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30/12/2005 Enron Chief Accountant Enters Plea Bargain
30/12/2005 Some Bermudian Funds To Gain Exemption From Swiss Disclosure Rules
30/12/2005 Canadian Police To Investigate Tax Cut Leak To Markets
30/12/2005 Allianz Global Investors To Target European Investors From Luxembourg
29/12/2005 Mauritius' Banks Can Oil Engine Of New Economy, Says Minister
29/12/2005 SEC Subpoenas Delphi Executives
29/12/2005 More Of The Same For Hedge Fund Returns In 2006?
29/12/2005 BOS Urges New Year Resolution
28/12/2005 Gibraltar, UK, Agree Investment Services Passporting
28/12/2005 Lightly-Taxed EU Countries Top GDP Rankings
28/12/2005 China Tries Again To Control Construction Boom
28/12/2005 Bonds May Attract Investors In 2006
27/12/2005 GOAL Launches New Internet Tax-Reclaim Service
27/12/2005 ATO Steps Up Scrutiny Of Offshore Tax Avoidance Schemes
27/12/2005 2005 Set To Be Another Record Year For Cayman Hedge Funds
27/12/2005 Malta Licences Its Two Largest Hedge Funds To Date
27/12/2005 EC Consults On Future Priorities For Corporate Governance Action Plan
26/12/2005 Commodity Contracts Do Not Qualify Funds For Tax Benefits, Says IRS
26/12/2005 United States To Implement CAFTA In January 2006
26/12/2005 Liechtenstein Conference To Discuss Future Of Financial Markets
26/12/2005 Irish Film Industry Calls For More Competitive Tax Incentives
23/12/2005 Hong Kong Authorities Seek To Enhance Insurance Regulation
23/12/2005 UK And Gibraltar Reach Withholding Tax Deal
23/12/2005 FinCEN Announces Implementation Of Final Money Laundering Rules
23/12/2005 SEC Says New Jersey Hedge Funds Defrauded Investors
23/12/2005 Bermudian Assembly Approves Tax Information Exchange Law
22/12/2005 Deutsche Bank Chief To Face Retrial
22/12/2005 Antitrust Lawsuits Being Encouraged By European Commission
22/12/2005 Tremont To Target Asian Hedge Fund Market From New Hong Kong Base
22/12/2005 AIB/BNY To Open Major Cork Fund Administration Office
22/12/2005 US Treasury Launches Anti-Money Laundering Working Group With Middle East And North Africa
21/12/2005 Portus Founder Faces Gaol In Israel
21/12/2005 Lloyds TSB To Offer Wealth Management Services From New Dubai Base
21/12/2005 SFO Won't Probe Equitable Life
21/12/2005 German Government Moves To Protect Firms From Foreign Takeovers
21/12/2005 Bank Of Ireland Buys US Fund Of Hedge Fund Manager
20/12/2005 Irish Courts Accused Of Favouring Wealthy In Tax Evasion Cases
20/12/2005 BVI On Course To Introduce Business Companies Act In January
20/12/2005 New Split Cap Action Launched
20/12/2005 Man Group Ordered To Hand Over More Documents
19/12/2005 ICI Issues New Guidance To US Mutual Funds On Compliance Issues
19/12/2005 EC Welcomes European Parliament's Decision On Accounting Rules
19/12/2005 FSA To Maintain Current Compensation And Ombudsman Payment Limits
19/12/2005 Hedge Fund Assets Set To Quadruple, Says Report
16/12/2005 Greenwich-Van Reports Good November For Hedge Funds
16/12/2005 Lone Star Apologises For Failure To Cooperate In Korean Tax Evasion Probe
16/12/2005 Switzerland Defends Corporate Tax System In Brussels
16/12/2005 FSA Seeks To Discourage Internet Access To Foreign Hedge Funds
15/12/2005 Guernsey Funds Bounce Up 18% In Year
15/12/2005 Mauritius Announces Regulations Under New Securities Act
15/12/2005 US Appeals Court Questions SEC Hedge Fund Registration Rule
15/12/2005 HSBC Fined By FSA For Transaction Reporting Breaches
15/12/2005 Low Tax Countries To Buck Trend Of Slowing European Second Home Market
14/12/2005 BOS Launches New Dollar Bond
14/12/2005 CSFB Mauritius Fined By Indian Regulator For Illegal Short Sale
14/12/2005 China To Exempt QFIIs From Capital Gains Tax
14/12/2005 S&P Hedge Fund Index Ekes Out Small Gain In November
13/12/2005 Russell Investment Group Extends Real Estate Capability Into Europe
13/12/2005 Bahamas Finalising Private Trust Companies Legislation
13/12/2005 Cayman Islands Press EU For Level Playing Field
13/12/2005 Jersey Banking Sector Unaffected By EU Savings Tax Directive
12/12/2005 Snow Commends House On Passage Of Tax Relief Reconciliation Act
12/12/2005 LSE Rejects 'Derisory' Takeover Bid
12/12/2005 US Court Hears Challenge To SEC Hedge Fund Registration Rule
12/12/2005 STEP Regrets Budget Changes To SIPPs Regime
09/12/2005 Refco Affiliates Try To Reclaim Their Shares
09/12/2005 Switzerland Has Become 'Too Complicated' For Foreign Investors
09/12/2005 Guernsey Bank Deposits Reach Another New High
09/12/2005 Barclay Group Hedge Fund Index Rebounds In November
08/12/2005 Rush Of Law Firms To Dubai Continues
08/12/2005 SEC Looking To Simplify Accounting Rules, Boost Competition In Audit Sector
08/12/2005 US Investors Placing Higher Emphasis On Tax
08/12/2005 Wealthy Investors Ploughing More Assets Into Alternative Investments
07/12/2005 Brown's Pre-Budget Report Slaps North Sea Oil
07/12/2005 Lloyds TSB Launches New Offshore Banking Service
07/12/2005 Guernsey Fund Industry Showcased At Swiss Conference
07/12/2005 Turks And Caicos Celebrates Launch Of A 'Bank For The People'
07/12/2005 EC To Study Development Of Alternative Investments In Europe
06/12/2005 Briton Gaoled For GBP76m Offshore Fraud
06/12/2005 Hong Kong To Undertake Major Reform Of Company Law
06/12/2005 PartyGaming CFO Hits Out At Company's Detractors
06/12/2005 Aruba Tightens Up Residence Permit Regulations
05/12/2005 FSA Publishes 'Road Map To Better Regulation'
05/12/2005 BISYS Launches New Irish Hedge Fund Office
05/12/2005 Dubai Police Force And DFSA Join Forces On Money Laundering
05/12/2005 Qatar Takes Action To Stop Banks Offering Brokerage Services
05/12/2005 BOS Wins Another Prize
02/12/2005 Icahn May Sue Time Warner Over AOL Deal
02/12/2005 Leading European Hedge Fund Takes Large Stake In Hong Kong's Link REIT
02/12/2005 New Laws Will Erode Banking Secrecy In Indonesia, Bankers Fear
02/12/2005 Swiss Coalition Party Argues For End To Special Celebrity Tax Breaks
02/12/2005 Cayman Islands Welcomes 10,000th Fund Registration
01/12/2005 Refco Completes Man Group Sale
01/12/2005 SEC Proposes Internet Delivery Of Proxy Statements
01/12/2005 Federated Investors Reaches Settlement With Spitzer
01/12/2005 Private Investors Squeezed Out Of Hedge Fund Market
01/12/2005 Offshore Law Firm Blazes Trail In Dubai
30/11/2005 Hong Kong Government Predicts Growth In Asset Management Industry
30/11/2005 UK Ports Group Accepts Takeover Bid From Dubai Ports World
30/11/2005 European Asset Management Body Calls For Harmonisation Of EU Hedge Funds
30/11/2005 Labuan To Serve As Kuwait Finance House's South East Asian Hub
29/11/2005 Law Firm Launches Bayou Class Action
29/11/2005 Bank Of America, Deloitte And Grant Thornton Facing New Parmalat Lawsuits
29/11/2005 LSE Ignoring Russian Listing Flaws, US Law Firm Alleges
29/11/2005 Hedge Fund Returns Show Improvement In November
28/11/2005 German Coalition To Axe Investment Fund Tax Break
28/11/2005 Bank Of Italy May Face EU Probe Over Blocked Merger
28/11/2005 Caribbean Banks Under Pressure From US To Combat Money Laundering
28/11/2005 Basel Banking Committee Chief Sounds Cautious Note On Hedge Funds
28/11/2005 Isle Of Man Bank Targets Young Savers
25/11/2005 Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Applications Up 56% In Q3
25/11/2005 Goodale Announces Surprise Dividend Tax Cut
25/11/2005 Justice Department Calls For Dismissal Of Andersen Indictment
25/11/2005 SEC Accuses Hedge Fund Manager Of Concealing $30 Million In Losses
25/11/2005 CESR Procrastinates On Hedge Fund Index-Linked Products
24/11/2005 UK Tax Authority Expands On VAT Reclamation For Share Issues
24/11/2005 Refco Seeks Injunction Against Swiss Broker
24/11/2005 Costa Rica To Tighten Property Transfer Rules
24/11/2005 Leading Academics Advise Caution On Hedge Fund Investing
23/11/2005 Panama Consolidates Sovereign Debt
23/11/2005 FSA Urges Firms To Prepare For MiFID Introduction
23/11/2005 Canadian Regulator Mulls Rule Change To Prevent Hedge Fund Sales To Retail Investors
23/11/2005 Jersey And Malta Sign Information Exchange Agreement
22/11/2005 Manor Will Defend Portus Charges, Says Lawyer
22/11/2005 UK Businesses 'Losing Out Due To Corrupt Executives'
22/11/2005 CFA Institute To Launch Hedge Fund Advocacy In Asia
22/11/2005 SEC Deadline Looms For Hedge Fund Advisors
21/11/2005 Snow Speaks On Tax Reforms
21/11/2005 Amber Partners Launches Hedge Fund Due Diligence Service
21/11/2005 Link REIT IPO Secures HK$100 Billion In Retail Orders
21/11/2005 STEP Still Critical Of OECD Information Exchange Process
18/11/2005 BVI Mounts Successful Chinese Promotional Tour
18/11/2005 UBS Fined For Incorrect Transaction Reporting
18/11/2005 Man Group Announces Impressive First Half Results
18/11/2005 Vodafone Fighting GBP2 Billion Tax Claim
17/11/2005 NYSE And Rebels Agree To Review Archipelago Deal
17/11/2005 Offshoresearch Website Provides Boost For Channel Islands
17/11/2005 Man Group Denies Concealing Evidence
17/11/2005 China Issues New Incentives For Venture Capitalists
17/11/2005 High Fees Deter Fund Of Hedge Funds Investors
16/11/2005 HSBC And The BBC Launch Site For Expats
16/11/2005 Dubai To Cap Rent Hikes As Foreign Firms Get The Jitters Over Costs
16/11/2005 Bermuda And Australia Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement
16/11/2005 MAXAM And Eurekahedge To Launch Regional Investable Hegde Fund Indices
15/11/2005 Pensions A-Day Is Coming!
