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31/12/2003 New Governance Rules To Take Effect In China Next Month
31/12/2003 Kremlin Turns Up The Heat On Yukos Over Tax Avoidance Scheme
31/12/2003 Dividend Tax Cut Has Been A Partial Success, Studies Suggest
31/12/2003 New Star International Reveals Market Predictions For 2004
30/12/2003 January Has Come Early To US Market, Analysts Suggest
30/12/2003 SCO Profits Hit By Legal Fees
30/12/2003 Bermuda Identifies Hedge Fund Sector As Future Growth Engine
30/12/2003 Thailand Considers Hedge Fund Tax To Curb Currency Speculation
30/12/2003 Vivendi Reaches Settlement Deal With SEC
30/12/2003 Italian Bankruptcy Laws Changed In Parmalat Rescue Attempt
29/12/2003 Parmalat In Insolvency As Founder Arrested In Milan
29/12/2003 China Abandons Steel Import Tariffs
29/12/2003 Torvalds Denies New SCO Copyright Claims
29/12/2003 Hedge Funds Mull Strategies For 2004
29/12/2003 British Man Convicted In Geneva Money-Laundering Case
29/12/2003 Tom.Com To List On-Line Subsidiary
25/12/2003 Investors Continue To Pour Money Into Hedge Funds
25/12/2003 Department Of Justice Ends Music Industry Probe
25/12/2003 Control Of Hong Kong Listing Sponsors To Pass To SFC
25/12/2003 New Report Rates Major US Fund Firms
24/12/2003 Tax Cuts Help US Economy To Fastest Growth In 20 Years
24/12/2003 Standard Life Launches Global Horizons Investment Review
24/12/2003 St Kitts & Nevis Bank Deposits Surpass EC$2 Billion
24/12/2003 NYSE Facing Calpers Lawsuit
23/12/2003 AIB Capital Expands Treasury Business In Europe
23/12/2003 ATO Announces New Tax Regime For Foreign Currency Gains/Losses
23/12/2003 Bahamas Passes New Investment Fund Laws
23/12/2003 UK Government To Tighten Tax Screws On Pension Income
22/12/2003 GAO Reports Offshore Tax Evasion Is On The Increase
22/12/2003 Putin Calls For Higher Tax On Oil Industry Profits
22/12/2003 Market Correction Likely For Equities, Says Ashburton
22/12/2003 Bahamian Finance Firms Given More Time To Verify Accounts
22/12/2003 GFSC Issues Clarification Of 'Introduced' Business Under FATF Guidelines
19/12/2003 IRS Tightens Controls Over Taxpayer Identification Numbers
19/12/2003 Report Draws Attention To 'Stale' Pricing Issues For Hedge Funds
19/12/2003 SEC Approves NYSE Regulatory Changes
19/12/2003 Ireland Signs Double Taxation Agreement With Iceland
18/12/2003 CFI Upholds BA Antitrust Ruling
18/12/2003 CogentHedge Releases November Results
18/12/2003 Bahamas Commits To Information Sharing Agreement With United States
18/12/2003 Takeover Directive Approved By EU Parliament
18/12/2003 Sprint Agrees To Settle With Shareholders
17/12/2003 Middle East Offers Huge Potential For Hedge Fund Industry
17/12/2003 Six New Ways And Means Committee Members Object To IRS Information Reporting Plan
17/12/2003 Survey Shows Confidence Returning To IOM Offshore Finance Sector
17/12/2003 UK Venture Capitalists Hit Out At MBO Tax Rules
17/12/2003 NZ Revenue Department Sets Out Tax Options For Offshore Investments
17/12/2003 CSFB Tremont Hedge Fund Index Up 1.08% In November
16/12/2003 Final Nail In The Coffin For Inheritance Tax Trusts?
16/12/2003 Isle Of Man Fund Industry Benefits From Marketing Campaign
16/12/2003 Hedge Funds Returned 1.14% In November, Says Hennessee
15/12/2003 CSRC Unveils Listing Committee Reforms
15/12/2003 Ernst & Young Welcomes Australian International Tax Changes
15/12/2003 Global Crossing Executives Sued By JP Morgan
15/12/2003 Treasury Seeks To Tighten Conduct Rules For Tax Professionals
15/12/2003 ING To Target Middle-Income Professionals With New Hong Kong-Based Banking Service
12/12/2003 UK Government Takes Steps Towards Formation Of Property Trusts
12/12/2003 Platinum Wealth Management Establishes Swiss Base
12/12/2003 UK Government Moots New Measures To Simplify Pensions Tax System
12/12/2003 STEP Welcomes Simplification Of Trust Tax Treatment
12/12/2003 Abbey National Fined By FSA For Money Laundering Compliance Failures
11/12/2003 Hong Kong And Belgium Sign Comprehensive Double Tax Treaty
11/12/2003 UK Pre-Budget Report Mostly Fine Print - Few Horrors
11/12/2003 Investec Launches Mauritius Operation
11/12/2003 Tax Changes Aim To Make Australia World Player In Venture Capital
11/12/2003 Irish Financial Services Bill 2003 Gives Regulator Wide Mandate
10/12/2003 Manley Shuts Down Charitable Donations Tax Shelter
10/12/2003 European Banks Call For Protection Over Lawsuit Fears
10/12/2003 Kyprianou Defends Partial Lifting Of Banking Confidentiality
10/12/2003 Forsyth Partners Launches Diversified Hedge Fund Offering
10/12/2003 ATO Wins Court Battle Against Offshore Superannuation Scheme
09/12/2003 UK Will Not Impose Direct Rule On Caymans Over EU Tax Directive
09/12/2003 Van Global Hedge Fund Index Gains 1.1% In November
09/12/2003 Korean Tax Authorities Step Up Scrutiny On Foreign Funds
08/12/2003 Henderson Launches European Hedge Fund
08/12/2003 Fitzrovia Calls For Improvement Of Fund Fee Disclosure
08/12/2003 Australia To Introduce Civil Penalties For Tax Shelter Promoters
08/12/2003 Bank Of Butterfield Acquires Barbadian Retail Bank
05/12/2003 California Announces New Assault Against Abusive Tax Shelters
05/12/2003 SEC Chief Announces Mutual Fund Reforms
05/12/2003 McCreevy Springs No Tax Surprises In Irish 2004 Budget Speech
05/12/2003 Baring Asia Hedge Select Fund Returns 18.61% In First Six Months
05/12/2003 ICAEW Lays Out Taxpayer Priorities Ahead Of Pre-Budget Speech
04/12/2003 Ireland And Greece Sign Double Taxation Convention
04/12/2003 Invesco Faces Charges In Mutual Fund Probe
04/12/2003 France Considers Tax Amnesty To Halt Capital Flight
04/12/2003 Swiss People's Party Takes Tougher Stance On Banking Confidentiality
03/12/2003 Quarterly Reporting Plans For EU Companies Dropped
03/12/2003 UK Money Laundering Regulations Approved
03/12/2003 Germany Approves Hedge Fund Bill
02/12/2003 UK Considering Introduction Of US-Style Tax-Friendly Property Trusts
02/12/2003 Primarolo Issues Ultimatum To Cayman Islands
02/12/2003 FSA To Re-Examine Short Selling
01/12/2003 Hedge Funds Gained $24.6 Billion In Third Quarter, Says TASS
01/12/2003 Bank of Bermuda To Open West Coast Hedge Fund Office
01/12/2003 European Council Approves Watered-Down Takeover Legislation
28/11/2003 Ecofin Minsters Discuss Latest EU Tax Developments
28/11/2003 Irish Revenue Looking At Changes To Residency Rules
28/11/2003 Guidance Issued By IRS & Treasury On Reporting Of Foreign Dividends
28/11/2003 Analyst Fraud Claims Can Stay, Judge Rules In WorldCom Case
28/11/2003 China-Focused Hedge Fund Launched By Platinum Capital Management
27/11/2003 UBS Fires Brokers For Violating Mutual Fund Rules
27/11/2003 PwC Releases Results Of Private Banking Survey
27/11/2003 Boeing Receives Over $1 Billion In Tax Refund From IRS
26/11/2003 Bermuda Passes Investment Business Act 2003
26/11/2003 Japanese Interest In Hedge Funds Surged Last Year
26/11/2003 Eleventh Circuit Court Of Appeals Examines Sarbanes-Oxley Provision
26/11/2003 Marc Harris Convicted On 16 Counts Of Money Laundering And Tax Evasion
26/11/2003 Luxembourg To Amend Law On Tax Exempt Holding Companies
25/11/2003 Guernsey's Finance Sector 'Still Doing Well', Says GIBA Chairman
25/11/2003 Japan's Major Banks Reduce Levels Of Deferred Tax Assets
25/11/2003 United States And Aruba Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement
25/11/2003 Legal And General Challenges FSA Mis-Selling Ruling
24/11/2003 Standard Life Wins 8th Consecutive Investment Provider Award
24/11/2003 IRS Chief Argues For Greater Transparency In Fight Against Tax Abuse
24/11/2003 Court Allows Foreign Investors To Join US Class Action
24/11/2003 Italy Prepares To Axe Dividend Tax Credit
24/11/2003 Snow Advocates Overhaul Of Tax-Preferred Savings Accounts
24/11/2003 Primarolo Repeats UK Threat To Cayman Islands Over EU Tax Directive
21/11/2003 Senate Subcommittee Releases Tax Shelter Report
21/11/2003 FBI Created Hedge Fund To Catch Forex Scammers
21/11/2003 Hong Kong To Offer Renminbi Banking
21/11/2003 Botswana Mulls First International Bond Issue
21/11/2003 Russian Government Tightens Tax Screws On Energy Sector
20/11/2003 Hedge Funds Up 1.38% In October, Says CSFB Tremont
20/11/2003 NYSE Agrees Corporate Governance And Board Changes
20/11/2003 IRS And Treasury Report Progress On Tax Shelter Fight
19/11/2003 CogentHedge Releases October Results
19/11/2003 Singapore Unit Trusts Hit By Tax Bombshell
19/11/2003 BISX Attains Membership Of International Body Of Securities Regulators
19/11/2003 Guernsey FSC Launches Hedge Fund Consultation
19/11/2003 Morgan Stanley To Pay $50 Million Fine Over Mutual Fund Allegations
18/11/2003 Credit Suisse Launches Asia-Focused Fund
18/11/2003 KPMG To Be Key Witness At Senate Tax Shelters Hearing
18/11/2003 Expert Urges Single Financial Regulator For Hong Kong
17/11/2003 UK Minister Compliments IOM Over Response To EU And OECD
17/11/2003 Cayman Amends Mutual Fund Regulations To Sell To Japan
17/11/2003 FSA Fines Former CSFP Boss For Role In Japanese Tax Fraud
17/11/2003 Van Global Hedge Fund Index Rose 2.5% In October
17/11/2003 Major Changes Underway At Hong Kong Stock Exchange
17/11/2003 Treasury Secretary Snow Endorses Savings Account Plans
17/11/2003 UK Fund Managers Worry About Tax Treatment Of Wider Funds Regime
17/11/2003 Irish Telco ESAT Unveils Good First Half, Slams Eircom
