 13th Progress Report On Single Telecoms Market
19/03/2008 Luxembourg Stock Exhange Moves Ahead With Sukuk Issues
13/03/2008 'Tax Wedge' Falling Across OECD
13/03/2008 EU Launches Consultation On VAT Legislation
07/03/2008 Luxembourg Taken To Task Over Employment Laws
05/03/2008 HK Tax System Favourable For Luxembourg Companies
26/02/2008 London Agreement To Save UK Inventors GBP10m, Says IP Office
25/02/2008 India-Luxembourg DTA Approved
15/02/2008 NYSE Euronext And Luxembourg Exchange Cooperate On Corporate Debt Listings
05/02/2008 EC Launches Consultation On Boosting SME Growth
04/02/2008 London Agreement To Enter Into Force In May
04/02/2008 Hong Kong-Luxembourg CDTA Moves Closer
31/01/2008 McCreevy Comments On Internationalisation Of Financial Markets
29/01/2008 3A Launches Six New Hedge Funds
23/01/2008 European Parliament Wants Common Approach To Airport Charges
23/01/2008 Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs Issues Statement On Priority Claims
23/01/2008 EC Comments On Publication Of Roaming Regulation Report
18/01/2008 Capello's Tax Affairs Under Scrutiny
14/01/2008 IASB Completes Second Phase Of Business Combinations Project
10/01/2008 Euro Area GDP And EU27 GDP Up By 0.8 Per Cent
09/01/2008 OECD Tax Administrators To Meet In South Africa
03/01/2008 Luxembourg Stock Exchange Sees Continued Listing Growth
24/12/2007 EU Clamps Down On MasterCard Over Fees
21/12/2007 EPO Council Unveils Strategy To Tackle Increasing Workload
21/12/2007 EMSA Launches New Ship Inspection System
20/12/2007 OECD Analyses Luxembourg's Disability Policies
17/12/2007 Low-Tax Countries Are Generous Withal
17/12/2007 EU Releases Annual European Financial Integration Report
13/12/2007 McCreevy Speaks On Corporate Governance
13/12/2007 WIPO Hosts LDC Forum
11/12/2007 'Rome I' Rules Approved
11/12/2007 EU Calls For United Front Against Tax Evasion
06/12/2007 Ecofin Reaches Landmark VAT Agreement
05/12/2007 EU And Brazil Sign MoU On Regional Policy Cooperation
04/12/2007 EU-India Summit Takes Place
30/11/2007 Norway And Croatia Accede To European Patent Convention
29/11/2007 Peter Mandelson Speaks On IP Protection In China
29/11/2007 WIPO Seminar Discusses Economics Of IP
23/11/2007 Switzerland Drops, Luxembourg And Ireland Rise In GDP Rankings
22/11/2007 McCreevy welcomes SEC Decision On Accounting Standards
21/11/2007 WIPO SCT Meets
20/11/2007 Another Fine VAT Imbroglio On The Way
20/11/2007 World Bank Urged To Be Honest In 'Tax Haven' Study
16/11/2007 Luxembourg Stalling EU VAT Agreement
15/11/2007 Survey Reveals Desire For Greater Integration of Banking Services
14/11/2007 WIPO Meeting Discusses Criminal Enforcement Of IP Rights
13/11/2007 EC Takes Action Over Financial Transparency Directive Implementation
13/11/2007 EPO Conference Highlights Need For Clarity Over Biotech Patents
12/11/2007 Ussher Warns Against 'One Size Fits' All Regulation
12/11/2007 ECJ Withholding Tax Ruling To Boost European Pension Funds
06/11/2007 The IRS Takes Aim At The Hedgies
06/11/2007 Hong Kong And Luxembourg Sign Tax Pact
06/11/2007 Italy Increases WIPO Contributions
02/11/2007 WIPO Conference Underlines Importance Of IP In Creative Industries
01/11/2007 MiFid Set To Change EU Investment Landscape
30/10/2007 EC Seeks To Improve Cooperation Over Air Traffic Management
29/10/2007 Spain Taken To Task Over Tax Treatment Of Diplomatic Employees
25/10/2007 EC To Launch New Anti-Counterfeiting Initiative
25/10/2007 EU To Cut Fiscal Barriers To Cross-Border Share Trading
24/10/2007 Companies Globally Still At Risk From Economic Crime Despite New Controls
24/10/2007 Microsoft To Comply Fully With EU Antitrust Ruling
22/10/2007 EC Announces New Aviation Research Projects
19/10/2007 OECD Tax Burden Back To 2000 Peak
19/10/2007 EPO Outlines Advantages Of New Patent Information Policy
18/10/2007 EU Seeks To Improve Access To Listed Company Information
16/10/2007 OECD Comments On Progress In Combating Tax Evasion
12/10/2007 EC Continues To Move Forward On Pension Portability
11/10/2007 EU Eyes Competition Implications Of Thomson-Reuters Merger
10/10/2007 WIPO To Host Conference On IP And The Creative Industries