15/11/2005 Maltese Government Reconsidering Aspects Of New Property Tax
15/11/2005 SEC Examines Backdating Of Options
15/11/2005 Barclays To Offer Hedge Fund Plan To Retail Investors
15/11/2005 Cayman Islands Stock Exchange Gearing Up For Higher Growth
14/11/2005 Muirhead Acquires Van Hedge Fund LLC
14/11/2005 Seychelles Government To Launch Non-Bank Regulatory Authority
14/11/2005 Hong Kong Government Begins Sale Of Shares In Link REIT
14/11/2005 Mauritius Exchange Joins WFE
11/11/2005 Refco's Auction Won By Man Group
11/11/2005 FSA Begins Constant Scrutiny Of Top 25 Hedge Funds
11/11/2005 Civil Suit Over KPMG Tax Shelters Delayed
11/11/2005 Equity Strategies Suffer Most In Bleak Month For Hedge Funds
10/11/2005 EC Analyses Obstacles To Cross-Border Finance Sector Mergers
10/11/2005 Guernsey And The Isle Of Man Scrap Over Yacht Registration
10/11/2005 Grassley Unveils Tax Cut Plans
10/11/2005 AIMA Lukewarm On Retail Access To Hedge Funds
09/11/2005 Qwest Boss Likely To Be Indicted Soon
09/11/2005 EC Seeks Comment On Financial Services Action Plan Implementation
09/11/2005 IRS Demands Paypal Records In Offshore Bank Account Crackdown
09/11/2005 Hedge Funds Support Merger Between Euronext And Deutsche Boerse
08/11/2005 HMRC Backtracks On Plans To Tax UK Insurance Firms
08/11/2005 Survey Shows SOX Viewed As Effective In Fight Against Fraud
08/11/2005 Bank Islam Losses Throw Spotlight On Malaysia's Banking Controls
08/11/2005 Van Hedge Fund Index Suffers October Reversal
07/11/2005 Greenspan Urges Caution On Further Tax Cuts
07/11/2005 UK Government Publishes Company Law Reform Bill
07/11/2005 Independent Directors In Demand For Cayman Hedge Funds
07/11/2005 European Hedge Funds Less Susceptible To Fraud
07/11/2005 Six Bids For Refco Unit, But Liabilities Crowd In
04/11/2005 Man Group Wants To Buy Refco Unit
04/11/2005 Bank Of England Victorious In BCCI Case
04/11/2005 Storebrand Investments Announces Luxembourg Hedge Funds
04/11/2005 Malta's New Property Tax Comes Under Fire
04/11/2005 Net Hedge Fund Inflows Stabilize in Third Quarter
03/11/2005 Irish Funds Sector Nears 1 Trillion Dollars
03/11/2005 Qwest Seeks To Settle Accounting Fraud Class Action
03/11/2005 Isle Of Man Banks Launch Tax Planning Savings Vehicles
03/11/2005 Shell Facing Shareholder Revolt Over Multi-Million Pound Tax Bill
03/11/2005 Bulgaria Launches Eastern Europe's First Real Estate Investment Trusts
02/11/2005 FSA Publishes Performance Report
02/11/2005 Hong Kong's Link REIT Facing Fresh Legal Challenge
02/11/2005 KPMG Settlement Receives Preliminary Approval
02/11/2005 Dubai Making Inroads Into $1 Trillion Hedge Fund Market
01/11/2005 India And Japan Agree To Withholding Tax Cut
01/11/2005 Oxley Admits SOX Is Inflexible
01/11/2005 Australian Authorities Continue Offshore Tax Crackdown
01/11/2005 Asian Wealth Managers Set To Benefit From European Asset Outflows
01/11/2005 Hedge Funds Suffer Reversal Of Fortunes In October
31/10/2005 IRS Launches Tax Shelter Settlement Scheme
31/10/2005 Leading Hedge Fund Manager Facing FSA Scrutiny
31/10/2005 US Authorities Welcome Anti-Money Laundering Moves In Macau
31/10/2005 Turkey Introduces Capital Gains Tax On Securities Income
31/10/2005 AIMA Rejects FSA's Call For Closer Scrutiny Of Hedge Funds
28/10/2005 Israeli Courts Order Portus Founder To Stay Put
28/10/2005 Budget Constraints May Force SEC To Water Down Hedge Fund Registration
28/10/2005 Institutional Investors Settle WorldCom Lawsuits
28/10/2005 DIFC Court Holds Historic First Session
27/10/2005 India And Mauritius Sign Mutual Assistance Treaty
27/10/2005 Europe's Investors Flee Tax Directive
27/10/2005 Senior US Senator Foresees Opposition To Tax Panel Reform Proposals
27/10/2005 Clarksons Set To Launch World’s First Shipping Hedge Fund
26/10/2005 Irish Tax Evasion Probes Yield EUR2.1 Billion
26/10/2005 Single Manager Hedge Fund Assets Top $1.3 Trillion
26/10/2005 Nevis Hopes To Attract Foreign Developers With Land Acquisition
26/10/2005 US Investors Sue Russian Government Over Yukos Affair
25/10/2005 Slovenian PM Foresees Increasing Economic Cooperation With Luxembourg
25/10/2005 Investors Still Feel Listed Company Regulation Is Too Lenient
25/10/2005 HSBC Plans Expansion Into Emerging Markets
25/10/2005 South African Tax Chief Chides Groups That Use Tax Havens
24/10/2005 Belize Government Encourages Greater Participation In BTL Public Offering
24/10/2005 SEC Proposes More Stringent Soft Dollar Rules
24/10/2005 Cook Islands Parliament Approves Unit Titles Bill
24/10/2005 Hedge Fund Inflows Weaken In Third Quarter
24/10/2005 HSBC Launches New Capital-Secured Funds
21/10/2005 OSC May Attack Portus Advisers Over KYC Breaches
21/10/2005 Caruana Predicts Bright Future For Gibraltar
21/10/2005 NASD Investigating Merrill Lynch Call Centers
21/10/2005 Hedge Funds Finish Third Quarter On A Positive Note
20/10/2005 UK Investors Fail To Reclaim 90% Of Taxes On Foreign Dividends
20/10/2005 FSA Calls For Improvements In General Insurance Disclosure
20/10/2005 IMF Calls On Ireland To Levy Property Tax
20/10/2005 CFTC Watchful As Refco Files For Bankruptcy
19/10/2005 Mauritius Foreign Exchange Operators Fined
19/10/2005 Greece And France Under Fire Over Money Laundering Directive Implementation
19/10/2005 Nauru Removed From Money Laundering Blacklist
19/10/2005 Dubai FSA Invites Comment On Draft Collective Investment Law
19/10/2005 ECB Warns Hedge Funds Could Destabilise European Markets
18/10/2005 GuernseyFinance Welcomes C&W Expansion Plans
18/10/2005 Man Group Denies Refco Interest
18/10/2005 Revenue Commission Pursuing Stamp Duty Dodgers
18/10/2005 South Korea To End Double Taxation Of Investments Made Overseas
18/10/2005 Regulator Calls For Single Caribbean Securities Exchange
17/10/2005 Sihpol Reaches Settlement With SEC
17/10/2005 FSA Official Warns Institutional Investors On Hedge Fund Risks
17/10/2005 Hedge Funds Continue To Flock To Asia
17/10/2005 Futures Trader Refco Hits The Buffers
14/10/2005 1,000th Listing For CISX
14/10/2005 Panama Files $2bn Shelf Registration With SEC
14/10/2005 Snow Urges Chinese Government To Act On Yuan, Market Liberalisation
14/10/2005 Hedge Fund Talent Becoming Harder To Find
13/10/2005 Eight US Firms Charged With Directed Brokerage Violations
13/10/2005 FSA Launches Consultation On Disclosure Of Financial Reinsurance
13/10/2005 Isle Of Man Revises Property Speculation Tax Proposals
13/10/2005 South African Investible Hedge Fund Index Launched
12/10/2005 Australian Regulator Bans Vanuatu-Based Investment Clubs
12/10/2005 Malta Is ‘Best Kept Secret’ For Property Investors
12/10/2005 FirstCaribbean Bank Wins ‘Best Emerging Bank’ Award
12/10/2005 Luxembourg Emerges As An Attractive Hedge Fund Domicile
11/10/2005 Canadian Regulator Attacks Portus Founders
11/10/2005 News Corp Defends Poison Pill Move
11/10/2005 R4 Billion In Offshore Assets To Be Repatriated To South Africa
11/10/2005 SEC Launches Probe Into Collapsed Hedge Fund
10/10/2005 BIS Chief Says Hedge Funds Don't Pose A Systemic Risk
10/10/2005 Future Seems Bright For Parmalat Following Relisting
10/10/2005 Former US Fund Chief Accused Of Korean Tax Evasion
10/10/2005 Hedge Funds Continued Gains In September
07/10/2005 Bank Of England Won't Settle BCCI Case
07/10/2005 Yukos Fails To Overturn $3.5 Billion Back Tax Bill
07/10/2005 IOSCO Seeking To Regulate Hedge Fund Industry
07/10/2005 Thailand Extends Corporate Tax Break For New Listings
06/10/2005 SEC Commissioner Says Regulator Will Struggle With Hedge Fund Registration
06/10/2005 UK Insurers Up In Arms Over Tax Move
06/10/2005 GAO Report Reveals SEC's 'Fair Fund' Is Flawed
06/10/2005 Man Financial Denies Part In Concealment Of Hedge Fund Losses
05/10/2005 US And Sweden Sign Protocol To Income Tax Treaty
05/10/2005 MoU Between Dubai And UAE Regulators Will Enhance Oversight Of Local Markets
05/10/2005 Majority Of Investors Are Happy With Hedge Fund Returns
05/10/2005 Guernsey FSC Removes Restrictions In New PCC And Limited Partnership Regulations
04/10/2005 Swiss Authorities Wavering Over Australian Tax Disclosures
04/10/2005 SEC Moving In On Fidelity Traders
04/10/2005 FSA Consults On Fund Disclosure To Retail Clients
04/10/2005 Hedge Fund Bosses Emerge To Plead Guilty To Fraud Charges
04/10/2005 Cook Islands Unit Titles Bill Attracts Local Opposition
03/10/2005 IRS Proposes Regulations On Deferred Compensation
03/10/2005 Korea Issues Back Tax Bills To Six Foreign Fund Firms
03/10/2005 Man Group Expects Earnings And Sales Boost
03/10/2005 Poll Finds Luxembourg Has Europe’s Highest Property Prices
30/09/2005 Panamanian Economy Continues To Expand
30/09/2005 India Progressing With Plans To Streamline Taxation Of Savings
30/09/2005 Tax Review Leaves Canadian Investors Fearful Over Future Of Income Trusts
30/09/2005 Hedge Funds Look To Real Estate To Boost Returns
29/09/2005 Hong Kong's SFC Relaxes Some Retail Hedge Fund Rules
29/09/2005 Judge Declines To Accept Oracle Chief's Settlement
29/09/2005 Wireless Provider Launches SMS Alert Service For Investors In UAE’s Markets
29/09/2005 Marathon BCCI Case Begins Again For Bank Of England