14/11/2003 Duma Considers Bill Cutting Tax For Securities Offerings
14/11/2003 Irish Parliamentary Committee In Favour Of Retaining Film Tax Breaks
14/11/2003 Business Urges Manuel To Relax Exchange Controls
14/11/2003 European Investors Urged To Launch More Class Action Suits
13/11/2003 New Irish Tax Rules Unfairly Weighted Against Taxpayers, Says Expert
13/11/2003 Industry-Wide Settlement Unlikely In US Mutual Fund Probe
13/11/2003 SEC Mulls Lifting Ban On Hedge Fund Advertising
12/11/2003 Jersey Trust Firm Ventures Into Irish Corporate Administration Market
12/11/2003 GFSC Fund Guidance Welcomed
12/11/2003 SEC To Move On Fund Abuses, Says Donaldson
12/11/2003 Caribbean Ratings Agency Scheduled For Next March
12/11/2003 Asian Investors Set To Be New 'Guardian Angels' Of International Markets
12/11/2003 EU Members Divided Over Transparency Directive
11/11/2003 UK Closes Loophole For 'Manufactured' Stock Loan Payments
11/11/2003 Tynwald Approves Withholding Tax Route For Isle Of Man
11/11/2003 Revenue Probe Could Snare Innocent Investors, Claims Advisory Firm
11/11/2003 Isle Of Man Fund Industry Shows Significant Growth
11/11/2003 Tax Break In Irish Certificates Of Deposit Market To Draw Investors
10/11/2003 New Zealand Considers Changes To Tax On Investments
10/11/2003 Finance Act Signals New Tax Regime For Employee Equity Awards
10/11/2003 Tyco Prosecution Witness Says Panel May Have Approved Bonuses
10/11/2003 Private Investors Continue To Return To UK Market
07/11/2003 Yukos Says It Will Continue Its Policy Of Tax Optimisation
07/11/2003 Labuan Vows To Attract EU, US Investments
07/11/2003 Hong Kong Legislature Passes Tax Concession For QDIs And Unit Trusts
07/11/2003 UK And New Zealand Sign Updated Double Taxation Agreement
07/11/2003 US & Japan Sign New Bilateral Tax Agreement
06/11/2003 Senate Committee Attacks SEC Over Mutual Fund Abuses
06/11/2003 Quattrone Faces Retrial
06/11/2003 New Multinational Dividend Tax Calculation Tool Launched By Datavenue
05/11/2003 BISX Considers New Rules To Better Protect Small Investors
05/11/2003 Fitch Upgrades Cyprus And Malta Currency Ratings To Positive
05/11/2003 BVI Clarifies New Regulatory Regime For Bearer Shares
05/11/2003 Pauley Dismisses Antitrust Actions Against Investment Banks
05/11/2003 Congressional Momentum Gathers Behind Mutual Fund Reforms
04/11/2003 China Passes New Fund Regulation Law
04/11/2003 $1.4 Billion Settlement Approved For Wall Street Firms
04/11/2003 Assets Under Management In Jersey Top $100 Billion
03/11/2003 Italian Tax Amnesties Hurting Swiss Banking Sector
03/11/2003 Offshore Firms Responding Well To Onshore Pressure
03/11/2003 Guernsey Fund Industry Shows Substantial Growth, Says Fitzrovia
31/10/2003 Russia Freezes 44% Of Yukos Shares
31/10/2003 ICC Warns Of Scam Targeting UK Taxpayers With Offshore Bank Accounts
31/10/2003 Hong Kong Promotes Business Sector To East Europe
31/10/2003 More Stock Bubble Lawsuits Thrown Out By US Judge
30/10/2003 HSBC To Acquire Bank Of Bermuda
30/10/2003 House Committee Approves Thomas Corporate Tax Cut Bill
30/10/2003 Cullen Confirms Tax Changes To Encourage Foreign Investment
29/10/2003 Isle Of Man Puts Positive Slant On Outcome Of OECD Talks
29/10/2003 5th Bahamas Investment Conference Commences Next Week
29/10/2003 Hedge Fund Education Urged In HK In Face Of Lukewarm Investor Response
28/10/2003 Bermuda Denies Being 'Blacklisted' By United States Treasury
28/10/2003 MCI Class Action Can Go Ahead, Court Rules
28/10/2003 SEC Enforcement Director Speaks On Mutual Fund Probe
28/10/2003 Jersey Signs Agreement With IOSCO
28/10/2003 Irish Life And Permanent's IoM Customers Rush To Settle Tax Debts
28/10/2003 Thomas Reveals Details Of Corporate Tax Cut Bill
27/10/2003 SEC Proposes New Rules On Fund Sub-Advisers
27/10/2003 Guernsey Defends Savings Tax Directive Stance
27/10/2003 Judge Makes Mis-Trial Ruling In Quattrone Case
24/10/2003 Tax Efficiency For Canadian Mutual Funds A 'Myth' Says Expert
24/10/2003 ECSE Witnesses Steady Growth On Second Anniversary
24/10/2003 UAE Stock Markets Booming In 2003
24/10/2003 Abbey National Offshore Launches FTSE Linked Offshore Account
23/10/2003 Opposition To IRS Reporting Regulation Intensifies
23/10/2003 Former Tyco Treasurer Testifies
23/10/2003 Irish Justice Minister Warns That Bank Officials Will Be Targeted In Tax Evasion Probe
23/10/2003 Conference Explores Case For Caribbean Regional Stock Exchange
22/10/2003 Former Corel Chief Agrees To Settle Insider Trading Case
22/10/2003 Senate To Hear Evidence On Comeback Of 'LILO' Tax Shelters
22/10/2003 Proposed SEC Hedge Fund Rules May Affect Non-US Funds
21/10/2003 Revenue Commission To Set Up Tax Office For Ireland's Wealthy
21/10/2003 IRS Losing Tax Shelter Battle, Says Senate Committee
21/10/2003 Ireland's Green Party Takes Central Bank To Task
21/10/2003 Expats Purchasing Property Through Offshore Companies Face Big Tax Bill In Portugal
20/10/2003 Van Global Hedge Fund Index Rose 0.8% In September
20/10/2003 Probe Of Lloyds Ends After UK Government Pledges Reform
20/10/2003 Revenue Commission Probes Irish Life And Permanent IoM Accounts
20/10/2003 Interim NYSE CEO Expresses Support For Self-Regulation
17/10/2003 CogentHedge Releases September Results
17/10/2003 Level Playing Field Not Yet Achieved, OECD Meeting Concludes
17/10/2003 Bear Stearns Reveals That It Has Been Subpoenaed In Spitzer Investigation
16/10/2003 Survey Reveals Sustained Boost In Confidence In UK Financial Sector
16/10/2003 Hedge Funds Performed Well In September, Says Hennessee
16/10/2003 Kozlowski Had Substantial Freedom At Tyco, Says Former Director
16/10/2003 UK Real Estate Agent Highlights Tax Advantages Of Cyprus
16/10/2003 BSX Encouraging More Secondary Listings
15/10/2003 Irish Fund Industry Keeps Growing, Says Fitzrovia
15/10/2003 Frank Walker Sings Praises Of Jersey's Anti-Money Laundering Regime
15/10/2003 Belgian Tax Amnesty Plans Rebuffed By Council Of State
14/10/2003 Bank Of Valletta Announces New Equity Linked Account
14/10/2003 MEP Advocates 'Light Handed' Regulatory Approach To Hedge Funds
14/10/2003 Quattrone Defends Actions
14/10/2003 UK Inland Revenue Launches Offshore Arrangements Project
13/10/2003 US Mutual Funds Also Facing SEC Crackdown
13/10/2003 US Insurer To Increase Presence On Bermuda
13/10/2003 Former Tyco Director Says Kozlowski Couldn't Set Own Pay Levels
13/10/2003 OECD Split Threatens Tax Evasion Plans
10/10/2003 Islamic Hedge Fund Investment Comes Under Scrutiny
10/10/2003 New IRS Materials Help Retirement Plans Stay Tax Compliant
10/10/2003 Maltese Investment Amnesty Attracting Bigger Fish
09/10/2003 Islamic Finance Promoted At The Annual Labuan Week
09/10/2003 First A-Share Mutual Fund Launched In Hong Kong
09/10/2003 EU Commission Supports Investment Law Harmonisation
08/10/2003 New Iraqi Investment Laws Off To Shaky Start, Reports Warn
08/10/2003 US Investors Going Offshore For Higher Returns
08/10/2003 SEC Still Examining Short Selling, Hedge Fund Report Reveals
08/10/2003 Indian Supreme Court Rules In Favour Of Indo-Mauritius Double Tax Treaty
08/10/2003 A&F Probes Phantom Inland Revenue Crackdown
08/10/2003 IOSCO Publishes New Guidelines For Analyst Conflicts
08/10/2003 Fugitive Czech Financier Tracked Down By US Investigators
07/10/2003 Experts Urge Government To Disclose SA Amnesty Results
07/10/2003 Former CSFB General Counsel Says Quattrone Knew Of Subpoena
07/10/2003 Experts Warn Of Conflicts Between Hedge Funds And Mutual Funds
06/10/2003 FSA Finalises New Split Cap Rules
06/10/2003 Hong Kong Business Activity At Three-Year High
06/10/2003 Korean Firms Reluctant To Reveal Offshore Investments
03/10/2003 Two SEC Commissioners Angered By Hedge Fund Report
03/10/2003 Mauritius And Uganda Sign DTA
03/10/2003 J.P. Morgan Chase Settles In IPO 'Laddering' Case
02/10/2003 Trial Of Former CSFB Star Banker Begins
02/10/2003 Cut Taxes On Property Investment, Industry Tells UK Government
02/10/2003 US Government Issues Treaty List For Reduced Dividend Taxes
02/10/2003 Datamonitor Reports Rise In Market Timing Activity
01/10/2003 Arts Minister Argues Case For Section 48 Film Tax Breaks
01/10/2003 SEC Hedge Fund Report Published
01/10/2003 Panama Hopes To Become Latin American Financial Services Hub
30/09/2003 Bank Of Bermuda Expands Trading Platform into Asia
30/09/2003 Lloyds TSB Ordered To Pay £1.9 Million Fine In Mis-Selling Case
30/09/2003 Man Investment Expert Examines Effectiveness Of Hedge Fund Indices
29/09/2003 Jersey Denies FT Story On EU Savings Tax Directive 'Loophole'
29/09/2003 SEC Hedge Fund Recommendations Expected This Week
29/09/2003 Stock Market Bounce Good For Guernsey Fund Market
29/09/2003 Reserve Bank Of India Issues Clarification On OCBs
29/09/2003 Isle Of Man Finance Appoints Business Development Manager
26/09/2003 Bermuda To Step Up Hedge Fund Oversight
26/09/2003 Canadian Government Losing Tax Revenue Through Income Trusts
26/09/2003 SEC Amends Mutual Fund Advertising Rules
25/09/2003 Offshore Centres Warned Not to Resist OECD
25/09/2003 AON And Credit Suisse Agree To Participate In DIFC
25/09/2003 US Fund Manager Supports Quarterly Reporting Proposals For HK Firms
25/09/2003 Former Tyco Executives Allowed To Advance Controversial Defense, Says Judge
25/09/2003 UK Government Urged Not To Legislate On 'Rewards For Failure'