10/10/2007 Eurogroup Finance Ministers Meet
09/10/2007 EC Releases Corporate R And D Investment Scoreboard
09/10/2007 FSA Puts Forward Proposals For Eligible Assets Directive Implementation
08/10/2007 Visa Fined By EC For Excluding Morgan Stanley
05/10/2007 WIPO And Mexico Sign Cooperation Plan
04/10/2007 EC Launches Proceedings Against Qualcomm Over Licensing
03/10/2007 WIPO Member States Agree On Development Agenda
27/09/2007 Study Puts Case For Common Stock Exchange Regulation
27/09/2007 EC Accedes To Industrial Designs Treaty
26/09/2007 CCBE Concerned Over OECD Proposals On Tax Intermediaries
26/09/2007 Legal Actions Knock Out Illegal File-Sharing Servers Across Europe
26/09/2007 Survey Suggests Strong Company Support For EU Tax Harmonisation
25/09/2007 EU And New Zealand Boost Cooperation
24/09/2007 OECD Launches Economic Survey Of The European Union
21/09/2007 WIPO And ASEAN Review Joint Cooperation Activities
20/09/2007 EC Adopts Measures To Clamp Down On Euro Counterfeiting
20/09/2007 EU And South Korea Resume FTA Negotiations
18/09/2007 WIPO Examines Initiative To Increase IP Awareness Amongst SMEs
13/09/2007 Italy Increases Financial Support For WIPO
10/09/2007 CFI Announces New And Renewed Membership
07/09/2007 McCreevy Resists Calls For Hedge Fund Intervention
06/09/2007 Low-Tax Countries Lead The World
04/09/2007 Europe's National Patent Offices Assume Responsibility For Special Searches
03/09/2007 Ireland Tops European House Price Value League
31/08/2007 WIPO Announces Life Sciences Symposia
31/08/2007 EU Announces Green Tax Move
29/08/2007 WIPO Hosting Seminar On Digital Rights Management
27/08/2007 Mobile Operators Come Into Compliance With EU Roaming Regulations
15/08/2007 ICANN Consults On New TLDs
13/08/2007 Luxembourg Bourse Remains Leader For International Listed Securities
13/08/2007 WIPO Report Reveals Highest Patent Growth In North East Asia
10/08/2007 No End In Sight In Vodafone Tax Dispute
08/08/2007 ABN Amro - Barclays Merger Cleared By EC
30/07/2007 UK-IPO, EPO And DPMA Publish Productivity Benchmarking Study
27/07/2007 HMRC Unveils Tax Treaty Negotiating Priorities
24/07/2007 EC Examines Compliance With Recommendations On Director Pay And Independence
24/07/2007 ECJ Advocate-General Rules On Disclosure Of File Sharers' Identities
24/07/2007 EPO Seeking Participants For UPP
18/07/2007 WIPO IGC Recommends Mandate Renewal
18/07/2007 European Parliament Supports New Maritime Policy
17/07/2007 EU Reduces Reporting Burden For SMEs
16/07/2007 EU Proposes Simplifying Company Accounting Laws
11/07/2007 Belgian Anti-Piracy Ruling Has Implications For European ISPs
10/07/2007 WIPO DG And Bulgarian President Hold Talks
09/07/2007 Luxembourg Slammed For Tax Treatment Of Savings Income
06/07/2007 Four Member States Taken To Task Over Free Movement Of EU Citizens
04/07/2007 EC Joins World Customs Organisation
03/07/2007 EC Praises Luxembourg For Telecoms Action
02/07/2007 Automatic Electronic Document Exchange Comes Into Force Between EPO And KIPO
29/06/2007 Five EU Member States Face ECJ Action Over IP Rights Directive
28/06/2007 Overall Tax Ratio Rises In EU
28/06/2007 Indirect Taxes Paying For Global Corporate Tax Competition
27/06/2007 WIPO To Continue Discussions On Broadcasting Piracy
27/06/2007 EC Welcomes Agreement On Modernised Customs Code
25/06/2007 WIPO To Co-Host GI Symposium
21/06/2007 WIPO Welcomes Breakthrough On Development Agenda Proposals
21/06/2007 EC Publishes Responses To Consultation On Auditor Liability
19/06/2007 WIPO Chief Meets UN General Assembly President
18/06/2007 EC Appoints Members Of Real Estate Fund Expert Group
15/06/2007 New EU Customs Law To Combat Money Laundering
14/06/2007 European Commission Formally Adopts Directive On Shareholder Rights
13/06/2007 Waterford Loses Trademark Battle With SA Wine Producer
07/06/2007 Luxembourg Delays New EU E-Commerce VAT Rules
08/05/2007 EU Questions National Taxation Of Pension Fund Payments
07/05/2007 Dubai Regulator To Cooperate With Luxembourg And Switzerland
02/05/2007 Eurex And ISE To Merge
27/04/2007 Deutsche Bank Expands Equity Service To GCC Markets
19/04/2007 Brewers Fined For Operating Netherlands Cartel