29/09/2005 Irish Tax-Man Publishes Latest Defaulters List
28/09/2005 Report Shows Transatlantic Differences In Fund Fee Levels
28/09/2005 Many Hedge Funds Extending Lock-up Periods To Avoid SEC Registration
28/09/2005 Dubai Authorities Enact New Laws For DIFC
28/09/2005 Expert Predicts Shrinkage Of Hedge Fund Numbers
28/09/2005 Tanzi's Fraud Trial Begins Today
27/09/2005 Australian Tax Office Turns Attention To Investment Income
27/09/2005 US Congressman Files Anti-Offshore Bill
27/09/2005 US Treasury Official Calls For More Comprehensive Regulation Of Hedge Funds
27/09/2005 Barbados National Bank Wins Another Bank Of The Year Award
26/09/2005 Irish Competition Authority Presents Recommendations For Banking Sector
26/09/2005 Equitable Life Settles Litigation Against E&Y
26/09/2005 DIFX Receives License From Dubai Regulator
26/09/2005 German Chief Regulator ‘Scared As Hell’ Of Hedge Funds
23/09/2005 KPMG Wants To Make Portus Bankrupt
23/09/2005 Standard Life Takes In GBP1bn On SIPPs Demand
23/09/2005 Bermuda Trails Cayman Islands In Hedge Fund Stakes
23/09/2005 FSA Chief Underlines Principles-Based Regulatory Approach
23/09/2005 Bayou Seeks To Block US Creditors
22/09/2005 New Report Urges SEC To Improve Fund Oversight
22/09/2005 Irish Wealth Manager Slams Proposal To Reduce Private Pension Tax Relief
22/09/2005 FSA Appoints Head Of New Hedge Fund Monitoring Unit
22/09/2005 UK Investors Seek Alternative Savings Vehicles
21/09/2005 Tyco Executives Facing 25 Year Prison Sentences
21/09/2005 Hedge Fund Assets Forecast To Grow Another 75% By 2008
21/09/2005 Canada Postpones Advanced Tax Rulings On Income Trusts
21/09/2005 Cyprus And Athens Stock Exchanges Sign Cooperation Agreement
20/09/2005 Canadian Regulator Bans Offshore Firms From Selling Securities
20/09/2005 SEC May Extend SOX Reprieve For Small Firms
20/09/2005 SEC Chief To Stick By Hedge Fund Registration
20/09/2005 US Allows Hurricane Katrina Victims to Make Withdrawals and Loans From Retirement Plans
19/09/2005 Court Awards Victory To SEC In Market Timing Dispute
19/09/2005 Swiss Bankers Warn Against Politically Motivated Requests For Judicial Assistance
19/09/2005 New Scheme Introduced For Investigating Complaints Against Jersey's Regulator
19/09/2005 Former SEC Chief Breeden Behind New Hedge Fund Start-Up
16/09/2005 Monaco Yacht Show Fills Hotels
16/09/2005 EU Working Towards Integration Of Mortgage Market
16/09/2005 Guernsey Banking Sector Unaffected By Savings Tax Directive
16/09/2005 Maltese Multi-Manager Funds Enjoy A Successful First Year
16/09/2005 NASD Steps Up Scrutiny Of Hedge Fund Marketing Practices
15/09/2005 Mauritius Stock Exchange To Launch Junior Market
15/09/2005 EC May Legislate To Cut Cross Border Trading Costs
15/09/2005 Thailand To End Tax Break For New Stock Market Listings
15/09/2005 FTSE Group Praises Investment Reforms Made In Taiwan And South Korea
15/09/2005 European Regulators See No Need For More Hedge Fund Regulation
14/09/2005 Philippine Bourse Welcomes Suspension Of Tax Hike
14/09/2005 Oracle Chief Executive To Settle Insider Trading Charges
14/09/2005 Investor Protection To Be Strengthened Under New Bermuda Licensing Proposals
14/09/2005 Hedge Funds Eye New Orleans Real Estate Market
14/09/2005 New Developments Will Help Drive Dubai Rents To ‘Realistic’ Levels
13/09/2005 Snow Unveils Changes To The New Markets Tax Credit Program
13/09/2005 Taiwan Advances Plans For Offshore Bond And Stock Market
13/09/2005 Fund Of Hedge Funds Managers Look To Equities
13/09/2005 General Re Officials Receive Wells Notices
12/09/2005 Canada To Scrutinize Tax Issues Surrounding Income Trusts
12/09/2005 UAE Government Finalising New Company Laws
12/09/2005 New US Bankruptcy Code Expected To Have Major Impact
12/09/2005 Energy Sector Drives S&P Hedge Fund Index To August Gain
09/09/2005 Netherlands Financial Authority Concerned About Hedge Funds
09/09/2005 Italy Taken To Task Over Investment Tax Break
09/09/2005 Julius Baer Becomes Switzerland’s Largest Wealth Manager
09/09/2005 UAE Exchanges Need More Stringent Regulation
09/09/2005 Hedge Funds Gained 0.7% In August
08/09/2005 CIMA Appoints New Head Of Banking Supervision
08/09/2005 Morgan Stanley Settles Improper Trading Allegations
08/09/2005 Asian Investment Guide Launched
08/09/2005 Cyprus Stock Exchange To Sign New Agreements With ASE
07/09/2005 New Zealand And Singapore To Update Double Tax Agreement
07/09/2005 Jersey Viewed As ‘The Next Connecticut’ In Hedge Fund Circles
07/09/2005 FSA Examines Transparency In Bond Markets
07/09/2005 UK Stockbroker Stung By Fraudster Slams Archaic Laws
06/09/2005 Fund Breakthrough In Gibraltar
06/09/2005 France Faces EU Criticism
06/09/2005 Hong Kong FSC Launches Consultation On Prospectus Reforms
06/09/2005 Cayman Judge Appoints Bayou Hedge Fund Liquidators
05/09/2005 Report Suggests Irish Government Ready To Scrap Stallion Tax Break
05/09/2005 Senator Gives Estate Tax Repeal Bill ‘Zero’ Chance Of Success
05/09/2005 Hedge Fund Managers Reverse Bullish Stance On Equities
05/09/2005 EFG Bank Expands Global Footprint To Monaco And London
02/09/2005 South Korea To Cool Real Estate Market With Higher Taxes
02/09/2005 MasterCard Reveals Plans To Go Public
02/09/2005 French Takeover Bid Raises Eyebrows
02/09/2005 Ontario Securities Commission Warns Against Phantom Regulators
01/09/2005 Mainland Internet Company May List On Hong Kong's GEM
01/09/2005 WTO Allows US To Continue Taxing Canadian Lumber Imports
01/09/2005 Connecticut Forms Hedge Fund Task Force In Wake Of Bayou Fund’s Demise
01/09/2005 Minnesota Offers Tax Shelter Amnesty
31/08/2005 SIA Calls For Rule Change For Research Analysts
31/08/2005 French Government Plans To Protect Industry Sectors From Foreign Takeovers
31/08/2005 SEC May Fine Morgan Stanley Over $10 Million
31/08/2005 UBS Ranked As UK’s Fastest Growing Wealth Manager
30/08/2005 KPMG Reaches Agreement With US Prosecutors
30/08/2005 Barclays Mauritius Begins Issue Of Rs 2 Bn Bond
30/08/2005 Investigators Probe Connecticut Money Manager
30/08/2005 Dubai Stock Exchange Cancels Share Trades After Market Manipulation
30/08/2005 Hedge Fund Assets Will Reach $6 Trillion By 2015, New Study Predicts
29/08/2005 South Korea Plans Tougher Tax Rules For Foreign Funds
29/08/2005 Swiss-Based Firm launches Second Fund Of Hedge Funds
29/08/2005 Cook Islands Launches Consultation On Unit Titles Bill
29/08/2005 Jersey Reports Bullish 2nd Quarter Results
26/08/2005 Bush's Tax Panel May Review Housing Tax Break
26/08/2005 Brunei And Pakistan Conclude Negotiations On Double Tax Agreement
26/08/2005 California Attempts To Halt Runaway Production With New Tax Breaks
26/08/2005 SEC Charges Atlanta Hedge Fund Operator With Fraud
25/08/2005 India And Saudi Arabia Work Towards Bilateral Tax Agreement
25/08/2005 KGR Capital Announces New Asia Dynamic Fund
25/08/2005 SEC Charges Two Former Kmart Executives
25/08/2005 Mauritius And Botswana Sign Investment Agreement
24/08/2005 Mauritius Stock Exchange Seeks To Join WFE
24/08/2005 BISYS To Locate New Hedge Fund Administration Office In Ireland
24/08/2005 DIFX Broadens International Representation Of Its Board
24/08/2005 New Star Asset Management Considering London Flotation
23/08/2005 STEP To Hold Singapore Trusts Conference
23/08/2005 Man Group Denies Split Report
23/08/2005 Tax Treaty Between Barbados And Botswana Enters Into Force
23/08/2005 Indian Fund Of Fund Industry Receives Dividend Tax Boost
22/08/2005 Two Former Hollinger Executives Facing Fraud Charges
22/08/2005 Hong Kong Lenders To Widen Availability Of Yuan Hedging Contracts
22/08/2005 Hedge Fund Assets Slipped In Second Quarter
22/08/2005 Swiss Family Offices Outsource Back Offices
19/08/2005 HSBC Launches UCITS III Compliant Funds
19/08/2005 Busy Months Ahead For GuernseyFinance
19/08/2005 ATO Probing Offshore Credit And Debit Cards
19/08/2005 NASD Concerned At Hedge Fund Selling Practices
19/08/2005 Report Warns On Implications Of UK Revenue's Offshore Fraud Project
18/08/2005 FSA Appoints New Consumer Panel Chairman
18/08/2005 Hedge Fund Sued For 'Denigrating' Overstock's Business
18/08/2005 Cayman Hedge Fund Registrations' Record First Half
18/08/2005 Bermuda Launches Anti-Money Laundering Website
17/08/2005 Brokers Indicted For 'Squawk Box' Abuses
17/08/2005 SAICA Warns Against Over-Regulation Of South African Tax Advice Industry
17/08/2005 HKEx On Course For Record Profits
17/08/2005 Long-Biased Managers Lead Resurgence In Hedge Fund Performance
16/08/2005 Australian Bank Mulling LSE Bid
16/08/2005 Commerzbank Probe Widened To Include Chief Executive
16/08/2005 Abu Dhabi Follows Dubai's Lead With New Property Law
16/08/2005 Murdoch Move Slammed As Corporate Governance Breach
16/08/2005 US Investors Scammed Out Of $160 Million By Phony Hedge Fund
15/08/2005 US Chamber Of Commerce Secures Stay Of Mutual Fund Rule
15/08/2005 KPMG Likely To Avoid Prosecution Over Tax Shelters
15/08/2005 DIFC Invites Comment On Proposed New Laws
15/08/2005 Survey Shows Regional Variations In Investors’ Attitude To Risk
15/08/2005 Irish Fund Sector Up By 14% In 2nd Quarter
12/08/2005 BP's Russian Tax Claim Reduced