24/09/2003 UAE And South Korea Sign Double Taxation Agreement
24/09/2003 Standard Bank Group Reinforces Commitment To Jersey
24/09/2003 New Tax Relief Guide For AIM Investors Available
23/09/2003 Lauer Hits Back At SEC
23/09/2003 Leading Economic Journalist To Speak At Ashburton Conference
23/09/2003 Jersey Finance Delegation Visits Luxembourg
22/09/2003 CSX Drops Listings Restrictions For Foreign Firms
22/09/2003 Tsang Paints Optimistic Picture For Hong Kong Economy
22/09/2003 HSBC Offshore Launches Freedom Investment Service
22/09/2003 Seychelles And Oman Agree Double Taxation Accord
19/09/2003 Tremont Plans To Sell New Hedge Funds Via Life Insurance Despite Clampdown
19/09/2003 RBI Imposes Blanket Ban On Overseas Corporate Bodies
19/09/2003 Hong Kong Banks Could Soon Take Yuan Deposits
18/09/2003 CSFB Hedge Fund Index Posts Gains For August
18/09/2003 IRS Updates Rules On Non-Dividend Payments
18/09/2003 FinCEN Seeks To Extend Money Laundering Rules To Real-Estate
17/09/2003 Hennessee Announces August Hedge Fund Results
17/09/2003 US Accounting Oversight Board Mulls Ban On Tax Shelter Selling
17/09/2003 New 5% Witholding Tax Proposed Under India/Singapore DTAA Review
16/09/2003 UK Tax Rules Could Scupper Onshore Hedge Fund Plans, Experts Warn
16/09/2003 Barings Announces New Jersey Fund Administration Service
16/09/2003 CogentHedge Releases August Results
16/09/2003 Primarolo Leaning Towards Reform Of UK Domicile Rules
15/09/2003 Swiss Corporate Reforms Welcomed By Foreign Firms
15/09/2003 HSBC Links Offshore Arms
15/09/2003 Hong Kong Considers Bond Issue To Finance Long Term Spending
15/09/2003 IoM Trade Council Criticises Discriminatory Work Permit Rules
12/09/2003 BISX Signals New Partnership With Bloomberg
12/09/2003 JFSC Releases Quarterly Bank Deposit And Investment Fund Results
12/09/2003 Malta To Host Mediterranean Capital Market Conference
12/09/2003 Europe To Debate Hedge Fund Regulation
11/09/2003 EU Commission To Expand Info Sharing Rules On Direct Tax
11/09/2003 'Market-Timing' Hedge Funds May Be Forced To Adapt
11/09/2003 Financial Sector Assessment Of Mauritius Published
10/09/2003 BFSB Responds To Release Of Offshore Financial Services Databook
10/09/2003 Two Lawsuits Launched Against Lancer Offshore Hedge Fund
10/09/2003 Research Shows Boost In Referrals To Offshore IFAs
10/09/2003 Tax Cuts Aim To Stir Foreign Interest In Thai Bond Market
10/09/2003 BISX Announces Four New Mutual Fund Listings
09/09/2003 IBM To Build New KYCOS Registry
09/09/2003 Beware Of VAT Pitfalls, PKF Warns UK Property Investors
09/09/2003 Howard Davies Outlines Progress On Conflicts Of Interest
09/09/2003 Bank Muscat And Man Investments Launch $20 Million Fund Offering
09/09/2003 South African Investors Warming To Amnesty Says IoM Banker
08/09/2003 Eddington Launches Higher Volatility Fund Of Funds
08/09/2003 Spitzer's Allegations Light A Powder Keg In Wall Street
08/09/2003 Economic Survey Shows Rise In Bahamian Business Optimism
08/09/2003 IMF Report Concludes Maltese Financial System Is Healthy
05/09/2003 Nine States Want To Audit MCI For Unpaid Taxes
05/09/2003 HSBC Asset Management Keen To Penetrate Chinese Market
05/09/2003 Bank Of Bermuda Announces New Tokyo Office
05/09/2003 New York's Spitzer Agrees Settlement With Hedge Fund
04/09/2003 E*Trade To Offer On-Line Forex Trading In Hong Kong
04/09/2003 Swiss Have Room To Improve On Corruption Says TI Survey
04/09/2003 HSBC Offers Incentives For Amnesty Cash
04/09/2003 US Chamber Of Commerce Attacks Treasury Over Interest Reporting
04/09/2003 Soros Fund Management Launches New Investment Arm
04/09/2003 Guernsey Bank Deposits Ease Though Investments Rise In 2nd Q
04/09/2003 Jersey FSC Completes First Stage Of Closed Ended Fund Review
03/09/2003 Jersey To Expand Alternative Investment Licensing Regime
03/09/2003 Botswana Stock Exchange Critical Of JSE Regional Proposals
03/09/2003 Hong Kong Minister Supports Quarterly Reporting For Listed Companies
03/09/2003 Bank Of Bermuda Opens Up Fund Management In Japan
03/09/2003 Bahamian Finance Minister Supports Call For Carribbean Stock Exchange
02/09/2003 VAT Ruling in AIM Listing Case Could Extend To Other Exchanges
02/09/2003 Hong Kong's Monetary Performance Unruffled By SAR's Travails
02/09/2003 France Acts To Stem Flight Of Entrepreneurs
02/09/2003 Channel Isles And IoM Discuss Joint Approach To EU Tax Directive
01/09/2003 Aspect Capital Launches New Australian Multi-Strategy Fund
01/09/2003 On-Line Share Trading Is Accelerating In Hong Kong
01/09/2003 Bank Of Ireland Launches New Combination Tracker Bond
01/09/2003 JFC Warns Investors Over Unauthorised Bank
29/08/2003 Europe's Pension Funds Eyeing Alternative Investments
29/08/2003 Goodhart Encourages Talk Of A Renminbi Peg For Hong Kong
29/08/2003 Feds Not Pleased By Oklahoma's Attack On MCI
29/08/2003 Lofsa To Promote Islamic Financial Products
28/08/2003 Californian Jailed For Promoting Fraudulent Tax And Investment Scheme
28/08/2003 Man Group Launches New Capital-Guaranteed Hedge Fund Product
28/08/2003 Irish Publisher Offers Comprehensive Offshore Investment Statistics
28/08/2003 MCI Ratifies New Corporate Governance Regime But Faces More Lawsuits
28/08/2003 HKEx To Allow Fast Listing Of Collective Investment Reits
28/08/2003 Banks Launch New Hedge Funds As Demand Continues To Grow
27/08/2003 US And Swiss Competent Authorities Provide Treaty Benefits Guidance
27/08/2003 Corel Settles Investor Lawsuit But Gets Taken Over
27/08/2003 IRS Demands $1.5 Billion From Vivendi
27/08/2003 Cantillon To Launch International Equity Funds
27/08/2003 US Mutual Funds Must Apply 'Know Your Customer' Rules From October
26/08/2003 Hong Kong Exchange May Weaken Entry Requirements
26/08/2003 European Banks Seek To Capitalise On Hedge Fund Growth
26/08/2003 Retail Investors Embracing Stocks, Says WSJ
26/08/2003 Massachusetts Regulator Calls For Tighter Hedge Fund Regulation
25/08/2003 PCCW Wants Out Of Inter-Connection Responsibility
25/08/2003 Inland Revenue Adds Tax To Employee Share Issues
25/08/2003 SEC Awarded $1 In Insider Trading Civil Suit
25/08/2003 Fund Managers Shun SA Stocks Due To Over-Valued Rand
22/08/2003 US Blackout 'Culprit' Sued By Shareholders Over Earnings Restatement
22/08/2003 German Government Approves Hedge Fund Bill
22/08/2003 UBS Settles Charges Over Supervisory Failure For $500,000
22/08/2003 UK And Australia Sign Joint Tax Agreement
21/08/2003 South Africans Urged To Value Homes Before CGT Changes
21/08/2003 Hedge Funds Brought In $14 Billion In Q2, Says Tass Research
21/08/2003 Deutsche Bank Fined $750,000 Over Conflict Of Interest
20/08/2003 Ofex Attempts To Raise Profile After Poor Results
20/08/2003 Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Committee Mulls Corporate Governance Reforms
20/08/2003 NASD Files Enforcement Actions Over Fraudulent Hedge Fund Offerings
19/08/2003 High Court Delay Stalls Action Against Ansbacher Tax Evaders
19/08/2003 Hedge Funds Gained In Second Quarter, Says HFR Group
19/08/2003 Billions Flowing Into UAE As Investors Liquidate Foreign Funds
19/08/2003 EU Commission Identifies 7 Maltese 'Harmful' Tax Measures
18/08/2003 US Brokerage Firms Settle With SEC Over Rogue Stockbroker
18/08/2003 Jersey Finance To Expand Overseas Promotional Programme
18/08/2003 CSFB/Tremont Launches Investable Hedge Fund Index
18/08/2003 Negative Equity In Hong Kong Grows As Property Market Slumps
18/08/2003 SBMNF Fund Posts Loss For July Though Up On Year
15/08/2003 US Treasury Continues To Push For Foreign Interest Reporting
15/08/2003 Further Tax Cuts Unlikely Says President Bush
15/08/2003 CogentHedge Unveils July Figures
14/08/2003 Manhattan Judge Dismisses Possibility Of New Suit Against Merrill Lynch
14/08/2003 Isle of Man Sees Launch Of Barclays Online Banking Application
14/08/2003 Swiss Life Top Fund Of Hedge Funds In 2002, Says Bloomberg
14/08/2003 Major Indian Bank Sets Up In Mumbai Special Economic Zone
13/08/2003 German Media Funds To Lose Tax Breaks Under Government Plans
13/08/2003 Major Irish Film Production At Risk Over Tax, Says Author
13/08/2003 Barclays Global Investors Launches Global Currency Hedge Funds
12/08/2003 Van Global Hedge Fund Index Gains 1.2%
12/08/2003 Manx Investors Warned Over Scams During Stock Market Lull
12/08/2003 Bloomberg Hosts Emerging Market Seminar In Bahamas
12/08/2003 Judge Rules Tsang/Renfrew Case Can Take Place In Canada
12/08/2003 China Ready To Dicuss Yuan Exchange In Hong Kong
11/08/2003 Political Instability Knocks Confidence In Costa Rica, Panama Bonds
11/08/2003 SEC Approves New Rules On Disclosure For Investors
11/08/2003 Switzerland Tough On Money Laundering Say Bankers
11/08/2003 MFA Submits Sound Practice Guidelines To SEC
11/08/2003 Hong Kong SFC Issues Warning Over Boiler Room Investment Scams
08/08/2003 Man Wants Hedge Funds Authorised For HK Retail Market
08/08/2003 Panama Government Establishes Commission To Investigate Links With Marc Harris
08/08/2003 Crown Dependencies Fear That UK Will Push For Information Exchange Despite Savings Tax Directive
07/08/2003 Fund Manager Optimistic On Jersey's Economic Outlook
07/08/2003 Cayman Chamber Of Commerce Urges Government To Follow UK's Lead Over KYC
07/08/2003 Moody's Downgrades Top Three Cypriot Banks
06/08/2003 Malta Shaking Off Reputation As 'Tax Haven'
06/08/2003 Central Bank Of Cyprus Eases Exchange Restrictions