05/04/2007 Hong Kong SFC Streamlines UCITS Fund Approvals
22/03/2007 EC Takes Issue With Luxembourg Over Treatment Of Lawyers
02/03/2007 GuernseyFinance Welcomes Law Firm Expansions
01/03/2007 Luxembourg Increases Contribution To WTO Training Programme
27/02/2007 Deutsche Bank Wins Awards For Private Banking Services
26/02/2007 EU Member States Narrowing Innovation Gap With United States
19/02/2007 SWX/Deutsche Boerse Joint Venture Kicks Off Successfully
19/02/2007 Luxembourg To Introduce New Investment Vehicle
14/02/2007 Guernsey Discusses Company Law Directive With EU
12/02/2007 CESR Mulls Inclusion Of Hedge Fund Indices Within UCITS Framework
09/02/2007 Finland, Ireland And Luxembourg Receive EC Scrutiny Over Stability Programmes
07/02/2007 Luxembourg Unveils New Holding Company Regime
29/01/2007 Luxembourg Named European Capital Of Culture
09/01/2007 Luxembourg Urged To Simplify Access To Telecoms Markets
04/01/2007 Luxembourg Terminates 1929 Holding Companies Regime
02/01/2007 SWX And Deutsche Boerse Launch Joint Trading In Structured Products
14/12/2006 EC Takes Action Over Failure To Implement EU Laws
06/12/2006 EC To Abolish Duty On Raising Of Capital
17/11/2006 EC Seeks To Modernise European Investment Fund Market
15/11/2006 Non-Residents Denied Tax Break By ECJ
07/11/2006 SWX And Deutsche Boerse To Launch New Exchange
06/11/2006 EC Welcomes Luxembourg's Decision To Open Broadband Market To Further Competition
03/11/2006 Equity Trust Acquires Ernst And Young's Luxembourg Corporate Secretarial Operation
02/11/2006 Senior UK Judges Meet To Discuss Reforms In Wake Of BCCI Case
27/10/2006 Frieden Tours Asia
18/10/2006 UK Treasury To Examine Tax Treatment Of Overseas Invested Funds Of Funds
17/10/2006 Regional Aid Maps Approved For Luxembourg And Malta
12/10/2006 UK Passed Over As Fund Domicile, Research Reveals
05/10/2006 Microsoft Appeals EU Fine
27/09/2006 OECD Claims Success At Abolishing 'Harmful' Tax Regimes
22/09/2006 Luxembourg's Linguistic Requirements For Lawyers Contravene EU Law
23/08/2006 Credit Suisse Launches Asia Bond Fund
21/08/2006 Schwab To Meet With ASEAN Members
17/08/2006 Firm Seeks Clarification Of EC's Decision On Luxembourg Holding Companies
15/08/2006 Yukos Tax Claim Reduced
11/08/2006 More Irregularities With .Eu Domain Registrations Suspected
20/07/2006 Luxembourg Ordered To Dismantle Holding Company Tax Regime
11/07/2006 OECD Publishes Economic Survey Of Luxembourg
07/07/2006 EC Takes Action Against Italy, Luxembourg And Spain Over Parent Subsidiary Directive
07/07/2006 Swiss Figures Expose Flaws In EU Savings Tax Directive
03/07/2006 Luxembourg Slammed For Failure To Transpose Accounting Rules
13/06/2006 ATOZ Wins Luxembourg Tax Firm Of The Year Award
12/06/2006 Germany Puts Brakes On E-Commerce VAT Proposals
08/06/2006 AIMA Urges Hedge Fund Managers To Prioritise MiFID Compliance
01/06/2006 Business Impact Of Basel II Begins To Sink In
01/06/2006 SFM To Market World Investment Opportunities Funds In Cyprus
01/06/2006 OECD Happy With Efforts To Promote Tax Transparency, But Urges More Action
31/05/2006 Europe Urges Drastic Action To Combat VAT Fraud
26/05/2006 Societe Generale, Credit Agricole Granted Banking Licences By HKMA
23/05/2006 EC Continues Drive Towards Open Energy Market
22/05/2006 Where Tax Rates Fall, Multinationals Follow
10/05/2006 EU To Close VAT 'Loophole' For Telecom Firms
08/05/2006 ECJ's Abbey Ruling Could Save Fund Managers Millions In VAT
08/05/2006 Juncker Pushes Windfall Tax On Oil Companies' Profits
28/04/2006 Belgian Tax Regime For CIUs Not State Aid, EC Announces
26/04/2006 European Ombudsman Presents Annual Report
25/04/2006 Stunning Fund Asset Growth In Luxembourg
24/04/2006 Survey Highlights Alarming Lack Of Awareness Of MiFID At Board Level
17/04/2006 PayPal Ordered To Assist In US Tax Evasion Probe
17/04/2006 Judge Slams BCCI Case Against Bank Of England
10/04/2006 European Parliament Finally Approves EU Budget
07/04/2006 AXA Appoints State Street To Administer Offshore Funds
15/03/2006 Ireland And The Netherlands Lead The Way In Tax Competitiveness
09/03/2006 Swiss Bank Launches Latin American Fund Of Hedge Funds