12/08/2005 Schroeder Renews Attack On Hedge Funds
12/08/2005 Hedge Fund Fraudster Faces US Jail Term
12/08/2005 Austria And Pakistan Sign Double Tax Avoidance Agreement
11/08/2005 Bondi Suffers Setback In Pursuit Of Bank Of America
11/08/2005 Abria Launches Alternative Fund For Canada’s Retail Investors
11/08/2005 Judge Throws Out Disney Shareholders' Case Against Eisner
11/08/2005 Standard Chartered Appointed As Clearing Bank For DIFX
11/08/2005 EU Savings Tax Directive Impacting Bermuda Fund Sector
10/08/2005 Nasdaq To Quit ITS System In 2006
10/08/2005 Bermuda Discusses Savings Tax Directive Concerns With Swiss Authorities
10/08/2005 Jersey-Based Fund Ranked Europe’s Top Performer
10/08/2005 Ivestec Launches Africa Absolute Return Fund
09/08/2005 Swiss Bankers Reject Call For New Regulations
09/08/2005 Greece To Raise Property Taxation
09/08/2005 European Tax Authorities Gain New Powers
09/08/2005 Cayman Islands Attracting 35 New Funds Per Week
09/08/2005 Van Global Hedge Fund Index Returns 1.9% In July
08/08/2005 Cox Sworn In As SEC Chairman
08/08/2005 KPMG Tax Shelter Probe Focuses On Ex-Executives
08/08/2005 BP’s Russian Venture Facing Fresh Claims Of Tax Evasion
08/08/2005 S&P Reports Third Consecutive Monthly Gain For Hedge Funds
05/08/2005 Time Warner To Settle Securities Fraud Litigation
05/08/2005 IRS Warns Against Caribbean ‘Phishing’ Scam
05/08/2005 Asian Hedge Fund Start-Ups Raise Record Amount In 2005
05/08/2005 Market Cap Of Labuan Exchange Tops $12 Billion
04/08/2005 CIBC Settles Enron Case For $2.4bn
04/08/2005 EC Publishes Report On Securities Trading, Clearing and Settlement
04/08/2005 BSX Gains Official Recognition From UK Regulator
04/08/2005 Dubai May Impose Temporary Ban On New IPOs
04/08/2005 MFA Updates Sound Practices For Hedge Fund Managers
03/08/2005 New Manx Property Fund To Focus On Eastern Europe
03/08/2005 UK Film Tax Incentive Proposals Welcomed By Industry
03/08/2005 UAE Banker Warns Against Herd Mentality In Local Stock Markets
03/08/2005 Van Sentiment Indicator Reveals Hedge Fund Managers Remain Bullish On Equities
03/08/2005 Moody's Facing Spitzer's Scrutiny
02/08/2005 Offshore Interest Rates Look Good As UK Moves Towards Cut
02/08/2005 HMRC Accused Of 'Heavy Handed' Approach Over Offshore Bank Accounts
02/08/2005 Inheritance Dispute Thought To Be Behind Lachlan Murdoch's News Corp Departure
02/08/2005 Two More Banks Under Scrutiny From Barbados Regulators
02/08/2005 Hong Kong FSC Report Shows Continued Growth In Fund Industry
01/08/2005 Competition Commission Expresses Concerns Over LSE Takeover
01/08/2005 Revenue Commission Collects EUR312 Million From Life Insurance Tax Probe
01/08/2005 South African Investors Can Benefit From Going Offshore, Says Broker
01/08/2005 SEC Rule Requires Disclosure Of Broker-Dealer Status
01/08/2005 Wealthy Americans Showing Renewed Faith In Mutual Funds
29/07/2005 Gibraltar Responds To Criticism Over EU Savings Tax Directive
29/07/2005 Vizard Convicted Of Insider Trading
29/07/2005 Chilean Judge Orders Probe Of Pinochet’s Foreign Bank Accounts
29/07/2005 New Corporate Governance Fund To Trade On The Irish Stock Exchange
29/07/2005 Hedge Fund Inflows Dropped Sharply In The Second Quarter
28/07/2005 Canadian-Owned Offshore Bank Closed Down In Barbados
28/07/2005 EC Proposes Tougher Money Transfer Rules
28/07/2005 Ireland's Financial Regulator Releases Progress Report
28/07/2005 HFA Launches Hedge Fund Manager Due Diligence Tool
28/07/2005 Pension Funds Have Welcomed Increased Hedge Fund Regulation, Report Suggests
27/07/2005 Court Gives KPMG More Powers In Portus Case
27/07/2005 $20 Billion Multi-Manager Fund Gains Dubai License
27/07/2005 Fidelity May Face SEC Probe Over Gifts Received From Brokers
27/07/2005 Israeli Lawmakers Approve Tax And Capital Market Reforms
27/07/2005 IRS Study To Examine Tax Compliance Of S Corporations
26/07/2005 RCMP Finally Pursues Portus Swindlers
26/07/2005 EC Reports On Progress In Eliminating 'Golden Shares' Regimes
26/07/2005 ATO Widens Net In Offshore Tax Scheme Investigation
26/07/2005 Yuan Revaluation To Boost Hedge Fund Flows Into Asia
25/07/2005 Bank Of America Off The Hook In Parmalat Case
25/07/2005 Revenue Commission Expecting EUR400m In Latest Tax Dodge Sweep
25/07/2005 Isle Of Man Calls On UK To Bring Gibraltar Into EU Savings Tax Regime
25/07/2005 Bermuda Monetary Authority Releases Annual Report
25/07/2005 Hedge Fund Barometer Reveals Renewed Interest In Previously Unpopular Sectors
22/07/2005 New Guaranteed Bond From Bank Of Scotland
22/07/2005 London Leads In Islamic Finance, Says Report
22/07/2005 US Tax Panel Reaches Consensus On AMT Repeal
22/07/2005 Guernsey May Pull Out Of Savings Tax Directive, Report Suggests
22/07/2005 NYSE Becomes Largest Market For iShare Listings
21/07/2005 Cayman And The BVI Have Savings Tax Advantage, Says Law Firm
21/07/2005 Appeals Court Supports IRS On Estate Tax Planning
21/07/2005 Hong Kong Court Gives Go Ahead To Link REIT
21/07/2005 Alternative Asset Manager Database Launched
20/07/2005 Confusion Reigns Over Stock Option Expensing Law
20/07/2005 KPMG Hits Back In Civil Tax Shelter Cases
20/07/2005 AMT Denies Taxpayers Full Tax Cut, Say Democrats
20/07/2005 STEP To Host Offshore/OECD Symposium
20/07/2005 UBS Launches New Hedge Fund Advisory Group
19/07/2005 PAC Report Urges Tough Approach On IHT Dodgers
19/07/2005 Israel’s Finance Ministry Amends Tax Reform Bill
19/07/2005 Taiwan Offshore Stock Market On The Stocks
19/07/2005 Hedge Funds Up 1.5% Last Month Aided By Surprise Boost In Convertible Arbitrage Returns
18/07/2005 Vanguard Clamps Down On Frequent Trading
18/07/2005 EC Orders Spain To Amend Tax Legislation
18/07/2005 Oil ETF To Launch On London Stock Exchange
18/07/2005 UK Approaches Bermuda On EU Savings Tax Directive Participation
18/07/2005 McCreevy Doesn't Aim To Regulate Hedge Funds
15/07/2005 Sibneft Increases Tax Payments To Russian State
15/07/2005 Ebbers Shocked By 25 Year Prison Sentence
15/07/2005 HKEx Market Capitalisation Exceeds HK$7 Trillion
15/07/2005 New Islamic Property Fund Launched
14/07/2005 Bear Stearns May Settle SEC Late Trading Case
14/07/2005 UK Announces Programme Of Double Tax Agreement Negotiations
14/07/2005 Investor Interest In Hedge Funds To Cool, Survey Suggests
14/07/2005 Asian Hedge Fund Regulation Unlikely To Become Tougher, Experts Suggest
13/07/2005 Hong Kong Coins It From Incoming HINWIs
13/07/2005 Experts Warn That New Mutual Fund Rules May Reduce Board Sizes
13/07/2005 Department Of Justice Eyes Adobe-Macromedia Deal
13/07/2005 Quattrone Challenges NASD's Securities Industry Ban
13/07/2005 Hedge Fund Returns Finish First Half On The Right Side Of Zero
12/07/2005 Irish Body Attacks Pensions Tax Relief
12/07/2005 EC Pledges To Create Transparent And Simple Succession Regime
12/07/2005 Hedge Funds Pose Small But Real Risk To Financial Stability, Says S&P
12/07/2005 China’s Tax Revenues Up By More Than 20%
11/07/2005 FSA Clamps Down On Illegal Insurance Brokers
11/07/2005 Hedge Funds Continued To Make Gains In June
11/07/2005 Spitzer Seeks New Trial For Former Bank Of America Broker
11/07/2005 Leaked Memo Reveals Wells Fargo's Anti-Money Laundering Failings
08/07/2005 Spain Unveils New Hedge Fund Rules
08/07/2005 Lords Lend Support To Government Over Prevention Of Tax Avoidance Measures
08/07/2005 EC Publishes League Table Of Member States' Implementation Of Securities Directives
08/07/2005 Hedge Fund Poll Forecasts Returns Of 8% To 9.5% For 2005
07/07/2005 Offshore Banking Supervisors Gather
07/07/2005 China Hints At Further Dividend Tax Reform
07/07/2005 ECJ Rules In Favour Of Dutch Government In Wealth Tax Case
07/07/2005 Rookie Hedge Fund Managers Able To Outperform Veterans
06/07/2005 Hedge Fund Sector Reaching Early Maturity, Says New Report
06/07/2005 Cayman Investment Bureau Proposes New Angel Investor Network
06/07/2005 Gibraltar 'Loophole' In Savings Tax Directive Causes Anger
06/07/2005 Future Of Link REIT Lies In Hong Kong’s Highest Court
05/07/2005 Danish FSA May Allow Pension Fund Investment In Hedge Funds
05/07/2005 New Indian Anti-Money Laundering Law Comes Into Force
05/07/2005 EU Savings Tax Directive Does Not Apply Between UK And Gibraltar
05/07/2005 Hedge Fund Managers More Bullish On US Stocks
04/07/2005 Ebbers To Forfeit His Fortune In Proposed WorldCom Settlement
04/07/2005 Asian Finance Centres Benefit From EU Savings Tax Directive
04/07/2005 Cheung Kong To List Its First Hong Kong REIT
04/07/2005 More Hedge Fund Advisors Registering With The SEC
01/07/2005 SEC Reaffirms Contested Mutual Fund Independence Rules
01/07/2005 US Investors Claim Bank Sold Them Illegal Tax Shelters
01/07/2005 Tax Changes Making Property Speculation More Difficult In South Africa
01/07/2005 US Taxpayers Face Stiff Fines For Not Detailing Offshore Accounts
01/07/2005 New Study Finds ‘Congressional Effect’ On US Stock Market
30/06/2005 Citigroup Fined By FSA Over Eurobond Transaction
30/06/2005 Accounting Firm Calls For Savings Tax Directive Amnesty
30/06/2005 Singapore Urged To Attract More Cross-Border REITS