06/08/2003 S&P Reports July Hedge Fund Returns
05/08/2003 Retail Fund Of Funds Index Launched by Rydex
05/08/2003 Stocks Paying Higher Dividends Thanks To Tax Cuts
05/08/2003 Ireland Home To Lion's Share Of Offshore Money Funds, Report Reveals
05/08/2003 Maltese FSA Invites Comments On Draft Listing Rules
04/08/2003 New Dubai Property Laws To Boost Foreign Ownership
04/08/2003 IRS Warns Taxpayers Of August 15 Filing Deadline
04/08/2003 Investec Private Bank Offers Fund Of Hedge Funds
01/08/2003 Treasury And IRS To Close Insurance Loophole For Hedge Funds
01/08/2003 HNWI Rise Slowed In Ireland In 2002, Report Suggests
01/08/2003 Retrospective KYC Rules Will Not Be Applied In The Isle Of Man
31/07/2003 Legal Pressure From IRS Forces Leadenhall To Cancel MasterCards
31/07/2003 BNZ Investment Arm Seeks To Amend Taxation Error
31/07/2003 Hong Kong Maintains Position As Leading Asian Fund Centre
31/07/2003 DIFC Appoints Lynton Jones Chairman Of Dubai Regional Financial Exchange
31/07/2003 Jersey And Italy Join Forces Over Financial Services Regulation
30/07/2003 Jersey Based Hedge Fund Going From Strength To Strength
30/07/2003 Investment Banks To Settle In Enron-Related Case
30/07/2003 Bank Of Bermuda Launches South African Joint Venture
30/07/2003 Jersey FSC Issues Warning On Unauthorised Firms
29/07/2003 Belgium And Portugal Ordered To Comply With Tax Claim Directive
29/07/2003 'Big Spenders' In Ireland To Face Revenue Scrutiny
29/07/2003 FDI From Mauritius To India Records Sharp Fall In 2003
28/07/2003 Collins Stewart Equity Focus Fund Outperforms Market By 16.3%
28/07/2003 Doubts Remain On Popularity Of Hong Kong REIT Market
28/07/2003 Seventh Circuit Appeals Court Orders BDO To Name Tax Shelter Investors
25/07/2003 Bond Funds Saw Impressive Rise In Year To May, Says Fitzrovia
25/07/2003 FSA Makes U-Turn Over Money Laundering Review
25/07/2003 US-Backed Marketing Firm Will Promote Antigua And Barbuda
24/07/2003 Antigua Granted WTO Hearing On US Online Gambling Ban
24/07/2003 US Treasury Announces 'Stapled Stock' And Foreign Tax Credit Rules
24/07/2003 HKSA Chief Says Existing Brokers Should Be Exempted From New Capital Requirements
24/07/2003 Hedge Funds See Increased Popularity In Australia
23/07/2003 UK Hedge Funds Protest Over Planned VAT Changes
23/07/2003 Bahamas' Investment Funds Act Awaiting Securities Commission Nod
23/07/2003 Barbados Central Bank Increases Stock Exchange Transaction Limit
23/07/2003 Manx Insurance Expert Cites Regulation As Key To Island's Popularity
22/07/2003 SEC Appears Divided Over Hedge Fund, Mutual Fund Regulation
22/07/2003 OECD Expresses More Cooperative Tone Towards Jersey
22/07/2003 PeopleSoft Acquires 88% Of J.D. Edwards Shares
21/07/2003 CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Performs Well In June
21/07/2003 Tung Vows To Listen Following Protest And Resignations
21/07/2003 Tax Cuts Set To Make Tax Filing More Complex Next Year
18/07/2003 Florida Democrat Proposing To Repeal Portion Of Bush Tax Cut
18/07/2003 HSBC Offers Euro Version Of Its International Bond Fund
18/07/2003 HSBC Offshore Seeks To Reassure Expat Investors
18/07/2003 Germany Must Await Court Ruling Before Taxing Share Sales
17/07/2003 EU Savings Tax Directive Just The Start Warns Academic
17/07/2003 Appeal Court Date Nears In Glinton/Esfakis Action
17/07/2003 Man And RMF Launch Fund Of Hedge Funds
16/07/2003 BNP Paribas Launches New Umbrella Fund
16/07/2003 Chancellor Urged To Cut Dividend Tax By 9%
16/07/2003 Hong Kong Managers Enjoy Highest Purchasing Power
16/07/2003 HSBC Offshore Launching Two New CSGFs
15/07/2003 World Wealth Report Shows Burgeoning Growth In Hedge Funds
15/07/2003 UK Venture Capitalists Likely To Remain Income Tax Exempt
15/07/2003 New York Judge To Hear Test Cases In IPO Wrangle
15/07/2003 PwC Survey Foresees Major Downsizing Of Offshore Sector
15/07/2003 SEC Takes Action Against Hedge Fund Manager
15/07/2003 Gibraltar Government Allowing Banking Decline Says Opposition
14/07/2003 EU Orders Germany And Austria To End Tax Discrimination On Funds
14/07/2003 Hedge Funds Showed Good Returns In June, Says Hennessee
14/07/2003 Tax Cut Likely To Boost Market In ADRs
11/07/2003 German Government Releases Details Of New Hedge Fund Regime
11/07/2003 EC To Examine UK And Irish Pension Tax Legislation
11/07/2003 IoM Poll Shows Opinion Divided Over Savings Tax Directive
11/07/2003 Abbey National To Restructure Offshore Operations
10/07/2003 Angst Continues In Mauritius Over FSC's Regulatory Grip
10/07/2003 Van Global Hedge Fund Index Posts Fourth Consecutive Positive Month
10/07/2003 Germany Facing Up To Hedge Fund Phenomenon - Maybe
09/07/2003 Gibraltar Gains Third Passporting 'Badge'
09/07/2003 Vote On Investment Services Directive Postponed By European Parliament
09/07/2003 Hong Kong SFC Executive Director Speaks Out On Capital Requirements For Brokers
09/07/2003 Canadian Pension Fund Embroiled In Hedge Fund Controversy
09/07/2003 PwC Survey Shows Wealth Managers Over-Diversified
09/07/2003 Mutual Fund Investors Set To Enjoy Tax Free Period
08/07/2003 Belgium Announces Tax Amnesty For Foreign Funds
08/07/2003 Indian Tax Authority Vows To Scrutinise Joint Venture For Evidence Of 'Treaty Shopping'
08/07/2003 Chinese HNWI Attract Interest Of International Private Banks
08/07/2003 ECJ Ruling May Unblock EU Savings Tax Directive
07/07/2003 Australian Super Fund Trustees Warned Over Hedge Fund Investment
07/07/2003 Japanese Government Bonds May Become Tax Free In 2004
07/07/2003 HK Brokers Relieved By Capital Requirement Omission In SFC's Legco Report
04/07/2003 EU Parliament Approves Final Draft Of Prospectus Directive
04/07/2003 Standard And Poor's Reports June Hedge Fund Indices Returns
04/07/2003 Attitudes Towards Jersey Have Changed Says FSC Chairman
03/07/2003 Cayman Islands Extends Due Diligence Deadline
03/07/2003 FSA Finalises Rules For Alternative Trading Systems
03/07/2003 Lloyds TSB Offshore Wins S&P Fund Awards
03/07/2003 US Judge Dismisses Securities Class Actions Against Merrill
03/07/2003 Offshore Financial Services Databook 2003 Published
02/07/2003 New BVI Government To Focus On Financial Sector
02/07/2003 UK's Parliamentary Ombudsman Rules Out Compensation For Equitable Investors
02/07/2003 IoM Has More Pragmatic Regulatory Approach Than UK Says Expert
02/07/2003 MSCI To Launch Investable Hedge Fund Index
01/07/2003 UK Releases Explanatory Memorandum For DTA With Mauritius
01/07/2003 US Hedge Fund Managers Anticipate More Regulation
01/07/2003 $6 Billion in Withholding Taxes Left Unclaimed World-Wide In 2002
01/07/2003 Anglo Irish Bank Launches Online Banking Product In IoM
01/07/2003 Inland Revenue Launches Information Exchange Consultation
30/06/2003 HSBC Offshore Launches New UK And European Growth Funds
30/06/2003 Partial Settlement Agreed In Tech IPO Dispute
30/06/2003 NRIs Prevented From Taking Up Goverment's Tax Free Bond
30/06/2003 More Millionaires Created in 2002 Despite Depressed Markets
27/06/2003 Cayman-Domiciled Hedge Fund Shows Strong Returns In First Year
27/06/2003 Deloitte And Touche Releases Irish Taxation Guide
27/06/2003 Transparency International Report Slams UK Anti-Laundering Regime, Praises Dependencies
27/06/2003 Belize Stock Exchange Opens News Service To All
26/06/2003 New SBA Chief Will Continue Aggressive Defence Of Banking Secrecy
26/06/2003 SARS Fails To Dampen Foreign Investment In Hong Kong
26/06/2003 New Codes Of Practice For Funds Issued By JFSC
25/06/2003 250 BoI Customers Disclose Jersey Accounts To Tax Commission
25/06/2003 IoM Presents New Funds Regime To London Professionals
25/06/2003 Gartmore To Boost Hedge Fund Business
25/06/2003 Cook Islands Remain On FATF Blacklist For Now
24/06/2003 FTSE Med 100 Derivatives Market Planned For 2004
24/06/2003 Switzerland Criticised By OECD For Allowing 'Harmful Tax Practices'
24/06/2003 FATF Gives St Vincent And The Grenadines Clean Bill Of Health
23/06/2003 EU Commission's Plans Will Make Anglo/US Tax Treaty Illegal
23/06/2003 Guernsey Finance Needs To Refocus Says Leading Banker
23/06/2003 NASD Outlines Instant Messaging Rules For Members
23/06/2003 Manx Treasury Minister Welcomes Half-Billion Boost To Island's Deposit Base
20/06/2003 Gibraltar Labour Party Releases Shadow Budget
20/06/2003 E*Trade To Close Retail Operation In Hong Kong
20/06/2003 Hong Kong Banks Perform Well Despite SARS Shock Say Goldman
19/06/2003 CSFB Hedge Fund Index Up 2.71% In May
19/06/2003 Minor Tax Changes Announced In Bahamas Budget
19/06/2003 Nauru's Offshore Banking Sector Has Been 'Eliminated', Says Chief Secretary
19/06/2003 Mauritius Offshore Companies Complain About FSC Questionnaires
18/06/2003 S&P Hedge Fund Index Shows 2% Returns For May
18/06/2003 German Tax Amnesty May Be Extended Into 2005
18/06/2003 Variable Annuities Miss Out On Tax Cut Benefits In US
18/06/2003 UK Inland Revenue Announces Schedule For DTA Negotiations
18/06/2003 Guernsey Bank Deposits up 3% In First Quarter Of 2003
17/06/2003 Deutsche Bank Restructures Channel Islands Operations
17/06/2003 HKEx Willing To Hand Over Some Regulatory Responsibility To SFC
17/06/2003 Bolkestein Angered By Takeover Directive Retreat
17/06/2003 Bond Fund Investors Could Be In For Tax Shock, Say Analysts
17/06/2003 CogentHedge Releases Second Issue Of The CogentSurvey Top Line Results