08/03/2006 Many Jurisdictions Remain Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Says US Report
03/03/2006 EU And US End Public Procurement Sanctions
02/03/2006 EFG International Expands Footprint In Bahamas, Luxembourg And Hong Kong
23/02/2006 Internal Market Legislation Implementation Reaches Record Levels
16/02/2006 Airlines Facing EU And US Cartel Probe
15/02/2006 Sweden And US Rank Highest In Globalization Index
13/02/2006 Germany Tops International Trademark Applications
10/02/2006 EC To Probe Luxembourg's 1929 Tax-Exempt Holdings Regime
06/02/2006 OFT Launches New Mastercard Probe In UK
01/02/2006 Bank Of England Seeks High Court Exoneration In BCCI Case
16/01/2006 Europe Lagging US In The Innovation Stakes
12/01/2006 Seven EU Member States Facing Legal Action Over Internal Market Failures
11/01/2006 Hong Kong's Office Occupancy Costs Soar
05/01/2006 Hong Kong Remains World's Freest Economy
30/12/2005 Allianz Global Investors To Target European Investors From Luxembourg
28/12/2005 Lightly-Taxed EU Countries Top GDP Rankings
26/12/2005 EC Launches Legal Action Against Belgium, Italy And Luxembourg
26/12/2005 Schussel Warns Europe Must Reform Budget Process Or Face Self-Destruction
20/12/2005 RIM Now Facing Patent Battle In UK
19/12/2005 EU Budget Will Support 10 New Members
16/12/2005 Mauritius Signs Investment Agreements With Belgium And Luxembourg
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 LSE Ignoring Russian Listing Flaws, US Law Firm Alleges
25/11/2005 Kovacs Remains Firm On Harmonisation Of EU Company Tax Base
25/11/2005 CESR Procrastinates On Hedge Fund Index-Linked Products
23/11/2005 European Court Decisions Go Largely Ignored By Multinationals
23/11/2005 Luxembourg And UAE Conclude Double Tax Agreement
21/11/2005 STEP Still Critical Of OECD Information Exchange Process
18/11/2005 Vodafone Fighting GBP2 Billion Tax Claim
09/11/2005 Hedge Funds Support Merger Between Euronext And Deutsche Boerse
04/11/2005 Bank Of England Victorious In BCCI Case
04/11/2005 Storebrand Investments Announces Luxembourg Hedge Funds
01/11/2005 Asian Wealth Managers Set To Benefit From European Asset Outflows
27/10/2005 Europe's Investors Flee Tax Directive
25/10/2005 Slovenian PM Foresees Increasing Economic Cooperation With Luxembourg
24/10/2005 Report Shows Wide Variations On Tax Within EU
20/10/2005 EU Takes Action Against 12 Member States Over Internal Market Laws
14/10/2005 OECD Data Shows Sharp Contrasts In National Tax Policies
12/10/2005 Luxembourg Emerges As An Attractive Hedge Fund Domicile
03/10/2005 Poll Finds Luxembourg Has Europe’s Highest Property Prices
16/09/2005 Belgian Authorities Probe Residents’ Luxembourg Bank Accounts
15/09/2005 EC May Legislate To Cut Cross Border Trading Costs
07/09/2005 EU Member States Urged To Open Professional Services Further To Competition
18/08/2005 Lawyer Calls For Cancellation Of Luxembourg's 'Yes' Vote
17/08/2005 Austrian Chancellor Suggests Re-Run Of French And Dutch Referenda
05/08/2005 19 Member States Facing EU Action
15/07/2005 EC To Take Legal Action Over Freedom To Provide Services And Freedom Of Establishment
14/07/2005 UK Announces Programme Of Double Tax Agreement Negotiations
12/07/2005 Luxembourg Referendum Brings 'Yes' Vote
05/07/2005 Luxembourg's PM Predicts That Yes Vote Would Revive EU Constitution
04/07/2005 Asian Finance Centres Benefit From EU Savings Tax Directive
30/06/2005 EU Tries To Reassure Caribbean Over Sugar Changes
16/06/2005 Luxembourg Tops EU GDP Table
13/06/2005 Vodafone Luxembourg Unit Increases UK Tax Provision
06/06/2005 India Considers DTAA With Luxembourg
19/05/2005 US Ruling Favours Luxembourg Holding Company Structures
19/05/2005 Swiss Banks To Face Greater Competition Says SNB Chief
13/05/2005 Switzerland Made Largest Gain In Competitiveness During 2004
04/05/2005 OECD Study Finds Luxembourg Has Best State Pension Provision
21/04/2005 Germany Found To Have Unfavourable Expat Tax Regime
15/04/2005 Luxembourg Fund Industry Tops $1.5 Trillion
14/04/2005 EU Savings Tax Directive On Schedule For July 2005 Introduction
11/03/2005 OECD Reports A Rise In Earnings Taxation