30/06/2005 Booming Stock Markets Could Threaten Hedge Fund Industry Growth
30/06/2005 Hong Kong Offshore Fund Tax Exemption Bill To Go Before LegCo In July
29/06/2005 Bank Of England Warns On Hedge Fund Supervision
29/06/2005 Parmalat Founder Ordered To Stand Trial
29/06/2005 Hedge Fund Managers Top Investment Industry Pay Survey
29/06/2005 Investors Flock To PartyGaming Despite US Legal Concerns
28/06/2005 Donaldson Set To Defy Federal Court Over Mutual Funds
28/06/2005 Court Orders Portus Founder To Account For Assets
28/06/2005 New DIFC Laws Enacted
28/06/2005 EC Officials Named In Insider Trading Probe
28/06/2005 Hong Kong Regulator Calls In Hedge Fund Bosses After Fund Collapse
27/06/2005 European Corporate Governance Forum Moves Forward On Key Issues
27/06/2005 FSA Launches Two Hedge Fund Discussion Papers
27/06/2005 DTI Urged To Amend Wording Of Company Law Reform Bill
27/06/2005 Cayman Passes Law To Report Savings Income To EU
27/06/2005 Question Mark Hangs Over Viability Of Small Hedge Funds
24/06/2005 Federal Court Sends Back Mutual Fund Rules To SEC
24/06/2005 Hedge Funds Pose No Risk To Private Equity Industry, Conference Told
24/06/2005 Cook Islands Budget Focuses On Recovery
24/06/2005 Singapore And Kuwait Complete Free Trade Talks
23/06/2005 DGCX Will Start Trading In Third Quarter
23/06/2005 BVI Chief Minister Comments On State Of The Territory
23/06/2005 Experts Predict Boom In Nordic Hedge Funds
23/06/2005 PartyGaming Investors Unfazed By US Regulatory Risks
23/06/2005 Report Shows How London Is Reaping Benefits Of Hedge Fund Growth
22/06/2005 Guernsey STEP Branch Celebrates 10 Years On The Island
22/06/2005 Report Hints At HMRC Crackdown On Offshore Credit Cards
22/06/2005 Investors Bank On Track Record Of Asian Hedge Funds
22/06/2005 Standard Bank Offshore Becomes Latest Listing Member Of CISX
21/06/2005 White House Extends Tax Panel’s Reporting Deadline
21/06/2005 Saudi Regulator Clamps Down On Illegal Trading Activity
21/06/2005 Poor Returns Lead To Hedge Fund Shake-Out
21/06/2005 Hong Kong Gazettes Seven Double Tax Avoidance Agreements
20/06/2005 Guernsey Expects Hong Kong Accord To Boost Far Eastern Business
20/06/2005 Van Global Hedge Fund Index Grew 0.9% In May
20/06/2005 Fund Consultant Warns That Savings Tax Directive May Impact On Hedge Funds
20/06/2005 KPMG Expresses 'Deep Regret' Over Tax Shelter Sales
20/06/2005 Tyco Executives Convicted In New York
17/06/2005 Snow Contradicts German Calls For Hedge Fund Regulation
17/06/2005 South African Tax Amnesty Applicants Granted Tax Return Reprieve
17/06/2005 Private Banking Profits Continue To Grow
17/06/2005 J P Morgan Chase Settles Enron Class Action
17/06/2005 Gibraltar Voted Best Offshore Financial Centre
16/06/2005 Phishing Reports Have Doubled, ASIC Reveals
16/06/2005 Dutch Pension Law Changes To Go Ahead
16/06/2005 SEC Responds To GAO Criticisms
16/06/2005 Cayman's Popularity As Hedge Fund Domicile Continues To Grow
16/06/2005 Multilateral Islamic Bond May Be Listed On The LFX
15/06/2005 Schroeder To Push For International Hedge Fund Controls
15/06/2005 Pension Trustees 'Lack Understanding Of Modern Investment Principles'
15/06/2005 UAE Law Allowing Foreign Ownership Of Property Expected This Year
15/06/2005 UK Regulator Set To Relax Hedge Fund Selling Rules
15/06/2005 FATF Comments On Remaining NCCTs
14/06/2005 Citigroup Settles In Enron Class Action
14/06/2005 India Seeking To Bring More HNWIs Into Tax Net
14/06/2005 FSA Issues Warning To 'Phoenix Firms'
14/06/2005 China Cuts Share Taxes To Revive Flagging Stock Market
14/06/2005 Dublin Funds Industry Denies Staffing Crisis
13/06/2005 European Commission Welcomes Approval Of New Cash Controls
13/06/2005 World Wealth Report 2005 Sees Strongest HNWI Growth In Three Years
13/06/2005 Australian Authorities Act On Offshore Tax Schemes
13/06/2005 Spitzer Defeated In Late Trading Trial
10/06/2005 Fifteen US Brokerages Facing Fines Over Mutual Fund Kickbacks
10/06/2005 German Government Mulling Tighter Controls On Hedge Funds
10/06/2005 Fink Predicts More Hedge Funds Will Go Public
10/06/2005 Dubai And Nymex Set To Launch Region's First Energy Exchange
10/06/2005 BSX Gains Approved Status Under Australian Foreign Investment Tax Rules
09/06/2005 Guernsey Fund Sector Showing 'Exceptional' Growth
09/06/2005 Greenspan Calls For Effective Risk Management In Lending To Hedge Funds
09/06/2005 SEC Unlikely To Back Down Over Hedge Fund Regulation
09/06/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Give Nod To New Immigration Rules
08/06/2005 Hedge Funds Gain Ground In May
08/06/2005 SARS Introduces Withholding Tax On Sale Of Fixed Property By Non-Residents
08/06/2005 Business Community Welcomes Cox's SEC Appointment
08/06/2005 Italian Ministers Said To Be Mulling Extra Investment Taxes
07/06/2005 AIMA Issues Fund Directors' Guide
07/06/2005 US Gem Dealers Subject To New Rules
07/06/2005 Australian Super Funds Warned Over Kickbacks
07/06/2005 UAE's Stock Market May Be Over-Valued, Say Analysts
07/06/2005 Poll Finds Rising Demand For Alternative Investments
06/06/2005 UK Solicitors Welcome Survival Of 'Tipping Off' Exemption
06/06/2005 Guersey FSC To Increase Cooperation With Hong Kong SFC
06/06/2005 Dail Public Accounts Committee Finds Only 25% of Tax Fines Paid
06/06/2005 Jersey's Stock Rises In Alternative Investment Community
03/06/2005 Jersey Sets Up Further 'Splits' Body
03/06/2005 SEC Chairman To Step Down
03/06/2005 Tax On Real Estate Profits Comes Into Force In China
03/06/2005 Hedge Fund Managers Bullish On Stocks And US Dollar
02/06/2005 Latvian Financial Regulator Slammed By US Treasury
02/06/2005 Chinese Leadership Discusses Elimination Of Dividend Tax
02/06/2005 Ireland's NESC Calls For Tax On Second Homes
02/06/2005 Hedge Funds Have Matured Into Accepted Asset Class
01/06/2005 New Disclosure Rules For Investment Advisers Come Into Force In The UK
01/06/2005 Art Fund Of Funds Marketed In Singapore
01/06/2005 Sentence Finally Delivered In Khodorkovsky Trial
01/06/2005 Cypriot Supreme Court's Ruling Good News For Investors
31/05/2005 Cayman And The US Exchange Fraud Proceeds
31/05/2005 Hong Kong To Revise Retail Hedge Fund Rules
31/05/2005 EC Welcomes Approval Of Third Money Laundering Directive
31/05/2005 Final Decision Reached In Legal And General Tribunal
31/05/2005 Canada's IDA Expresses Hedge Fund Concerns
30/05/2005 Chiltern Warns Over Attack On UK Private Equity Sector
30/05/2005 Highest Paid Hedge Fund Manager Earns Over $1 Billion
30/05/2005 Costa Rica Tightens Residency Rules
30/05/2005 UK Expat Loses Pension Battle In House Of Lords
27/05/2005 US Government Urges Rejection Of Ebbers' Retrial Plea
27/05/2005 Man Group Profits Beat Market Forecasts
27/05/2005 Islamic Finance Institutions Urged To Toughen Money Laundering Procedures
27/05/2005 Yukos Affair Will Weigh On Russia’s Economic Growth Rate, Says OECD
26/05/2005 Abbey Fined Over Endowment Mortgage Complaints
26/05/2005 UK Government Approves Extradition Of Former NatWest Bankers To The US
26/05/2005 McCreevy Denies Plans To Toughen Hedge Fund Regulation
26/05/2005 Data Shows That Hedge Funds Are Still Very Much In Demand
26/05/2005 IoM Regulator Revises Policy On Eligible Custodians For EIFs
25/05/2005 ICTU Urges Closure Of Tax Loopholes
25/05/2005 Denmark And Norway Mulling New Hedge Fund Regulations
25/05/2005 Some Hedge Funds Showing Losses In Excess Of 20% This Year
25/05/2005 UK Property Industry Urges Government To Proceed With REITS Despite Tax Loss Fears
24/05/2005 BaFin Finds Collusion Among Deutsche Shareholders
24/05/2005 Jack Grubman's Supervisors Settle With SEC
24/05/2005 SEC Fines Hedge Funds For Illegally Profiting From Short Sales
24/05/2005 Irish Insurance Tax Disclosure Deadline Expires
24/05/2005 Tax And Regulation Threaten London’s Pre-Eminence As Europe’s Asset Management Centre
23/05/2005 German Fund Industry Disputes Need For More Regulation
23/05/2005 Hedge Fund Manager’s Lawsuit Against Regulation Rebuffed By SEC Lawyers
23/05/2005 Panama Real Estate Tax Window Closing
23/05/2005 LFX Market Capitalisation Exceeds $11 Billion
20/05/2005 Report Predicts Bloodletting For Global Hedge Fund Industry
20/05/2005 Isle of Man Consults On Banking Code Changes
20/05/2005 Portus Director Accused Of Fraud
19/05/2005 Swiss Banks To Face Greater Competition Says SNB Chief
19/05/2005 Hedge Funds Cash Up As Investors Pull Out Of Convertible Funds
19/05/2005 China To Privatize Major State Concerns
19/05/2005 Singapore REITS Deliver Impressive Returns Despite Lacklustre Property Market
19/05/2005 SEC Finds Conflicts Of Interest Among Pensions Consultants
18/05/2005 Commission Consults On Minimum Shareholders' Rights
18/05/2005 Another Twist In The Indian Tax Treaty Saga
18/05/2005 US Court Clears Way For Argentina Bond Swap
18/05/2005 Eichel Joins Schroeder In Threatening European Hedge Funds
18/05/2005 Hedge Fund Returns Stuck In The Doldrums
17/05/2005 Labour Peer’s Offshore Dealings Embarrass UK Government
17/05/2005 Malaysia Denies Exit Tax Rumours
17/05/2005 Deutsche Boerse Hedge Funds Back Glazer’s United Bid
17/05/2005 US Government Finalizes Tax Rules For Foreign Partnerships