16/06/2003 Venture Capital Funds Fear Tighter Hedge Fund Regulation
16/06/2003 Moody's Downrades Belize Currency Ratings
16/06/2003 Aruba's Outlook Downgraded To 'Negative' From 'Stable'
16/06/2003 Hong Kong May Struggle To Develop REIT Market
16/06/2003 Package Of New Laws Proposed In Seychelles
16/06/2003 UK Fund Manager Gets Green Light From Hong Kong SFC
13/06/2003 Maltese AIB Legislation Should Be EU Compliant By Year's End
13/06/2003 Retail Hedge Funds Show Disappointing Results In Hong Kong
13/06/2003 Marc Harris Charged With Money Laundering In United States
13/06/2003 Cyprus To Implement EU Tax Package By 2005
13/06/2003 Hong Kong and China Finalise Free Trade Agreement
12/06/2003 Morgan Stanley Moves EUR1 Billion Fund Assets To Dublin
12/06/2003 Ex-House Leader Lambasts OECD's Tax Policies
12/06/2003 Jersey And IoM Plump For Withholding Tax
12/06/2003 Hedge Fund Indices May Pull Sector's Teeth, Report Warns
11/06/2003 Malta Signs Taxation Treaty With UAE
11/06/2003 Isle Of Man's Tax Strategy Remains On Course Says Bell
11/06/2003 Jersey Wrestles With Concept Of Zero Company Tax
11/06/2003 London May Lose Hedge Funds To Other European Cities, Report Suggests
10/06/2003 Jersey Close To EU Savings Tax Decision
10/06/2003 Hong Kong Mulling Corporate Governance Law Reforms
10/06/2003 Canadian Offshore Investments Have Risen Ten-Fold Since 1980s
10/06/2003 Van Global Hedge Fund Index Up 3.7% In May
10/06/2003 Some Stocks In Margin Accounts Will Not See Tax Cut
09/06/2003 Bermuda Escapes Clutches Of EU Tax Directive
09/06/2003 Bermuda To Introduce Tougher Hedge Fund Regulation
09/06/2003 Guernsey FSC Unfairly Criticised Says Director General
09/06/2003 Mauritius Government Criticised For Inconsistent Regulatory Attitudes
09/06/2003 Duma Ratifies Three Double Taxation Treaties
09/06/2003 Fitzrovia Releases New Data On Average Fund Charges
06/06/2003 Optimal Conditions For Captives To Flourish, Expert Tells ICAP
06/06/2003 Cyprus Eliminates VAT On Luxury Yachts
06/06/2003 Fund Managers Urge Brown To Rethink ISA Tax Plans
06/06/2003 Jersey Welcomes Savings Tax Agreement, Declines To Reveal Decision
05/06/2003 EU Finally Resolves Deadlock Over Savings Tax
05/06/2003 Privatisation Plans Unlikely To Revive BISX Say Experts
05/06/2003 Hong Kong Property Market Slumps Further In May
05/06/2003 SEC Welcomes Public Comments On Hedge Fund Regulation
04/06/2003 Guernsey Sees Surge Of New Fund Applications
04/06/2003 Irish Venture Capital Market Remains Buoyant
04/06/2003 German Tax Amnesty Plans Put On Hold
04/06/2003 Robeco Absolute Return Fund Of Hedge Funds Reaches 100 Million Euros
04/06/2003 Lm500 Worth of Bonds Up For Grabs To Maltese Investors
03/06/2003 MSCI Publishes April Hedge Fund Indices Performance
03/06/2003 UK Government Mulls 'Fat Cat' Legislation
03/06/2003 DIFC Unveils Regulatory Code
02/06/2003 ICA Publishes UK's New Money Laundering Guidlines
02/06/2003 Lloyds TSB Offshore Launch Account Aimed At UK Expats
02/06/2003 Investors In REITs Will Not Feel Benefit Of Bush Tax Cuts
02/06/2003 IMF To Publish Bahamas Report In July
02/06/2003 Ingersoll Rand To Stay In Bermuda After Shareholder Vote
02/06/2003 AIM Firms Warn Against Increased Regulation
30/05/2003 Goldman Economist Says Tax Cuts Will Have Limited Impact
30/05/2003 Spain Discussing Gibraltar Tax Reforms With EU
30/05/2003 Former CSFB Star Banker Pleads Not Guilty
29/05/2003 LSE Announces Fast Track Listing Process For AIM
29/05/2003 AIB Files Lawsuit Against Banks Over Rogue Trader
29/05/2003 Caribbean Jurisdictions Brace For Canadian Banking Secrecy Changes
28/05/2003 FSA Proposal May Leave UK Funds Liable For VAT
28/05/2003 Several Developments In The Pipeline For The CSE
28/05/2003 China May Be About To Liberalise Foreign Exchange Rules
28/05/2003 Takeover Lawyers In Despair Over Failure Of EU Directive
28/05/2003 US Judge Increases Patent Infringement Penalties On RIM
28/05/2003 Fairfax Calls Off INL Leaseback Deal After Pressure From NZ Govt
28/05/2003 Offshore Firms Won $1 Billion in Federal Contracts Last Year
28/05/2003 Good News: Tax Freedom Day Arriving Earlier
27/05/2003 Indian Tax Inspectors Renew Attack On Mauritius Companies
27/05/2003 President Bush's Package To Be Worth $109bn In 2003 Alone
27/05/2003 No Reduced Tax For Earnings Repatriated To US
26/05/2003 Tax-Cut Plan Includes Provision For Hollywood Movie Industry
26/05/2003 Jersey Investor Sues Over Inappropriate Investment Advice
26/05/2003 SEC Chairman Edges Towards Inspection Of Hedge Funds
26/05/2003 24 House Members Call For Permanent Repeal Of US Interest Reporting Rule
23/05/2003 Man Group's Profits Leap 76 Per Cent
23/05/2003 Standard Bank Funds Migrate To Jersey From BVI Under New Law
23/05/2003 Tax Amnesty Bill Passes In SA National Assembly
23/05/2003 Congress Agrees Tax Cut Bill Despite Greenspan's Caution
22/05/2003 Website Claims To Sell Antigua and Barbuda Passports
22/05/2003 Ashburton Launches New Euro Asset Management Fund
22/05/2003 Hong Kong Lenders Urge Beijing To Lift Restrictions On Yuan
22/05/2003 Senate Underestimates Cost Of Dividend Tax Cut By $70bn
21/05/2003 CSE Stocks To Feature On FTSE Med 100 Index
21/05/2003 Belgium Launches New Tax System For Film Finance
21/05/2003 SEC Commissioners Suggest Mutual Funds Could Benefit From Hedge Fund Strategies
20/05/2003 CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Up 1.96% In April
20/05/2003 IoM Sweeps The Board At Awards Ceremony
20/05/2003 Cayman Government Extends Lower Stamp Duty For Six Months
20/05/2003 FSA Considers Relaxation Of Hedge Fund Rules
19/05/2003 Guernsey Fund Sector Shows Steady 2002 Performance Says FSC
19/05/2003 US Hedge Funds May Move Offshore, Executives Warn
19/05/2003 'Opportunities Abound' In The Bahamas Says Christie
19/05/2003 Bahamas Investment Funds Bill Set To Offer Greater Flexibilty
16/05/2003 Germany Sells More Debt As Tax Revenues Fall
16/05/2003 Davies Will Tax And Borrow To Fund California Deficit
16/05/2003 New Offshore Funds Manual Published
16/05/2003 Talks Commence At SEC Hedge Fund Forum
15/05/2003 Wall Street Research Bias Settlement Questioned
15/05/2003 Major Jump In Labuan Incorporations, Figures Show
15/05/2003 Man Funds See $1 Billion Net Inflows In Q1 2003
15/05/2003 Grenada Threatens To Close Bank Crozier, Say Reports
14/05/2003 Gerrard Nominated In Four Categories At Investment Awards
14/05/2003 Citibank To Refocus On HNWI In Hong Kong
14/05/2003 FSC Report Shows Testing Times For Guernsey Banking Sector
14/05/2003 Dubai Launches Five Year Government Bond
13/05/2003 CBI Chief Wants British Companies Exempted From Sarbanes-Oxley
13/05/2003 BVI Domiciled Hedge Fund Files For Chapter 11 Protection
13/05/2003 Gloomy Outlook For Offshore Private Banking Profits
13/05/2003 Global Hedge Fund Industry Suffers $11bn Outflows In Q1
12/05/2003 Changes To Australia's Foreign Taxation System Predicted
12/05/2003 Guernsey FSC Expansion Adds To Costs
12/05/2003 SARS Crisis May Have Created Investment Opportunities, Report Suggests
12/05/2003 More Congressmen Criticise IRS Bank Interest Reporting Rules
09/05/2003 Bahamas Making Progress On TIEA With US
09/05/2003 Irish Nationwide Posts Solid Gains In The IoM
09/05/2003 South Africa's Improved Finances Prompt S&P Ratings Boost
09/05/2003 Hedge Funds Brace For More SEC Scrutiny
09/05/2003 Thai Stock Exchange Indifferent To Corporate Tax Break
08/05/2003 Former SEC Chairman Calls For Tighter Hedge Fund Regulation
08/05/2003 Details Announced Of IoM Tax Amnesty
08/05/2003 Swiss National Bank Relieved At Falling Franc
08/05/2003 New Financial Services Legislation On The Cards For Bahamas
07/05/2003 Man Group Launches New Capital Protected Fund
07/05/2003 Compliance Costs Massively Increased By Sarbanes-Oxley
07/05/2003 Lower Disclosure Threshold Prompts 'Treasure Hunt' For Stocks In Hong Kong
07/05/2003 Buffett Repeats Opposition To Dividend Tax Cut
06/05/2003 PCCW To Bid For UK Broadband Licenses
06/05/2003 PlusFund Launches Component 'Baskets' Of S&P Hedge Fund Index
06/05/2003 IoM Holds Talks With Swiss Over EU Tax Initiative
06/05/2003 Jersey Considers Options On EU Savings Tax
06/05/2003 HSBC USA To Update Anti-Laundering Procedures
05/05/2003 Pataki Attacks New York State Budget Proposals
05/05/2003 Swiss Airline To Create Low-Cost Regional Carrier
05/05/2003 FSA Decides Not To Impose New Controls On Short Selling
05/05/2003 Hedge Fund Inflows Were Strong In Q1
02/05/2003 Retail Hedge Fund Investors Under Scrutiny In US
02/05/2003 EU Membership Boosts Maltese Property Market
02/05/2003 Only BSE 500 Stocks And IPOs Exempted From CGT Says Singh
02/05/2003 Tax Cuts May Lead To Higher Interest Rates Warns Greenspan
01/05/2003 SEC Investigation Into Wall Street Firms Far From Over, Reports Reveal
01/05/2003 Hong Kong Stocks Rally On SARS Hopes
01/05/2003 Temporary Dividend Tax Cut Being Considered By Republicans
01/05/2003 Film Industry Fears UK Government May Not Extend Section 48 Relief
30/04/2003 Guernsey Welcomes Lord Chancellor's Savings Tax Comments
30/04/2003 Hedgefund.net Launches Downloadable Data Service
30/04/2003 EU Commission Proposes Law Changes To Facilitate EU Share Settlement
30/04/2003 Tax-Managed Funds Lose Appeal Following Collapse In Equities
29/04/2003 Guernsey Business Survey Suggests Falling Confidence
29/04/2003 Asian Hedge Funds Lost Money In March