10/03/2005 Juncker May Scrap Euro Pact Reform
10/03/2005 Tax Advisors Form Global Alliance
21/02/2005 Airline Tax Debate Moves Forward
16/02/2005 International Trademark System Saw Record Year In 2004
21/01/2005 Luxembourg EU Presidency Seeks Compromise Over Eurozone Pact
18/01/2005 Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands Rebuked By EU Over Insurance Taxes
05/01/2005 Luxembourg Presidency's Priorities Include IP Issues, Software Patent Directive
24/12/2004 EC Takes Infringement Action Against Eight Member States Over Internal Market Laws
22/12/2004 Seven EU Member States In Breach Of European VAT Law
16/12/2004 Israel Signs Tax Agreements With Belgium And Luxembourg
30/11/2004 Northern Trust And ING Group Seek Regulatory Approval For Planned Merger
26/11/2004 Fundamental Reform Of Eurozone Pact Unlikely, Says Barroso
23/11/2004 G20 Agree To Harmonised Tax Information Sharing Initiative
03/11/2004 G20 Nations Set To Agree Tax Information Exchange Protocol
02/11/2004 Hedge Funds Likely To Benefit From IFRS Introduction
22/10/2004 European Court Rules In Favour Of ING In VAT Case
22/10/2004 Overall OECD Tax Burden May Have Risen In 2003
13/10/2004 Basel Committee Calls For Free Flow Of Information Within Banking Groups
05/10/2004 Senior Finance Delegation From Luxembourg To Visit Jersey
23/09/2004 US Asks WTO To Investigate EU Customs Practices
20/09/2004 Regulatory Changes Boost Luxembourg's Appeal To Hedge Funds
17/09/2004 SEC Commissioner Proposes Mutual Recognition For US And EU Funds
15/09/2004 US Multinationals Shifting Profits Offshore
07/09/2004 OECD Recommends New Rules Governing Tax Treatment Of Employee Stock Options
24/08/2004 Money Laundering Investigation Into Former Swiss Ambassador Concludes
06/08/2004 OECD Poised To Publish Guidance On Taxation Of Share Options
06/08/2004 IMA Warns That Fund Market Shake-Up Could Be Delayed By Tax Uncertainty
03/08/2004 FTSE Launches Investible Hedge Fund Index
02/08/2004 Eurostat Unveils 2003 FDI Figures
28/07/2004 Jersey Law Firm To Launch Cayman Operation
23/07/2004 BCCI Claims Dubbed 'Hopelessly Misconceived' By Bank of England
22/07/2004 EU Commission Takes Member States To Task Over VAT Legislation
20/07/2004 OECD Seeks to Harmonise Indirect Taxation Of Trade In Cross Border Services
19/07/2004 UK Announces Programme Of Double Taxation Treaty Negotiations
19/07/2004 Hong Kong Remains World's Freest Economy, Says Cato Institute
19/07/2004 Ireland Mulling Creation Of Tax Transparent Vehicle For Hedge Fund Investment
16/07/2004 EU Asks Nine Countries To Implement Internal Market Laws
15/07/2004 Many EU Members Failing To Implement Internal Market Laws
09/07/2004 Abolition Of Subscription Tax In Luxembourg Welcomed
02/07/2004 Latvia And Malta Least Taxed In EU
24/06/2004 EU Savings Tax Directive Pushed Back By Six Months
21/06/2004 London Dominates European Hedge Fund Arena
18/06/2004 Luxembourg Adopts New Fund Structure
08/06/2004 VAT Rates Likely To Influence Amazon's Choice Of EU Base
07/06/2004 Luxembourg And Ireland Top EU 'Rich List'
04/06/2004 Dutch Court Rules Against Microsoft In Lindows Dispute
19/05/2004 Three EU Countries Lift Objection To Swiss Savings Tax Deal
17/05/2004 EU Sees Breakthrough In Talks With Switzerland Over Savings Tax Directive
13/05/2004 Luxembourg May Block Possible EU Savings Tax Deal With Swiss
12/05/2004 Hedge Funds Industry Reaches $1 Trillion Mark, Says Survey
06/05/2004 Luxembourg Returning To Growth, Says IMF
30/04/2004 Study Condemns European Anti-Spam Laws
13/04/2004 Good News And Bad For Luxembourg 1929 Companies
05/04/2004 Eight EU Member States Ordered To Enact Spam Law
02/04/2004 KPMG Tax Expert Urges Irish Government To Increase Corporate Taxes
24/03/2004 Progress Made In Elimination Of Harmful Tax Practices, Says OECD
18/03/2004 Lindows Hits Back At Microsoft In US Court
18/03/2004 Switzerland And Luxembourg Feature Near Top Of European Pay League
17/03/2004 Lindows Withdraws Products From Benelux Countries
26/02/2004 UK Employers Enjoy Lighter Tax Burden Than EU Counterparts
25/02/2004 Russia Attracts Record Levels Of Foreign Investment In 2003
20/02/2004 Lindows Announces Partial Relaunch