17/05/2005 UK's Postponed Budget Legislation Badly Flawed, Says Tax Body
16/05/2005 Dubai Commodities Exchange Near Opening
16/05/2005 China Takes Steps To Cool Housing Market With New Business Tax
16/05/2005 Hedge Fund Loss Rumours Re-Ignite Debate On Regulation
16/05/2005 IDB To Assist Caribbean Central Banks In IT Project To Track Expat Remittances
16/05/2005 Enemy At The Gates
13/05/2005 Hedge Fund Investors Ditching Single Manager Funds For Multi Manager Approach
13/05/2005 Chidambaram Pledges To Cut Indian Taxes To ASEAN Levels
13/05/2005 Ontario's Securities Chief Blames Brokers For Portus Fiasco
13/05/2005 Hong Kong SFC Tackles Retail Hedge Fund Regulation
12/05/2005 Hedge Fund Loss Rumours Send Shockwaves Through US Markets
12/05/2005 Top Film Producer Defends UK’s Section 48 Film Tax Breaks
12/05/2005 Deutsche Boerse Leaders Give In To Shareholders
12/05/2005 Collapsed Forex Dealer Tries To Go On Trading
11/05/2005 FSA Probe Heralds Tougher Hedge Fund Regulation In UK
11/05/2005 Alternative Investments Fail To Deliver in 2005
11/05/2005 Dutch Tax Package To Improve Business Environment
11/05/2005 'Superwoman' Gets Approval For Irish Funds
11/05/2005 AIG's Hank Greenberg Faces New Attack
10/05/2005 US Government Simplifies Tax Credit Accounting Procedure
10/05/2005 April Another Disappointing Month For Hedge Fund Performance
10/05/2005 Gibraltar Hosts IMF Workshop
09/05/2005 Fed Chief Says Increased Hedge Fund Regulation Not The Answer
09/05/2005 Deutsche Bank Launches New Islamic Finance Products
09/05/2005 UK Lawyers Disappointed By European Parliament's Move On Money Laundering Directive
09/05/2005 US Tech Firms Attempt To Sidestep New FASB Rules
09/05/2005 Bill To Abolish Hong Kong Estate Tax Gazetted
06/05/2005 Bill Amending Tax Treatment Of Offshore CFCs Presented To Senate
06/05/2005 FPA Takes Issue With SEC Broker Registration Rule
06/05/2005 New Hedge Fund Anticipates Fall In Real Estate Prices
06/05/2005 NAB Facing $245 Million Tax Bill In Dispute With ATO
05/05/2005 EC To Push For Further Integration Of EU Financial Markets
05/05/2005 EC Approves UK's Enterprise Capital Fund Plans
05/05/2005 LOFSA Publishes Review Of 2004
05/05/2005 German Cabinet Approves Tax Cut Measures
05/05/2005 Hedge Fund Managers Turn Bearish On Stocks
04/05/2005 OECD Study Finds Luxembourg Has Best State Pension Provision
04/05/2005 Qatar Financial Centre Opens For Business
04/05/2005 Dollar Bear Buffett Thinks Stocks Are ‘Overpriced’
04/05/2005 DIFX Plans To Attract Investors On An Unprecedented Scale
03/05/2005 US Banks Receive Guidance On Working With Money-Service Providers
03/05/2005 Cowen To Plead For Stud Tax Exemption In Brussels
03/05/2005 Merrill Lynch To Bring Hedge Fund Investing To UK High Street
03/05/2005 India/Singapore DTAA Hits The Buffers
02/05/2005 Oxley Sings Praises Of Corporate Governance Reforms
02/05/2005 UK Hedge Fund Cites Regulatory Environment As Reason For Jersey Move
02/05/2005 Menatep To Sue Rosneft For Another $650m
02/05/2005 AIMA Releases Global Hedge Fund Survey
29/04/2005 Hedge Fund Assets Top $1 Trillion, Says HFR
29/04/2005 Developing Nations Disappointed By UN Money Laundering Conclusions
29/04/2005 India May Allow Foreign Accountants To Conduct Audits
29/04/2005 EC Establishes Corporate Governance Advisory Group
28/04/2005 Andersen Agrees Settlement In WorldCom Class Action
28/04/2005 FSSC Consults On Compliance And Money Laundering Prevention
28/04/2005 Russia To Draft Capital Amnesty Bill
28/04/2005 Wealthy Investors Found To Be Over Optimistic About Portfolio Returns
27/04/2005 Fund Managers Unnerved By WorldCom Settlement
27/04/2005 FSA Unveils New 'Simplified Prospectus' Rules
27/04/2005 Major US Mutual Fund Considers Using Performance Fees
27/04/2005 BVI Announces Withholding Tax On EU Residents’ Savings Interest
27/04/2005 High Profile Late Trading Case Comes To Court
26/04/2005 SEC Slammed For Failure To Uncover Market Timing Abuses
26/04/2005 UK Expat Employees Stung By Bogus Inland Revenue Letters
26/04/2005 Chinese Lawmakers Examine Securities Law Amendments
26/04/2005 Managed Futures 'Will Outperform Stocks Over Long-Term'
25/04/2005 US And Bulgaria Launch DTA Talks
25/04/2005 EC And SEC Reach 'Roadmap' Agreement On Financial Reporting Standards
25/04/2005 German REIT Market Hangs In Balance As Lawmakers Wrestle Tax Concerns
25/04/2005 Singapore Rising Up The Hedge Fund Charts
22/04/2005 Morgan Stanley Settles Class Actions
22/04/2005 Malta Seeks Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement With US
22/04/2005 KPMG Censured Over Xerox Audit, Agrees Settlement
22/04/2005 ABN Amro Launches First Private Banking Index
21/04/2005 Mauritius-Based Forex Firm Facing Liquidation
21/04/2005 Hong Kong Mutual Funds Declined In Q1 2005
21/04/2005 US Supreme Court Sets Standard For Stock Fraud Suits
21/04/2005 Income Trust Popularity Evidence Of Distortions In Canada's Tax Regime
21/04/2005 Major New Hedge Fund Set For Dublin Launch
20/04/2005 Scottish Provident Signals Opposition To Revenue Commission Probe
20/04/2005 House Approves Realtime Investor Protection Act
20/04/2005 Deutsche Börse Shareholders Face BaFin Challenge
20/04/2005 US Study Highlights Tax Benefits Of REITS
20/04/2005 Hedge Fund Investors Losing Appetite For Convertible Arbitrage Strategies
19/04/2005 FISCO Meets To Discuss Cross-Border Clearing And Settlement In EU
19/04/2005 CIMA Chairman Speaks On Regulatory Regime
19/04/2005 Irish Life's Decision Not To Participate In Life Assurance Tax Probe Condemned
19/04/2005 Van Hedge Fund Index Declined In March
18/04/2005 Jersey Finance Industry Conference Returns To London
18/04/2005 FSA Reaches Further Split Cap Settlements
18/04/2005 S&P Affirms Malta's 'A' Ratings
18/04/2005 ABN AMRO To Launch Slew Of New Hedge Funds
15/04/2005 SEC May Delay Introduction Of Stock Option Expensing Rule
15/04/2005 China Wants To Join FATF
15/04/2005 German Insurance Tax Probe Extended To Banks
15/04/2005 Luxembourg Fund Industry Tops $1.5 Trillion
14/04/2005 Gibraltar FSC Joins IOSCO
14/04/2005 Tax Issues Will Not Delay German REIT Market Launch In 2006, Says Eichel
14/04/2005 EU Savings Tax Directive On Schedule For July 2005 Introduction
14/04/2005 Hennessee Hedge Fund Index Declines In March
13/04/2005 Eichel Announces Shelving Of German Dividend Tax Hike
13/04/2005 New European Investment Rules Likely To Cause Problems For Irish Pension Funds
13/04/2005 NASD Recommends 'Profile Plus' System For Online Mutual Fund Sales
13/04/2005 Revenue Commission Widens Irish Insurance Policy Tax Probe
13/04/2005 Most Hedge Fund Strategies Lose Money During March
12/04/2005 Equitable Suing Ernst & Young For Negligence
12/04/2005 Dubai FSC Joins IOSCO
12/04/2005 Labour Government Embroiled In Tax Row With Venture Capitalists
12/04/2005 Demand Grows In Hong Kong For Retail Hedge Funds
11/04/2005 First Chinese REIT May List In Hong Kong
11/04/2005 CFTC And SEC Close To Agreement On Hedge Fund Registration
11/04/2005 Van Hedge Fund Index Sustains Loss In March
11/04/2005 Malta’s Tax Compliance Unit Shifting Into Top Gear
08/04/2005 House Vote On Estate Tax Repeal Due Next Week
08/04/2005 US Treasury Issues New Tax Guidelines For US Dependencies
08/04/2005 VAN Indicator Reveals Mixed Sentiment In Key Markets
08/04/2005 SEC Approves Rule On Obtaining Best Price For Stock Orders
08/04/2005 Ireland's Financial Services Ombudsman To Probe Unregulated Moneylenders
07/04/2005 New Online Resource Launched For Jersey And Guernsey
07/04/2005 Hedge Fund Returns Back To Negative In March
07/04/2005 Tax Issues Could Delay Launch Of German REITS In 2006
07/04/2005 Hong Kong REIT Launch Faces Further Delays
06/04/2005 Bermuda Popular With US Investors
06/04/2005 Malta Introduces New Market Abuse Legislation
06/04/2005 Hedge Fund Investment Has Peaked Concludes Morgan Stanley
06/04/2005 Hungarian Tax Committee Proposes Major Reform
05/04/2005 Mauritius Consolidates Financial Services Regulation
05/04/2005 Maltese Government Lauds New Trust Laws
05/04/2005 IRS Suffers Blow In Tax Shelter Case
05/04/2005 Swiss Money Laundering Investigations On The Increase
05/04/2005 Hedge Fund Leaders See Foresee Stronger Returns In 2005
04/04/2005 Qatar To Permit Foreign Investment
04/04/2005 German Taxpayers To Come Under Closer Scrutiny
04/04/2005 Cyprus And US Sign Anti Money Laundering MoU
04/04/2005 Estate Duty Abolition Bill To Be Tabled In Hong Kong
04/04/2005 International Equities And Funds Of Hedge Funds Preferred By US IFAs
01/04/2005 WorldCom Stockholders Launch Class Action Against Arthur Andersen
01/04/2005 French Appeals Court Finds Soros Guilty Of Insider Trading
01/04/2005 Hong Kong SFC To Relax Restrictions On Overseas Investments By REITs
01/04/2005 BSE Allows Share Prices To Move In One Cent Increments
01/04/2005 MCSI Hedge Fund Index Reports Gain In February
31/03/2005 France Mulls New Tax Breaks To Encourage Hi-Tech Start-Up Investment
31/03/2005 Cypriot Government Reaps CYP119 Million From Tax Amnesty
31/03/2005 ISA Tax Review Calls For Increased Incentives
31/03/2005 Man Expects Growth In Pre-Tax Profits And Funds Under Management