29/04/2003 Costello Ends Tax Break On Capital Protected Loans
29/04/2003 Split Cap Investors' Legal Battle Faces Crisis
29/04/2003 International Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2003 Enacted In BVI
29/04/2003 IoM Chosen For New Barclays Offshore Division
28/04/2003 Irish Stamp Duty Becoming Serious Obstacle To Investment
28/04/2003 SA Tax Amnesty Bill Revised Again To Include Advisers
28/04/2003 DIRT Evaders Should Not Expect AIB Bailout, Chairman Warns
28/04/2003 ISEQ Attracting Big Players In Fund World
28/04/2003 India To Press Ahead With Tighter Tax Rules For NRIs
25/04/2003 Hedge Funds Underperformed S&P 500 in March
25/04/2003 Standard Chartered Grindlays Launches New Dual Currency Deposit Offering
25/04/2003 Ireland Shaping Up As European 'Silicon Valley'
25/04/2003 Napster Investors Sued By Record Labels
24/04/2003 Hong Kong To Fight Downturn With HK$11.8 Billion Tax Break Package
24/04/2003 Hedge Funds Take Foward Position On HK Dollar
24/04/2003 E&Y Urges More Action On Barbadian Economic Reforms
24/04/2003 Investment Firms Sued By State Of Alaska Over WorldCom Losses
23/04/2003 Asian Hedge Fund House Plans Launch Of Four New Funds
23/04/2003 Senate Probes High Profile Accountants' Roles In Tax Shelters
23/04/2003 Caymanian Media Welcomes Search For Financial Services PR Director
23/04/2003 Isle Of Man Likely To Opt For Exchange Of Information, Says KPMG
22/04/2003 Hong Kong Economy At Risk From SARS After Beijing Admits Problems
22/04/2003 US Administration Steps Up Lobbying Over Tax Cuts
22/04/2003 New US Accounting Supervisor Tries To Mollify Foreign Auditors
22/04/2003 Seminar To Analyze BVI's Legislative Plans
22/04/2003 Jersey Investment Manager Bullish On Stocks
22/04/2003 Hedge Funds Edge Ahead In March
21/04/2003 Hong Kong's Economy Reeling From SARS Crisis
21/04/2003 Channel Island Shares Show Mixed Performance In First Quarter
21/04/2003 Inland Revenue Outlines Remit Of EU Savings Tax Rules
21/04/2003 CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Publishes March Results
18/04/2003 Hong Kong Shareholder Advocate Elected To HKEx Board
18/04/2003 CFP Welcomes Sweeney Tax Legislation
18/04/2003 Irish Building Society Calls For Extension Of Tax Relief On Savings
18/04/2003 Bloomberg Rejects Reinstatement Of NY Stock Transfer Tax
18/04/2003 Germany to Raise Tax On Foreign Real Estate Funds
17/04/2003 President Bush Prepared To Accept $550 Billion Tax Cut Package
17/04/2003 BSX Approves Listing Of Octane Diversified Fund
17/04/2003 US Treasury Announces Sanctions Against Nauru
17/04/2003 Bermuda Attracts More Unwelcome Attention In US Tax Debate
16/04/2003 Japanese Goverment Dimisses Stock Tax Breaks
16/04/2003 Luxembourg's Fund Industry Continues To Grow
16/04/2003 GIBA Chairman Optimistic For Future Of Guernsey's Finance Centre
16/04/2003 HSBC Republic Records Impressive Results in 2002
15/04/2003 Cayman Banks May Close Some Accounts, Report Suggests
15/04/2003 New Software Developed To Automate Forex 'Give-Up' Trades
15/04/2003 High Net Worth Families Plan To Invest More In Hedge Funds In 2003
15/04/2003 RBS Annouces Job Cuts In Gibraltar
14/04/2003 Lipper Review Reveals Good Results From US Global Investors Inc
14/04/2003 BGI iShares Begin Trading On The American Stock Exchange
14/04/2003 ICI Investors Launch Legal Action Over Share Price Collapse
14/04/2003 BoI Warns Customers About Tax Investigation
11/04/2003 House And Senate Defer Decision On Tax Cuts
11/04/2003 UK Budget Contains No Nasty Surprises
11/04/2003 Prospects Still Good For Man Group Hedge Fund Offerings
11/04/2003 Bank Of Bermuda Launches New Front Office Trading Platform
10/04/2003 Research Shows US Fund Investors Paid $8.6 Billion Tax Last Year
10/04/2003 McCreevy Upbeat On Irish Economy
10/04/2003 Bright Future Seen For IoM Fund Management Sector
10/04/2003 Guernsey Anxious Over UK Budget Impact on Holding Companies
09/04/2003 Porsche Takes Legal Action Over German Reporting Requirements
09/04/2003 Vanuatu To Comply With OECD Harmful Tax Initiative
09/04/2003 SSBT Loses Licence Appeal in Bahamian Supreme Court
09/04/2003 All Change In The City
08/04/2003 President Bush Signals Readiness To Compromise on Dividend Tax
08/04/2003 Cypriot Banks Face Competition Probe Over Price Fixing Claims
08/04/2003 Senate Tax Exile Bill Extends The Long Arm Of The IRS
08/04/2003 UK's FSA Mulls Shake-Up Of Relationship Between Fund Managers And Stockbrokers
08/04/2003 Guernsey Finance Industry Welcomes A&F Decision Over Retention Tax
08/04/2003 IoM Private Bank Opens Representative Office In Hong Kong
07/04/2003 IMF Seeks To Strengthen Bermuda's Regulatory Regime
07/04/2003 Guernsey To Adopt Withholding Tax Under EU Directive
07/04/2003 Deutsche Bank To Pay Massive Fine For Facilitating Tax Evasion
07/04/2003 Cogent Announces Launch Of Hedge Fund Survey
04/04/2003 Hedge Fund Managers, Investors To Benefit From Increased Reporting
04/04/2003 HSBC Offshore Offering 500 Free Shares In CSGF Fund
04/04/2003 Anglo Irish Launches Yacht Registration Service In The Isle Of Man
04/04/2003 UK And Mauritius Tighten Up Double Tax Treaty
03/04/2003 Aberdeen Appeals Against Split Cap Ruling
03/04/2003 Survey Suggests That Expat Investors Are Matching The Market
03/04/2003 EVCA Calls For Harmonization Of European Tax And Legal Environment
03/04/2003 UBS Recommends Withholding Tax Option For Jersey
03/04/2003 US Government Criticizes China's 'Ambiguous' Legal Framework
02/04/2003 Partial Success For Cayman Islands At ECJ
02/04/2003 Tax Free Profits Available Via Insurance Company Loophole
02/04/2003 New Anglo-U.S Tax Treaty Signed
02/04/2003 Trans-Tasman Tax Deal Comes Into Force
02/04/2003 Tourism Tax Breaks Announced In Antigua & Barbuda
01/04/2003 Hennessee Releases 6th Annual Hedge Fund Survey
01/04/2003 Manuel Allows South Africa's Illegal Offshore Investors To Stay Silent
01/04/2003 Revenue Commission Names And Shames A Further 88 Defaulters
01/04/2003 Russia Draws Up Its Own Financial Blacklist
01/04/2003 Pertrac Offers Access To S&P Hedge Fund Index Data
31/03/2003 Bermudan Company Set to 'Revolutionize' Online Forex Trading
31/03/2003 Indian Expats To Lose Significant Tax Breaks
31/03/2003 Antigua and Barbuda Praised Over Anti-Money Laundering Procedures
31/03/2003 Switzerland And Italy Sign Long-Awaited Legal Accord
28/03/2003 Lloyds TSB Domiciles Offshore Operations In Jersey
28/03/2003 Villalobos Investors Call On Canada For Assistance
28/03/2003 New Italian Hedge Fund Index Launched
28/03/2003 EC Proposes Investor Protection Directive
28/03/2003 SEC Chairman Attacks Corporate Earnings Obsession
28/03/2003 SEC Tightens Sarbanes-Oxley Certification Rules
28/03/2003 UK Lawyers Welcome AIM Listing Changes
28/03/2003 Sprint Facing Seventh Class Action Suit Over Tax Shelters
27/03/2003 Cypriot Central Bank Continues To Reassure Russian Businesses Over Disclosure
27/03/2003 EU/Swiss Savings Tax Agreement Hangs In The Balance
27/03/2003 Banking System Operating Normally In GCC, Customers Told
26/03/2003 Gib Opposition Ministers Table Raft Of Questions On Tax And Spending
26/03/2003 Indian Government Continues To Act Against Fiscal 'Round-Tripping'
26/03/2003 UK's FSA Likely To Rule Against Retail Hedge Fund Sales
26/03/2003 Kostikov's Disclosure Revelation Upsets Cyprus Central Bank
26/03/2003 London Stock Exchange Urges Treasury To Phase Out Stamp Duty
26/03/2003 Foreign Investment Best Remedy For Bahamian Economy
25/03/2003 New Reporting Requirements Proposed For Canadian Derivatives
25/03/2003 China Announces Plans For Banking Regulation
25/03/2003 Fitzrovia Publishes Fund Performance Fees Study
25/03/2003 Inland Revenue Targets UK Residents' Irish Bank Accounts
25/03/2003 UK Retail Investment Product Market In Crisis
25/03/2003 Jersey FSC Plans To Widen Scope Of Exchange Controls
25/03/2003 Gordon Brown To Unveil Discussion Paper On UK Domicile Tax Laws
25/03/2003 Russian Parliament Blunders Over Currency Law
25/03/2003 US Investors Welcome Creation Of Automated Withholding Tax Reclamation Service
25/03/2003 Chief Minister Enthuses Over BVI Financial Sector's Performance
25/03/2003 Former Barbadian Central Banker Calls For Caribbean Single Currency
24/03/2003 Dubai Powers Ahead Despite Middle East Woes
24/03/2003 UAE Businesses Keep Watchful Eye On Iraq Situation
24/03/2003 BISX Future Uncertain After Losing $2.3 Million in Two Years
24/03/2003 Corporate Misconduct Will Be Severely Punished, Hong Kong's SFC Chief Warns
21/03/2003 New Financial Services Commissioner Appointed In Gibraltar
21/03/2003 Amicus To Take UK Government To ECJ Over Pensions Failure
21/03/2003 Guernsey Bank Deposits Fall 6.8% in 2002
21/03/2003 Confusion Continues Over EU Tax Packages
21/03/2003 Credit Suisse Publicity Law Probe Halted
21/03/2003 Barbados Will Gain Extra $1.2 Million From Bank Asset Tax In 2003
20/03/2003 Oz Financial Services Companies Lagging On Compliance, Says Report
20/03/2003 German Lawyers Make Last Ditch Attempt To Save 'Volkswagen Laws'
20/03/2003 Ruth Kelly Hints At Legislation To Improve UK Fund Management Transparency
20/03/2003 FATF Won't Impose Counter-Measures On Philippines Following Legislative Changes
20/03/2003 Credit Lyonnais Boss Forges Ahead With Libel Suit
20/03/2003 Jordans To Quit Isle Of Man After 25 Years
20/03/2003 Leadenhall MD Defends Bank As IRS Pursues US Tax Evaders