12/02/2004 EC Warns Six EU Member States Over Money Laundering Directive
10/02/2004 Talks Stalled With Four Jurisdictions On Savings Tax Directive
28/01/2004 France Slammed Over Failure To Ratify London Agreement
21/01/2004 EU Founding Members Slowest To Implement Internal Market Laws, Says EC
13/01/2004 Fitzrovia Survey Criticises High Hedge Fund Fees
12/01/2004 Formal Investigation Into Parmalat Launched In Luxembourg
12/01/2004 Malta And UAE Begin New Round Of Double Taxation Avoidance Talks
07/01/2004 Hedge Funds Cost More, Says Fitzrovia Report
30/12/2003 Accession States Lag Behind EU 15 In GDP Stakes
23/12/2003 AIB Capital Expands Treasury Business In Europe
15/12/2003 EU Commission Proposes Two Year Extension To VAT Experiment
11/12/2003 Microsoft Expands Lindows Battle To Europe
09/12/2003 Bolkestein Defends ECJ's Tax Role Whilst Rejecting Harmonisation Claims
08/12/2003 EU Planning Legal Action Over E-Privacy Failures
26/11/2003 Luxembourg To Amend Law On Tax Exempt Holding Companies
24/10/2003 Tax Burden Falls In OECD Countries Acording To Latest Survey
16/10/2003 OECD To Examine Implications Of EU Savings Tax
15/10/2003 E-Data Sues Microsoft And Others Over Music Download Services
13/10/2003 OECD Split Threatens Tax Evasion Plans
23/09/2003 Jersey Finance Delegation Visits Luxembourg
25/07/2003 Bond Funds Saw Impressive Rise In Year To May, Says Fitzrovia
17/07/2003 Man And RMF Launch Fund Of Hedge Funds
18/06/2003 UK Inland Revenue Announces Schedule For DTA Negotiations
17/06/2003 EU On Verge Of Economic Suicide, Rahn Suggests
12/06/2003 Morgan Stanley Moves EUR1 Billion Fund Assets To Dublin
11/06/2003 Isle Of Man's Tax Strategy Remains On Course Says Bell
11/06/2003 London May Lose Hedge Funds To Other European Cities, Report Suggests
05/06/2003 EU Finally Resolves Deadlock Over Savings Tax
14/05/2003 The Bahamas' Sears Assesses OECD Harmful Tax Initiative
08/05/2003 AOL Establishing Luxembourg HQ For VAT Purposes
16/04/2003 Luxembourg's Fund Industry Continues To Grow
07/04/2003 Deutsche Bank To Pay Massive Fine For Facilitating Tax Evasion
03/04/2003 EVCA Calls For Harmonization Of European Tax And Legal Environment
03/04/2003 Survey Suggests That Expat Investors Are Matching The Market
27/03/2003 ITIO Warns Over Erosion Of Level Playing Field
25/03/2003 Commerzbank Faces Massive Fine For Facilitating Tax Evasion
17/03/2003 Mixed Reactions To EU Patent Agreement
17/03/2003 Switzerland Unfreezes Assets Seized During Milosevic Investigations
10/03/2003 ECOFIN Met On Friday To Finalise The EU Tax Package
05/03/2003 EU Patent Plan Gets Go-Ahead
03/03/2003 Journalists Triumph Over Luxembourg Government
26/02/2003 Ashmore To Launch Luxembourg Emerging Markets Fund
21/02/2003 European Banks Say Information Exchange Can't Start In 2004
19/02/2003 Revenue Commissioners To Tackle Tax Evaders Direct
17/02/2003 EC May Allow Ireland To Keep IFSC Tax Breaks Until 2010
23/01/2003 EU Reaches Agreement On New Tax Rules For Non-Resident Personal Accounts
20/01/2003 Luxembourg, Austria, And Belgium Offered New Concessions Over Savings Tax
14/01/2003 UBS Picks German Fund Management Software House
10/01/2003 KPMG Expert Speaks Out On Marks And Spencer Tax Case
27/12/2002 Luxembourg Parliament Adopts UCITS III Directives
12/12/2002 Luxembourg Rejects Savings Tax Compromise
12/12/2002 UBS Chief Doesn't Fear Exodus If Withholding Tax Introduced
11/12/2002 Savings Tax Negotiations Continue Behind The Scenes
10/12/2002 Fitzrovia Publishes Comparative Guide To European Fund Charges
04/12/2002 EU Banking Federation Urges Delay In Savings Tax Law
04/12/2002 ECOFIN Meeting Fails To Agree Savings Tax Compromise
03/12/2002 EU Finance Ministers Meet Today On Savings Tax Directive
02/12/2002 Luxembourg Will Veto EU Savings Tax Fudge
18/11/2002 AMP Abandons International Pretensions
18/10/2002 UK Treasury Improves Regime For City Investment Funds
16/10/2002 JP Morgan Fleming Launches Retail Hedge Funds
09/10/2002 Luxembourg And Germany Clash Over EU Savings Tax
07/10/2002 Grethen Refutes Recession Suggestions
26/09/2002 White House Again Opposes EU Information-Sharing Proposals