30/03/2005 FSA Implements Market Abuse Directive
30/03/2005 Bermuda Streamlines Fund Incorporation Process
30/03/2005 Chinese Firms To List Simultaneously On Hong Kong And China Bourses
30/03/2005 OSC Stands Firm Over Management Cease Trade Orders For Hollinger
30/03/2005 Van Investable Hedge Fund Index Returns Gain In February
29/03/2005 Putin Offers To Make Peace With Business
29/03/2005 AIG Said To Have Indentified More Than 30 Accounting Errors
29/03/2005 Cyprus Brokerage Loses Pension Fund Assets
29/03/2005 US Hedge Funds Mull Public Listing
28/03/2005 IBEC Boss Slams Inequitable Irish Tax System
28/03/2005 Offshore Financial Centres Object To IOSCO Report
28/03/2005 More Warnings About The Future For Hedge Funds
28/03/2005 Jersey Rated Top Funds Jurisdiction In UK Poll
25/03/2005 AIG Under Fire For Use Of Offshore Reinsurance Companies
25/03/2005 Phoenix Affair Raises Doubts Over German Fund Regulation
25/03/2005 Collins Stewart Victorious In Online Libel Case
25/03/2005 Bermuda Listing Saved Murdoch $1.2 Billion, Report Reveals
24/03/2005 Bank Of Ireland Announces 2,000 Job Cuts
24/03/2005 Questions Mount Over Hedge Funds' Bank Relationships
24/03/2005 Australian Rogue Trader Admits Role In Massive Corporate Scandal
24/03/2005 UK Government Plans To Tighten Tax Treatment Of Pensions
23/03/2005 Dubai Real Estate Boom Fuelled By Returning Assets
23/03/2005 Cyprus Legislates Against Property Owners In North
23/03/2005 Troubled Canadian Hedge Fund Took In C$700m
23/03/2005 Coalition For Tax Competition Renews Assault On Deposit Interest Reporting Plans
23/03/2005 Gibraltar Once Again Cut Out Of The Loop By The EC
22/03/2005 J P Morgan Settles WorldCom Class Action Case For $2 Billion
22/03/2005 Most Hedge Fund Indices Agree On Early 2005 Results
22/03/2005 Irish IHT Take Up 33%
22/03/2005 Inland Revenue Publishes Guidance On Pre-Owned Assets Charge
21/03/2005 Hedge Funds To Expand In Asia
21/03/2005 Mauritius Prime Minister Demands Publication Of MCB Report
21/03/2005 Italian Investigators End Parmalat Bank Probe
21/03/2005 Split Cap Compensation Payout Will Be Tax Free
18/03/2005 German Hedge Fund Scandal Over Euros 600m
18/03/2005 EU Rules Against Italian Stocks Tax Break
18/03/2005 UK's Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Under Fire Again
18/03/2005 Survey Dubs FSA An 'Effective' Regulator
17/03/2005 Hedge Funds Not Expected To Glitter This Year
17/03/2005 Swiss Banking Chief Attacks City Of London
17/03/2005 No Sales Tax Yet In Hong Kong
17/03/2005 Ebbers Involved In WorldCom Fraud, Court Rules
17/03/2005 Brown Delivers Election Budget
16/03/2005 SEC Closes Miami Hedge Fund Fraud
16/03/2005 Van Hedge Index Up For February
16/03/2005 German Justice Minister Defends New Rule On Disclosure Of CEO Salaries
16/03/2005 Charles Schwab Takes Legal Action Against TD Waterhouse
16/03/2005 HKEx Survey Shows Local Retail Investors Contributed Most To Stock Market Turnover
15/03/2005 Mauritius And Seychelles Enter DTAA
15/03/2005 Lufthansa And Swiss International Come To Terms
15/03/2005 Hedge Funds Stymie Approaches To The LSE
15/03/2005 US Takes Aim At British Dependent Territories Over Money Laundering
15/03/2005 Scope Of New Revenue Powers To Pursue Tax Evasion Enablers Narrowed
14/03/2005 Jersey Finance Sector Racks Up Healthy Gains
14/03/2005 S&P Announces Better Hedge Fund Performance In February
14/03/2005 Unified UK Tax Service Would Like The Key To Your Computer
14/03/2005 US Tax Professionals Impacted By Patriot Act
11/03/2005 CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Products Top US$3bn In Assets
11/03/2005 Swiss Bankers Say Government Is Too Complaisant
11/03/2005 UK Lawyers Welcome Money Laundering Ruling
11/03/2005 Putin Signs Stock Market Amendment Law
10/03/2005 Merrill Lynch Facing $13.5 Million Fine
10/03/2005 Hennessee Hedge Fund Index Gains 1.36%
10/03/2005 US Alleges Antigua And Barbuda Is 'Susceptible To Money Laundering'
10/03/2005 Survey Shows That Britons Are Unaware Of IHT Implications
09/03/2005 Senate Republicans Reach Initial Agreement Over Tax Cut Extensions
09/03/2005 Shanghai To Levy Property Speculation Tax
09/03/2005 Van Hedge Fund Index Posts 1.7% Gain In February
09/03/2005 Donaldson Slams Hedge Fund Lawyers For Failing To Prevent Improper Trading
08/03/2005 Taiwan Seeks Tighter Currency Rules To Stop Hedge Fund Speculation
08/03/2005 Revenue Accepts Majority Of Disclosures In Offshore Tax Probe
08/03/2005 Brown To Unveil New UK REIT Proposals
08/03/2005 The Hedge Fund That Tries To Predict Your Death
07/03/2005 SEC Agrees To Delay Sarbanes-Oxley Implementation For Overseas Firms
07/03/2005 Yukos May Appeal To US District Court Over Chapter 11 Dismissal
07/03/2005 Bank Of America To Settle WorldCom Class Action
07/03/2005 New ‘Crisis Investing’ Hedge Fund To Target Troubled Stocks
04/03/2005 Quattrone Asks SEC To Overturn NASD's Lifetime Ban
04/03/2005 Hedge Funds Moving Into The Mainstream
04/03/2005 Property Market Bounce Fuels Rising Profits For Developers
04/03/2005 Citigroup Settles Global Crossing Class Action
03/03/2005 Proposed US Bankruptcy Law Overlooks Domestic Asset Protection Trusts
03/03/2005 Isle of Man Drops Land Tax Proposals From Income Tax Bill
03/03/2005 Dubai Ready To Launch Hedge Funds This Year
03/03/2005 Singapore Lawmakers Call For Level Playing Field For Local REIT Investors
03/03/2005 Van Indicator Reveals Mixed Sentiment For Coming Month
02/03/2005 US Treasury Limits Use Of Life Insurance Products For Tax Avoidance
02/03/2005 Hong Kong And Taiwan To Sign Fund Pact In April
02/03/2005 Fidelity Boosts Banking Presence In The Bahamas
02/03/2005 DIFX To Open Its Doors In September 2005
02/03/2005 Total Deposits In Guernsey Banks Increased During Fourth Quarter Of 2004
01/03/2005 UK Venture Capitalists Welcome Changes To Investment Regime For Unlisted Companies
01/03/2005 Conference To Discuss Maltese Financial Services Industry
01/03/2005 China Planning Introduction Of Foreign Exchange Law
01/03/2005 STEP Arabia To Hold Estate Planning Conference In Dubai
28/02/2005 NASD Fines Trader For Not Taking His Own Advice
28/02/2005 Malta To Strengthen Market Abuse Laws
28/02/2005 Tax Issues Continue To Delay German REITS
28/02/2005 Bloomberg Sings Praises Of New York’s Film Tax Incentives
28/02/2005 Hong Kong’s Pacific World To Launch Fixed-Income Fund
25/02/2005 Deutsche Börse Rejects Calls For Early Shareholder Vote On LSE Bid
25/02/2005 Gibraltar Government Hosts Trust Seminar In UK
25/02/2005 Dubai Regulator Signs MOU With Manx Counterparts
25/02/2005 Cayman Islands A Conduit For Asian Hedge Fund Investors
24/02/2005 Donaldson Vows To Reform Rather Than Ban Soft Dollar Commissions
24/02/2005 Split Cap Probe Was Most Expensive Ever, FSA Reveals
24/02/2005 Bank of Baroda Plans Offshore Branch In The Isle Of Man
24/02/2005 IRS Offers Reduced Penalties To Stock Option Tax Shelter Participants
24/02/2005 Alternative Investment Returns Disappoint In Early 2005 Results
23/02/2005 New Property Tax Proposed For The Isle of Man
23/02/2005 FSA Ordered To Release Confidential Documents Relating To L&G Judgement
23/02/2005 CSFI Survey Warns On Over-Regulation Of Banks
23/02/2005 Anglo Irish Bank Launches Isle Of Man-Based Fund Services Company
22/02/2005 Fund Firm Calls For Closure Of Hedge Fund Loophole
22/02/2005 S&P Revises Panama’s Credit Rating To Stable
22/02/2005 Insurance Sector Calls For Regulation Of LSE To Stay In UK
22/02/2005 Islamic Real Estate Fund Launched Focusing On Dubai’s Property Market
21/02/2005 House Passes Class Action Reform Bill
21/02/2005 Belgian Government Reaps Less Than EUR500 Million From Tax Amnesty
21/02/2005 2004 A Record Year For Hedge Fund Inflows Despite Fourth Quarter Blip
21/02/2005 Nymex To Open Dubai Commodities Exchange
18/02/2005 Hong Kong Plans To Tighten Anti-Money Laundering Regime
18/02/2005 Jersey Promotes Itself As Location For Specialist High Value Business
18/02/2005 BISX Gains Approval For Doubling Of Listing Fees
18/02/2005 Man Launches Capital-Guaranteed Bond
18/02/2005 Romania To Introduce Property Speculation Tax
17/02/2005 Malaysian Authorities May Remove Ban On Short Selling
17/02/2005 Bear Stearns Facing SEC Civil Action Over Role In Mutual Fund Scandals
17/02/2005 Consolidated IPO Class Action Settlement Given Green Light
17/02/2005 Van Investable Index Outperforms Hedge Fund Benchmarks
16/02/2005 IHT Warning Sounded Over UK Self-Invested Personal Pensions
16/02/2005 Anguilla Unveils Procedure For Fast-Tracking Hedge Fund Formation
16/02/2005 Alternative Investment Firm Taps Into Australian Market
16/02/2005 Hong Kong Fund Industry Grew 4.3% in 2004
15/02/2005 Lazard Facing Probe Over Gifts And Gratuities
15/02/2005 Yukos To Sue Four Russian Energy Firms
15/02/2005 SEC Probing Nasdaq
15/02/2005 Hedge Fund Performance ‘Exaggerated’ Says Leading Academic
14/02/2005 GIBA Welcomes Introduction Of Qualifying Investor Funds Regime
14/02/2005 Isle Of Man Becomes Bank Of Ireland’s Offshore Headquarters
14/02/2005 Revenue Commission Meets With IIF To Discuss Probe
14/02/2005 Analysts Predict Squeeze In Hedge Fund Market