19/03/2003 Cyprus Mutual Fund Law Comes Into Operation
19/03/2003 Bank Of Ireland Exits Manx Offshore Accounts
19/03/2003 Oz/Kiwi Tax Reform Process Must Continue, Report Urges
19/03/2003 European Offshore Banking Has Bright Future Reports Moody's
19/03/2003 Securities Fraud Class Actions Leapt 31% In 2002
19/03/2003 Barbados National Bank And Republic Bank Of T&T Seek Merger
19/03/2003 S&P Downgrades Panama's Public Bond Rating
18/03/2003 International Investors Praise Putin
18/03/2003 Bermudian Government 'Non-Friendly' towards Business
18/03/2003 EU Directive Means 'Substantial' Changes For Guernsey Businesses
18/03/2003 IOSCO Issues Report On Hedge Fund Disclosure
18/03/2003 SEC's Donaldson Says It'll Take Time To Fix Agency
18/03/2003 Sportsbook Employees Hit Out At Costa Rican Banks
17/03/2003 SEC's PCAOB Won't Have A Chairman Just Yet
17/03/2003 Economic Survey Paints Gloomy Picture For Bahamas
17/03/2003 Cayman Takes EU To Court Over Savings Tax Directive
17/03/2003 Switzerland Unfreezes Assets Seized During Milosevic Investigations
17/03/2003 FASB Stock Option Proposals Face Resistance
14/03/2003 8 Members Of Senate Banking Committee Attack IRS Interest Reporting Plans
14/03/2003 Australian Regulator Warns Pensions Industry On Hedge Funds
14/03/2003 French Senate Mulls Changes To Financial Regulation Bill
14/03/2003 Central Bank Governor Francis Upbeat on Bahamas Economy
14/03/2003 Swiss Ambassador Visits Antigua To Discuss Savings Tax Agreement
14/03/2003 IRS Introduces New Compliance Form For Money Transfers
14/03/2003 European Parliament Approves Amended Pensions Directive
13/03/2003 Oz Financial Services Providers Must Be Licensed
13/03/2003 Bermudian CEOs Optimistic Over Economy
13/03/2003 Firms Urge Cyprus SEC To Delay EPEY Licence Announcement
13/03/2003 Jersey-Based Ashburton Carries Off S&P Awards
13/03/2003 US Institute Recommends Low-Tax Policies To Congress
13/03/2003 UK Firms Breaking The Law Over Pensions Access
13/03/2003 Julius Baer Faces Bleak 2003
12/03/2003 UAE Reports Paradigm Shift Amongst Investors
12/03/2003 NZ Govt Task Force Calls For Film Industry Tax Breaks
12/03/2003 Dissatisfied Clients Sue Dallas Tax Advisers Over Tax Shelters
12/03/2003 IRS's Offshore Disclosure Deadline Is 15th April
12/03/2003 UK Chancellor Calls For Opening Up Of EU Pensions Investment
12/03/2003 FSA Chief Expresses Concerns Over European Financial Services Reforms
11/03/2003 Hong Kong Proposes To Allow REITs
11/03/2003 Malta Says Yes To EU
11/03/2003 Villalobos Investors Finally Hire Lawyer
11/03/2003 Italy Scuppers EU Savings Tax Deal
11/03/2003 S&P Hedge Fund Indexes Up Nearly 5% Since October
11/03/2003 McCreevy Mulls Savings Tax Break For First Time House Buyers
10/03/2003 ECOFIN Met On Friday To Finalise The EU Tax Package
10/03/2003 NASD Brings Charges Against Frank Quattrone
10/03/2003 Germany Set To Reduce Regulation and Taxation Of Hedge Funds
10/03/2003 New Zealand Will Cut Tax To Attract Foreign Investors
10/03/2003 Oz Regulators Probe Hedge Funds
10/03/2003 SEC Urged To Back-Track On Rules For Non-Audit Work
10/03/2003 US Class Action Plaintiffs Push For Information On Tech IPOs
07/03/2003 Warren Buffett Warns Against Excessive Derivatives Investment
07/03/2003 Indian Budget Threat To Mauritius As Investment Base May Be Overplayed
07/03/2003 New Zealand Removes Perks For Overseas Filmmakers
07/03/2003 Hedge Fund Transparency May Be Phyrric Victory For Institutions
06/03/2003 Hong Kong's Online Brokers Tussle Over Fees
06/03/2003 Cayman Islands Bankers To Hold Offshore Conference
06/03/2003 SEC Tries To Sharpen Up Its Administrative Law Process
06/03/2003 More Congressmen Attack IRS Interest-Reporting Proposals
05/03/2003 CSFB Tech Banking Star Facing Suspension Following NASD Snub
05/03/2003 Spitzer Denies Ill Intent Towards Hedge Funds
05/03/2003 Central Bank Of Barbados Urged To Do More To Protect Consumers
05/03/2003 Top Mauritius Bank Hit By Massive Fraud
05/03/2003 Report Warns Over Impact Of Savings Tax Directive On Offshore Centres
04/03/2003 US Brokers Told To Vet Hedge Funds And Investors More Carefully
04/03/2003 FCC Telecommunications Rulings Face Opposition In Congress
04/03/2003 US Pressure Forces Nauru To End Offshore Banking
04/03/2003 US Heightens Regulatory Pressure On Foreign Auditors
03/03/2003 HK Experts Say Plan To Woo Investors Flawed
03/03/2003 Lucent Accepts Conclusions Of SEC Report
03/03/2003 Industry And Individuals To Benefit From Indian Budget
03/03/2003 New US Tax Shelter Rules Take Effect
28/02/2003 South African Budget Cuts Taxes On A Wide Front
28/02/2003 Hedge Fund Inflows Reversed At End Of 2002, Says Tremont
28/02/2003 Hong Kong Government Confirms Tax On Foreign Maids
28/02/2003 Guernsey Finance Industry Awaits Survey Results
28/02/2003 Republicans Lukewarm On Bush's Tax Stimulus Plan
27/02/2003 New York's Spitzer Investigates Hedge Fund Firms
27/02/2003 IMF Cuts SAR Growth Forecast
27/02/2003 Interest In BaTelCo Sale Wanes
27/02/2003 Villalobos Investors Losing Heart
26/02/2003 Ashmore To Launch Luxembourg Emerging Markets Fund
26/02/2003 German Government Proposes Law To Strengthen Shareholder Rights
26/02/2003 BFSB Launches New Marketing Initiative
26/02/2003 CFATF Working Hard To Combat Money Laundering
26/02/2003 Credit Suisse To Cut Further 1,250 Jobs
25/02/2003 India Leads Calls For Tax On Capital Flows
25/02/2003 EU Hits Out At Bush Tax Cut Plans
25/02/2003 Hong Kong's SFC Tightens Up On IPO Marketing Rules
25/02/2003 Swiss Bankers Visit New York To Sing Finance Centre's Praises
24/02/2003 Jersey Urged To Consider Wider Context Of Savings Tax Discussions
24/02/2003 Bahamian Government Awaits BISX Report
24/02/2003 S&P Launches New Stock Indices For Hong Kong Market
24/02/2003 Fund Managers Lobby SEC Against New Shorting And Proxy Voting Rules
21/02/2003 S&P Hedge Fund Index Up 3.41% Since October
21/02/2003 More US Senators Criticize IRS Interest-Reporting Rules
21/02/2003 European Banks Say Information Exchange Can't Start In 2004
21/02/2003 Wall Street Banks To Face Law Suits Over IPOs
21/02/2003 Indian Government Reaffirms 'Management' Test For Mauritian Residence
20/02/2003 UBS Blames Profit Drop On Rebranding
20/02/2003 CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Up 1.28% In January
20/02/2003 London's Lord Mayor Lauds Dubai's Development
20/02/2003 GFSC Welcomes Split-Cap Hearing Findings
20/02/2003 Canada Increases Film Tax Breaks Despite US Objections
19/02/2003 Hong Kong's Cyberport Lettings Are Not Going Well
19/02/2003 Manx Budget Continues Reduction Of Corporate Taxation
19/02/2003 Revenue Commissioners To Tackle Tax Evaders Direct
19/02/2003 Future Bright For Jersey's Finance Industry, Says Frank Walker
19/02/2003 Japan's Economics Minister Denies Securities Law Violation
18/02/2003 IRS Attacks Hedge Fund Managers' Offshore Tax Deferral Technique
18/02/2003 Grenada Secures Removal From FATF Blacklist
18/02/2003 China's Trust Law Is Failing Investment Funds, Says McKenna Lawyer
18/02/2003 UAE Exchange Merger Plans Still On Hold
18/02/2003 Van Hedge Launches New Tracker Index
18/02/2003 German Tax Amnesty Expected To Bring In More Than 5 Billion Euros
17/02/2003 Computer Sciences Corp To Build First Caribbean's IT Structure
17/02/2003 Foreign Currency Law Change Means Lucky (Tax) Break For SA Holding Companies
17/02/2003 Guernsey's Finance Industry Asked To Comment On Savings Tax Options
17/02/2003 Canadian Finance Minister Says Tax Cuts Not A Priority
14/02/2003 Hong Kong's SFC To Have Additional Stock Market Powers
14/02/2003 HSBC Improves Its On-Line Offshore Banking Service
14/02/2003 SEC Updates Compliance Obligations For Investment Advisers
14/02/2003 Invesdex Explains Futures-Based Alternative Investment Contracts
14/02/2003 Shareholder Lawsuit Reveals Further Tyco Tax Dodge
13/02/2003 UK Accountants Urge Clients To Act Quickly On Trust Loophole
13/02/2003 Bank Of New York Acquires Bermuda-Based Hedge Fund Administrator
13/02/2003 Washington Institute Publishes Study Rubbishing IRS Interest-Reporting Plans
13/02/2003 Cyprus Negotiations Are Ever More Complex And Confused
12/02/2003 Allan Bell Still Optimistic Over Savings Tax Agreement
12/02/2003 Jersey Investment Experts Mixed on 2003 Prospects
12/02/2003 US SEC And Treasury Threat To Hedge Funds Grows
12/02/2003 Cayman Leader Hits Out At UK Over Eurobank Trial, Savings Tax Agreement
11/02/2003 Offshore Seminar This Week In Las Vegas
11/02/2003 BFSB Chairman Speaks Out On Prospects For Bahamian Finance Centre
11/02/2003 Ernst & Young Welcomes High Court Ruling On Equitable Claim
10/02/2003 Panama Tells OECD There Is No Level Playing Field
10/02/2003 PCCW In Trouble Over Abortive Cable & Wireless Offer
10/02/2003 UK's FSA Changes Its Handbook
10/02/2003 Investec Chief Says Guernsey Must Offer Clients A Choice Over Savings Tax
07/02/2003 E-Commerce Venture Offers Hedge Fund Ratings For Sale
07/02/2003 Conservatives Suggest That UK Stock Market Underperformed Other Leading Markets In 2002
07/02/2003 House Chairman Will Hold Hearings On Interest Reporting Issue
07/02/2003 Gibraltar Government's Hands Are Tied Over Savings Tax
06/02/2003 Cyprus Tax On Boats Will Empty Marinas, Say Owners
06/02/2003 Leading US Telecoms Firm Sacks Top Executives Over Tax Shelter Use
06/02/2003 Bahrain To Challenge Dubai As Financial Services Hub?