20/09/2002 UN Ranks Hong Kong Second Most Popular Destination For FDI
12/09/2002 Luxembourg Opposed To EU's Sanction Plans For Switzerland
06/09/2002 Luxembourg PM Unveils New Pension Tax Rules
23/08/2002 Peter Friederich Formally Relieved Of Post In Luxembourg
13/08/2002 More Evidence Uncovered In Swiss Investigation Of Ambassador
09/08/2002 Luxembourg Government Outlines Budget 2003 Proposals
23/07/2002 Investigation Of Swiss Ambassador To Luxembourg Stalls
17/07/2002 Swiss Ambassador Reportedly Admits To Falsifying Documents
15/07/2002 Savings Tax Directive Doomed Unless Swiss Cooperate, Says EU Presidency
12/07/2002 Swiss Arrest Ambassador On Suspicion Of Money-Laundering
04/07/2002 Global Consultancies Structure To Minimise Tax
24/06/2002 BONY To Offer Hedge Funds In US Market
17/06/2002 New EU VAT Scheme Is Highly Problematic
14/06/2002 EU Pension Plans Fail To Address Tax Issue
14/06/2002 Tyco Shares Surge On Disposal Progress
13/06/2002 Standard & Poor's Issues Report On Luxembourg's Banking Sector
11/06/2002 Several Offshore Jurisdictions Implicated In Milosevic Investigation
05/06/2002 Luxembourg To Ease Regulation Of Hedge Funds
05/06/2002 Guernsey Joins The Information Exchange Bandwaggon
04/06/2002 Spanish Fund Tax Change 'Discriminatory' Say Foreign Managers
28/05/2002 Pascal Lamy Vows To Defend European Steel Industry
23/05/2002 European Clearing Still Just A Dream
15/05/2002 US Treasury Secretary Announces Support For Liechtenstein
25/04/2002 US Mutual Funds Use Luxembourg As Gateway To Europe, Says Report
22/04/2002 OECD Turns Spotlight On Switzerland And Luxembourg
19/04/2002 Switzerland To Return Abacha Assets To Nigerian Government
17/04/2002 Report Says US Tax Treaties Just Act As Shield For Corporate Profits
12/04/2002 Bermudian Media Warns Insurance Sector Of Luxembourg Rival
04/04/2002 Germany Mulling Tax Amnesty, Says Report
27/03/2002 IRS Offshore Credit Card Tax Evasion Investigation Extended
15/02/2002 EU To Return Taxes Paid By Member States
30/01/2002 Luxembourg Angered By French Report
24/01/2002 Extremist French Committee Attacks Luxembourg
23/01/2002 Big Banks Fight Back At Deutsche Borse's Clearstream Dream
17/01/2002 European Commission Offers Budget Advice To Six Member States
14/01/2002 Luxembourg's Clearstream In Eye Of European Settlement Storm
07/01/2002 Nigerian Government Still Struggling To Recover Laundered Abacha Funds
24/12/2001 Luxembourg's Arbed To Become Part Of Steel Multinational
17/12/2001 Luxembourg And Austria Dig In Over Banking Secrecy
14/12/2001 EU Savings Directive Stumbling At Laeken
10/12/2001 Deutsche Boerse Set To Win Clearstream
06/12/2001 EU Talks On Savings Tax Directive Collapse
06/12/2001 Euroclear Says Rival Bids Are Both Too Low
20/11/2001 United States Is Prime Destination For Laundered Cash, Says Report
13/11/2001 US, Luxembourg Agree Interpretation Of Tax Treaty Rules
31/10/2001 The Last Dance Begins For Clearstream
22/10/2001 Luxembourg Anti-Money Laundering Unit Freezes Accounts
18/10/2001 Swiss Banking Secrecy 'Not Negotiable' Says Finance Minister Villiger
02/10/2001 Luxembourg Banks Deny Bin Laden Connection
01/10/2001 Luxembourg Banks Report Bin Laden Links
17/09/2001 Monti Launches Formal Investigations Into 'Unfair' Tax Breaks
12/09/2001 Generali Asset Management Restructures Fund Operations
01/08/2001 Liechtenstein And Switzerland Drag Their Heels Over EU Tax On Interest
31/07/2001 Accenture Is A Bermudian Company
27/07/2001 Cyprus Strengthens Ties With Luxembourg And Hong Kong
19/07/2001 World Investor Link Launches Annual Report Service In Luxembourg
16/07/2001 Clearstream Confirms Andre Roelants As Chief Executive
12/07/2001 Clearstream Finally Cleared Of Money Laundering Charges
12/07/2001 Brussels Attacks Co-ordination Centres In Member States
05/07/2001 Suspect Swiss Bank Accounts Frozen In Elf Enquiry
04/07/2001 Luxembourg Socialists To Oppose Nationality Law Changes
25/06/2001 FATF Removes Four Countries From Its List
22/06/2001 Top Finance Houses Launch Direct Brokerage Service For International Investors
20/06/2001 Yet Another Investigation For Clearstream
14/06/2001 If You Want To Stay Free, Don't Go To France!