11/02/2005 Hedge Funds Cast Around For Registration Get-Out Clause
11/02/2005 S&P Hedge Fund Index Down 0.47% In January
11/02/2005 State AGs Oppose Class Action Reforms
11/02/2005 Bank Of America Agrees $375m Settlement Over Improper Trading Claims
10/02/2005 Investors Defeated In Alleged 'Biased Research' Claim Against Merrill Lynch
10/02/2005 Stock Option Expensing Rule Adopted By EC
10/02/2005 Guernsey FSC Reports Impressive Growth In Funds Under Management
10/02/2005 Weak Equity Markets Contribute To Poor Hedge Fund Performance In January
09/02/2005 SEC To Consult On Implementation Of Sarbanes-Oxley Provision
09/02/2005 South Africa To License Hedge Funds Within A Year
09/02/2005 International Real Estate Investors Converge On Dubai Property Show
09/02/2005 NYSE Traders Under Scrutiny
09/02/2005 Van Hedge Fund Index Posted Decline In January
08/02/2005 George Soros To Appeal Insider Trading Charge
08/02/2005 Japan To Press Ahead With Tax On Foreign Funds
08/02/2005 Hedge Funds Becoming A Mainstream Investment, Says Study
08/02/2005 FSA Urges Examination Of Regulatory Implications Of LSE Takeover
07/02/2005 Bank Of Bermuda Makes Multi-Manager Fund Available Globally
07/02/2005 Isle of Man-Based Trusts Could Fall Foul Of New Pre-Owned Assets Tax Rules
07/02/2005 New China Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund Launched
07/02/2005 New Website Launched To Market Barbadian Real Estate
07/02/2005 UK Government Issues Warning To Buyers Of Property In Northern Cyprus
04/02/2005 Mary Harney Rejects Allegations Over Closure Of Tax Probe
04/02/2005 Irish Finance Bill Gives Revenue Wider Powers To Probe Insurance Scheme
04/02/2005 Guernsey Appoints New Director Of Finance Sector Development
04/02/2005 NYSE Report Dubs Grasso Pay 'Excessive'
04/02/2005 Survey Shows Regional Investment Trends Amongst The Wealthiest Investors
03/02/2005 Deutsche Boerse Shareholder Vote To Go Ahead In May
03/02/2005 Northern Cyprus To Charge Foreign House Buyers VAT
03/02/2005 New Bulgarian Property Fund Helps Britons Mitigate IHT
03/02/2005 Van Indicator Reveals Mixed Sentiment Among Hedge Fund Managers
02/02/2005 Inland Revenue Website Struggles To Cope With Self-Assessment Traffic
02/02/2005 Courts Ordered To Defer To Ontario Securities Commission Rulings
02/02/2005 Barbados Appoints Captive Insurance Expert As International Business Representative
02/02/2005 Anglo Irish Launches New International Pension For Executives
01/02/2005 Spain Mulling Minimum Hedge Fund Investment Rule
01/02/2005 Japanese Investors Keen On Caribbean-Based Hedge Funds
01/02/2005 Quattrone Appeals Conviction
01/02/2005 South African Banks Freeze High Risk Accounts
01/02/2005 Hedge Fund Flows Remained Buoyant In 2004
31/01/2005 European Regulators May Follow In SEC's Footsteps Over Hedge Fund Regulation
31/01/2005 Dubai To Stage Major Middle Eastern Real Estate Investment Conference
31/01/2005 Riggs Bank Guilty Of Failing To Report Suspicious Transactions
31/01/2005 Fitzrovia Takes A Closer Look At Hedge Fund Fees
31/01/2005 Cypriot Tax Amnesty Highly Successful, Says Tax Office
28/01/2005 Jersey Financial Services Commission Publishes Business Plan
28/01/2005 Cayman Islands Financial Services Industry Grew In 2004
28/01/2005 Cyprus Association Of Directors Established
28/01/2005 German Hedge Fund Inflows Fail To Match Expectations
27/01/2005 UK Won't Curb Directors' Pay, Says Hewitt
27/01/2005 China Urged To Tighten Corporate Governance To Attract Investors
27/01/2005 SEC Mulls Extending Sarbanes-Oxley Deadline For Non-US Firms
27/01/2005 Dubai To Host Middle Eastern Hedge Fund Conference
26/01/2005 SEC Official Says Commission To Target Market Timing Traders
26/01/2005 German Regulator Accuses Citigroup Of Market Manipulation
26/01/2005 Cayman Islands In Bid To Educate City On Merits Of Finance Sector
26/01/2005 Bramdean Asset Management Seeks To Set Up Six Dublin Funds
25/01/2005 British Film Production Falls Away After Tax Crackdown
25/01/2005 China Reduces Stamp Duty On Share Transactions
25/01/2005 Reduced Tax Bill Boosts Fourth Quarter Earnings At GE
25/01/2005 Hong Kong And Taiwan To Sign MoU On Mutual Fund Regulation
25/01/2005 Question Marks Continue To Hang Over Hong Kong Fund Taxation
24/01/2005 Yukos Must Prove Jurisdiction, Says US Bankruptcy Judge
24/01/2005 FirstCaribbean International Launches E-Banking Service
24/01/2005 Bank Of Bermuda Meets Demand For Fixed Rate Mortgages
24/01/2005 SEC Mulling Tougher Stance On Corporate Fraudsters
24/01/2005 Four London Hedge Funds Facing Probe By French Stock Market Regulator
21/01/2005 Gibraltar's Financial Services Regulation Receives Positive Review
21/01/2005 Bahamas Publishes Guidelines For Fast Track Investment Fund Licence Applications
21/01/2005 Hennessee Envisages Improved Hedge Fund Returns in 2005
21/01/2005 Taiwan May Establish New Offshore Capital Market
20/01/2005 Ruling Delivered In Legal & General Case
20/01/2005 Cheung Kong Issues HK$500 Million Equity-Linked Bond
20/01/2005 Hong Kong's SFC Mulling Changes To Regulation Of Fund Sector
20/01/2005 Julius Baer Announces Voting Reforms, Fuels Takeover Speculation
20/01/2005 "Cyprus Housing Market Stable" Say Agents
20/01/2005 London To Host Major Islamic Finance Conference
19/01/2005 Former WorldCom CEO Facing Trial Over Firm's Collapse
19/01/2005 UK Stamp Duty Revenues Flat Despite Rising Trading Volumes
19/01/2005 Deutsche Boerse Shareholder Threatens Legal Action Over LSE Bid
19/01/2005 NYSE Opposes SEC Plans To Open Order Books
19/01/2005 New Insurance-Based Hedge Fund Index Launched
18/01/2005 EC Takes Action Against 4 Member States Over Taxation Of Interest And Royalty Payments
18/01/2005 France Repeats Call For International Development Tax
18/01/2005 SEC Takes Stand Against US Chamber Of Commerce In Court
18/01/2005 Hedge Funds Post 17th Straight Annual Gain
17/01/2005 Lawyers Urge Hedge Funds To Move On New Registration Rules
17/01/2005 Competition Hots Up In Swiss Private Banking Industry
17/01/2005 Fraudulent Scheme Illegally Uses Name Of Central Bank Of the Bahamas
17/01/2005 Google Reaches Settlement With SEC Over Stock Option Charges
17/01/2005 Man Group Assets Grow As Hedge Fund Returns Improve
14/01/2005 US Court Orders Bermuda Firm To Comply With SEC Probe
14/01/2005 Tories May Restore UK Dividend Tax Credit
14/01/2005 US Investors And Firms Closely Watch Securities Fraud Case
14/01/2005 Morgan Stanley Agrees $19 Million Settlement With NYSE
14/01/2005 Hedge Fund Assets Grew By $139 Billion In 2004
13/01/2005 UK Firms Warned To Give Plausible Performance Indicators
13/01/2005 First Two AOL Executives Named In Securities Fraud Case
13/01/2005 Real Estate Returns Reached 28% In 2004
13/01/2005 BISX Reports Improved Trading Figures For 2004
12/01/2005 US Chamber of Commerce May Weigh Into Hedge Fund Registration Fight
12/01/2005 German Tax Amnesty Revenues Top EUR900 Million
12/01/2005 UK Pension Savers To Get Property Tax Boost From 2006
12/01/2005 Van Hedge Fund Index Up 7.8% For 2004
11/01/2005 WorldCom Directors Agree To Compensate Investors Personally
11/01/2005 Japan Mulling IP Disclosure Guidelines
11/01/2005 Germany To Keep Tax Reform Proposals Under Wraps Until 2006
11/01/2005 Hedge Fund Breaks New Ground In Chinese Equity Market
10/01/2005 BSX Sees 34 New Listings In 2004
10/01/2005 Bush Stresses Commitment To Class Action Caps
10/01/2005 Aberdeen Asset Management Welcomes Splits Deal
10/01/2005 South African Banks Start Freezing 'High Risk' Accounts
10/01/2005 Emerging Market Equity Funds Favour South Korea And South Africa In 2005
07/01/2005 Chinese Tax Office Drafts Plan To Halve Stamp Duty
07/01/2005 Bermuda’s Property Market Continues To Boom
07/01/2005 Dollar To Bounce Back In January According To Van Sentiment Indicator
07/01/2005 Hong Kong Proposes Profit Tax Exemption For Offshore Funds
06/01/2005 UK Spread Betting Firm Fined By FSA For Misleading Ad Campaign
06/01/2005 Japanese Tax Proposals Will Hit Foreign Investors
06/01/2005 EU Tax Directive Will Boost Grandfathered Bonds
06/01/2005 German Tax Amnesty Sees Late Rush In Revenues
06/01/2005 Swiss Institutions Suffered Subdued Investment Returns In 2004
06/01/2005 Currency Hedge Funds Bailed Out By US Dollar’s Slide
05/01/2005 Reforms For UK Insurers Come Into Force
05/01/2005 Varney Targets The Offshore Accounts Of UK’s Wealthy
05/01/2005 CME To Hold First Global Forex Summit
05/01/2005 Billionaire Plans Caribbean-Based Investment Fund
04/01/2005 Strong Demand For Alternative Investments Expected In 2005
04/01/2005 Canadian Provinces Engage In Tax Competition To Lure Back Film Makers
04/01/2005 IoM Treasury Report Highlights Savings Tax As Source Of Uncertainty For Banking Sector
04/01/2005 Gold-Based Fund Records Most Successful Start For An ETF
03/01/2005 Mutual Funds Outperformed Hedge Funds In 2004
03/01/2005 Mauritian FSC Issues Guidance On Off-Market Transfer Of Securities
03/01/2005 JP Morgan Chase Facing SEC Probe
03/01/2005 Deutsche Bank Seeks Dismissal Of Yukos' Chapter 11 Protections

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