06/02/2003 Winton Capital Makes 39.7% Gain In 2002
06/02/2003 Villalobos Investors Push For Legal Action Against Costa Rican Government
05/02/2003 Dubai Plays Host To Annual Hedge Funds World Conference
05/02/2003 New US Treasury Secretary Defends President's Fiscal Plans
05/02/2003 Ireland's Credit Unions Must Inform On Tax Evaders
05/02/2003 Guernsey To Hold Off On EU Savings Tax Decision
04/02/2003 US Institute Advises Bahamas To Resist EU/OECD Pressure
04/02/2003 House Bill Would Allow Tax Deferral On Mutual Fund Gains
04/02/2003 Cayman Braces For $50 Million Loss From Savings Tax Directive
04/02/2003 Tyco Investors Accuse PwC Of Fraud
04/02/2003 UK Fund Manager Slams 'Greedy' Investors
04/02/2003 UK's Investment Managers Comment On Short Selling
03/02/2003 JTS President Expresses 'Level Playing Field' Concerns Over EU Tax Package
03/02/2003 Eastern Caribbean Regulators Attend Risk Awareness Workshop
03/02/2003 Hong Kong's Exchange Wants To Rank Listed Companies
03/02/2003 US Treasury Announces Detail Of New Savings Plans
03/02/2003 Isle Of Man Cautiously Welcomes Savings Tax Agreement Terms
03/02/2003 Guernsey's Asset, Fund Managers Feel The Pinch
31/01/2003 SEC Mulls Major Changes For Hedge Funds
31/01/2003 US Administration's Tax Planning Creates Confusion
31/01/2003 Alliance & Leicester Lowers Offshore Account Minimum Balance
31/01/2003 Heads Roll At Leading Swiss Bank
30/01/2003 First Caribbean Bank Launches New Identity And Services
30/01/2003 US Hedge Funds Face Threat To Offshore Deferral Schemes
30/01/2003 New York Hedge Fund Matchmaker Is 'Overwhelmed'
30/01/2003 Liechtenstein Expresses Concern Over EU Savings Tax Agreement
29/01/2003 Guernsey Bankers Favour Withholding Tax On Non-Resident Personal Accounts
29/01/2003 US Dividend Tax Break Less Than Straightforward, Bear Stearns Study Shows
29/01/2003 Grant Thornton Teams Up With US Bankers To Produce Tax Simplification Plan
29/01/2003 S&P Launches Managed Futures Index
29/01/2003 Jersey Expects EU Focus To Shift To Business Taxation
28/01/2003 US Institutes Criticize EU Savings Tax Deal
28/01/2003 LJH And Attica Launch Hedge Index Certificate
28/01/2003 PCCW Says Mainland Buyers Want Whole CyberPort Blocks
28/01/2003 Institutions Take Control Of Izodia From Jersey Orb Directors
28/01/2003 US And Switzerland Enhance Tax Information Exchange Agreenent
28/01/2003 Moody's Urges Hong Kong Government To Tackle Deficit
28/01/2003 UAE Bank Deposits Up Despite Regional Tension
27/01/2003 Adviser Explains Tax Planning For US Citizens
27/01/2003 HSBC Launches Retail Fund Of Hedge Funds In Hong Kong
27/01/2003 Belgium Calls For EU Tax Amnesty
27/01/2003 Guernsey Mulls Savings Tax Options
27/01/2003 Hedge Funds Turning From Shares To Commodities, Report Reveals
24/01/2003 Low-Tax Jurisdictions Puzzle Over Response To EU Savings Tax Deal
24/01/2003 Guernsey Fund Decline Blamed On Falling World Markets
24/01/2003 DBS Bank Launches Singapore's First Retail Hedge Fund Of Funds
23/01/2003 Inter-American Economic Council Sees Bright Future For Barbados
23/01/2003 Credit Suisse Has Turned The Corner, Analysts Predict
23/01/2003 EU Reaches Agreement On New Tax Rules For Non-Resident Personal Accounts
23/01/2003 New SEC Audit Rules Don't Ban Tax Work
22/01/2003 South Korea To Offer Tax Breaks To Domestic, Foreign Investors
22/01/2003 Deutsche Survey Shows Hedge Funds Gaining In Popularity
22/01/2003 Revenue Commissioners Launch New Wave Of DIRT Investigation
22/01/2003 Registration Date Looms For Bermudian Trust Professionals
21/01/2003 Europe's Low-Tax Territories Watch And Wait . . .
21/01/2003 Dubai To Host IMF And World Bank In September
21/01/2003 Caribbean Nations Discuss New Anti-Money-Laundering Methods
21/01/2003 The IRS's Credit Card 'Amnesty' Program Explained
21/01/2003 House Financial Services Chairman Writes Treasury Against Interest Rules
21/01/2003 Hong Kong Won't Force Quarterly Reporting On Companies
20/01/2003 Swiss Private Bankers Threaten Referendum Over Savings Tax Talks
20/01/2003 Oppenheimer And Tremont Launch Hedge Fund For Institutions
20/01/2003 Microsoft To Issue First Ever Annual Dividend As Result Of Bush Tax Plan
20/01/2003 Hong Kong's PCCW Would Like To Float Real Estate Interests
20/01/2003 Luxembourg, Austria, And Belgium Offered New Concessions Over Savings Tax
20/01/2003 Bahamian PM Promises To Act On Investment Red Tape
17/01/2003 Minimum Commissions Set To Exit Hong Kong Market
17/01/2003 Bear Stearns Launches First Central American/Caribbean Bond Index
17/01/2003 Berlusconi May Be Forced To Shelve Tax Cuts Following S&P Downgrade
17/01/2003 IRS Offshore Credit Card Move Slammed In Bermuda
17/01/2003 CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Up For December And 2002
17/01/2003 Indian Government Urged To Allow Tax Holidays To Continue
16/01/2003 IRS Offers Partial Amnesty To Offshore Credit Card Users
16/01/2003 Cayman Islands Compliance Officer Accused Of Destroying Evidence
16/01/2003 Russian Taxes Are Falling - But Not Yet For Mittelstand
16/01/2003 29 Republicans Criticise IRS Interest Reporting Measure In Letter To Bush
16/01/2003 UK Inland Revenue Concerned Over Offshore Accounts
16/01/2003 Alpha Composite Returned 90% In 7 Years
15/01/2003 China And Barbados To Strengthen Investment Ties
15/01/2003 Cyprus Negotiations Restart In Tense Atmosphere
15/01/2003 Hennessee Reports Hedge Funds Down In December And In 2002
15/01/2003 Hong Kong Likely To Raise Income Tax Rate, Says PwC
14/01/2003 New Investment Scam Surfaces In Costa Rica
14/01/2003 Report Says Hedge Funds Becoming More Transparent
14/01/2003 Saudi Rejects Proposed Income Tax For Expats
14/01/2003 UBS Picks German Fund Management Software House
13/01/2003 Russian President Mulls Tax Incentives For Investment
13/01/2003 Bermuda Company Law Changes To Help Listings
13/01/2003 Leung Slammed For 'Selective' Tax Hike Plans
13/01/2003 Tax Changes In Israel Spark Exodus Of Foreign Investors
13/01/2003 Van Hedge Reports Small Index Loss For December
10/01/2003 BSX Reports Good Year, Despite Trading Decline
10/01/2003 FBI Freezes Vanuatu's Shipping Registry Revenue
10/01/2003 HSBC Issues New Capital Guaranteed Fund Investment
10/01/2003 Dividend Tax Change May Be Unwelcome To Technology Companies
09/01/2003 Indian Government Set To Reject Finance Ministry Tax Reforms
09/01/2003 Man Group Guaranteed Capital Product Raises $365m
09/01/2003 Mixed Reactions To President Bush's Tax-Cutting Plan
09/01/2003 Isle Of Man Broadens Scope Of Asset Tracing Laws
08/01/2003 Bush Wants To Abolish Dividend Taxes
08/01/2003 Jersey On The Verge Of Signing Tax Treaty With Ireland, Reports Suggest
08/01/2003 CBI Gloomy On Employment Prospects For UK's Financial Services Sector
08/01/2003 Small Business Lobby Attacks US Interest Reporting Proposals
08/01/2003 Not All Hedge Funds Did Badly In 2002
08/01/2003 US Lawmaker Warns Offshore Banks Over Likely Impact Of Patriot Act
07/01/2003 PCCW Begins Marketing Cyberport Residential Units
07/01/2003 Center For Freedom & Prosperity's Prognosis For 2003
07/01/2003 First Caribbean Bank Has Successful Rights Issue
07/01/2003 Republicans See Stock Gains Resulting From Bush Stimulus Plan
06/01/2003 Asian Alternative Investment Probed At Bangkok Conference
06/01/2003 BNP Paribas Launches Cypriot Banking Arm
06/01/2003 US Bankers Again Protest At Planned IRS Interest Reporting Rules
06/01/2003 ATO Stands Accused Of Breaching Citizenship Rights
06/01/2003 Antigua & Barbuda Seek More Inward Investment In 2003
03/01/2003 US Treasury To Impose New Reporting Rules On Mutual Funds
03/01/2003 Hong Kong Becomes Major Funding Centre For Mainland Chinese Firms
03/01/2003 KPMG Must Turn Tax Shelter Documents Over To US Federal Court
03/01/2003 John Dalli Sings Malta's Tax Praises To UAE Companies
03/01/2003 2002 A Dud Year For Hedge Funds, Says Tremont
02/01/2003 UK Tries To Maintain Corporate Fiscal Ring Fence
02/01/2003 Switzerland's President Underlines EU Ambition
02/01/2003 GCC Launches Customs Union
02/01/2003 Chinese Regions Still Offering Investment Incentives
02/01/2003 Is Short-Selling The Way To Invest In 2003?
01/01/2003 A New Year Message For Visitors To Tax-News.com
01/01/2003 Bavarian Firm Opens Tax Advisory Business
01/01/2003 UK Tories Begin To Offer Spending And Tax Cuts
01/01/2003 PwC Predicts Slower Year For Hong Kong Listings

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