13/06/2001 Dublin Chases Luxembourg In Race For Top Retail Investment Funds
11/06/2001 EU Agrees Common Position On Extension Of UCITS Directive
11/06/2001 Luxembourg Central Bank Finds 'Material Evidence' At Clearstream
21/05/2001 Luxembourg Premier Outlines Tax Reform, Underlines Commitment To Banking Secrecy
18/05/2001 French Get Agitated Over US 'Re-Evaluation' Of OECD Campaign
17/05/2001 Clearstream In Takeover Fight As Chief Executive Steps Aside
08/05/2001 PanEuroLife Executives Still In French Gaol Without Charges
03/05/2001 Luxembourg Insurer's American Owner Speaks Out On Money Laundering Debacle
01/05/2001 Luxembourg Insurance Firm Dumbfounded By French Money Laundering Inquiry
30/04/2001 Credit Suisse Withdraws Pan-European Brokerage Service In Favour Of Country-Specific Solutions
30/04/2001 US Managers Starting To Dominate Luxembourg Investment Fund Sector
26/04/2001 Ratings Firm A M Best Names Bermuda As Top Captives Domicile
14/03/2001 EU Takes Court Action Against Luxembourg Over Telecoms Rules
28/02/2001 New Book Accuses Luxembourg Clearing House Of Money Laundering
14/02/2001 ABN Amro Launches Behavioural Finance Japan Fund
12/01/2001 ABN Amro Launches Luxembourg Version Of Its High Yield Fund
08/01/2001 Luxembourg-Based Internet Co-Location Group Gets Funding For Expansion
05/01/2001 US Income Tax Agreement With Luxembourg Now In Effect
19/12/2000 Major Offshore Centres Sign UN Anti-Money Laundering Treaty
29/11/2000 Belgian Dentist Seen Crossing Andorran Border
28/11/2000 EU Makes Progress On Savings Tax Directive
17/11/2000 Liberty Group Acquires UK Hedge Fund Business
17/10/2000 Luxembourg-based Internet Satellite Project Fails
16/10/2000 Luxembourg Plans Changes For Naturalisation Law
27/07/2000 Luxembourg: Sweden's NetCom Makes Bid for Societe Europeenne de Communication
19/06/2000 EU Close To A Deal On Withholding Tax
06/06/2000 Belgian Finance Minister Accuses Britain Of Wrecking The Savings Tax
05/06/2000 EU Taxation Of Savings: Today Is Shoot-Out Day In Luxembourg
02/06/2000 Luxembourg Conference Endorses Gibraltar Progress
16/05/2000 EU Withholding Tax Imbroglio Rumbles On Inconclusively
12/05/2000 French Politician Threatens Sanctions Against Offshore Centres
12/04/2000 Luxembourg Takes Pole Position In EU Savings Tax Battle
03/04/2000 Luxembourg In The Firing Line Over Banking Secrecy
18/01/2000 EU Takes Luxembourg To Court On Investor Protection
05/01/2000 Insurance Offshore Captives Sector Powers Ahead
15/11/1999 Isle of Man Tops OFFEX Awards
15/11/1999 Luxembourg PM 'Astonished' at EU Tax Break List
31/10/1999 Luxembourg's 10% EU Withholding Tax Proposals Unwelcome
09/10/1999 Cracks Showing in EU Withholding Tax Proposal
01/10/1999 Russian Offshore Banks Set For Disposal?
18/08/1999 OECD Warns Swiss About Tax Evasion
09/07/1999 The Alliance of Benelux Bourses is Working
01/05/1999 Luxembourg-United States Tax Treaty Ratified

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