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29/12/2006 Tax-Exempt Film Finance Vehicle To Launch In Argentina
29/12/2006 Earthquake Knocks Out Asian Internet
29/12/2006 CIBC Buys FirstCaribbean International Shares From Barclays
29/12/2006 Maples And Calder Assists London's First Islamic Bond Listing
28/12/2006 G8 Now Unlikely To Legislate Against Hedge Funds
28/12/2006 London's Oldest Stockbroker Becomes DIFX's Newest Member
28/12/2006 Swiss Lawmakers Approve Hague Convention On Trusts
28/12/2006 PwC Rejects Russian Tax Service's Yukos Claims
27/12/2006 UK '06 Private Equity Investment Breaks Records
27/12/2006 IMF Chief Discusses Economic Developments In Belize
27/12/2006 Daily Hedge Fund Information Feed Launched
27/12/2006 Ernst And Young Publishes '07 Tax Tips For US Taxpayers
26/12/2006 BVI Stats Report Shows Growth In Offshore Sector
26/12/2006 US/France Tax Treaties Come Into Force
26/12/2006 FirstCaribbean Scoops More Banking Sector Awards
26/12/2006 SEC And FinCEN Sign Information Sharing Agreement
22/12/2006 Jersey Announces Further Improvements To Trust Regime
22/12/2006 Australia Announces New Tax Arrangements For Forestry Investment
22/12/2006 EU Urges Member States To Examine Exit Taxes
22/12/2006 ADSM Unveils New Insider Trading Rules
21/12/2006 Irish Accountants Welcome VAT Changes
21/12/2006 Lawmakers Approve Belize Bond Swap Offer
21/12/2006 BIBA Welcomes Bermuda Hedge Fund Law
21/12/2006 Wall Street Awards Record Bonuses In 2006
21/12/2006 SEC Acts Over Brokerage Account Hijacking
20/12/2006 FSA To Review Insider Trading Controls
20/12/2006 Barclays Capital Launches Hedge Fund Options
20/12/2006 SEC Clarifies Permitted Securities Activities For Banks
20/12/2006 Swiss Life Expands HNWI Services With Liechtenstein Acquisition
19/12/2006 Property Investors To Get Spanish Capital Gains Tax Boost
19/12/2006 KPMG Ready To Begin Distribution Of Portus Assets
19/12/2006 Value Of Jersey Funds Continues To Rise
19/12/2006 Revenue Commission Publishes Defaulters List
19/12/2006 Greenwich-Van Hedge Fund Index Up In November
18/12/2006 IRS Unveils New Tax Break For IRA Owners
18/12/2006 Spitzer Takes On UBS
18/12/2006 World's Largest Islamic Bond Lists On DIFX
18/12/2006 Hennessee Hedge Fund Index Trails Equities In 2006
15/12/2006 SEC Seeks To Boost Investor Protections
15/12/2006 Citigroup Acquires Respected UK Wealth Manager
15/12/2006 Housing Prices Roaring Ahead In The Channel Islands
15/12/2006 Ireland Tops European Venture Capital Ranking
15/12/2006 FSA Consults Further On Listing Rules For Investment Entities
14/12/2006 Japan Set To Extend Stock Tax Breaks
14/12/2006 Grant Thornton Chasing The Big Four
14/12/2006 Investec Trust Appoints New Managing Director
14/12/2006 NASAA Unveils Enforcement Statistics
14/12/2006 EU Human Rights Court Finds Against British Sisters In IHT Case
14/12/2006 Global Venture Capital Investment To Hit Five-Year High
13/12/2006 Australia's Superannuation Tax Laws To Undergo Major Reform
13/12/2006 Jersey Exhibits At Global Islamic Finance Conference
13/12/2006 Barclay Hedge Fund Index Extends Gains In November
13/12/2006 New Congress May Not Target Hedge Funds
13/12/2006 DIFX Recognised By World Federation Of Exchanges
12/12/2006 No Room For Complacency On Endowment Complaint Handling, Says FSA
12/12/2006 Brown Fine-Tunes UK REITs Regime
12/12/2006 EIIB Launches Sharia-Compliant Real Estate Fund
12/12/2006 HKEx Rolls Out Three-Year Plan
11/12/2006 Left-Right Coalition Seeks Revival Of US Tax Reform Debate
11/12/2006 SEC To Re-Examine Rules Governing De-registration Of Foreign Private Issuers
11/12/2006 Citibank Expands International Banking Services For UK Expats
11/12/2006 Belize To Restructure Debt As Ratings Downgraded To 'SD'
08/12/2006 Euroclear To Settle Trades On DIFX
08/12/2006 UK Private Equity Sector Will Be Unhappy With Pre-Budget Report
08/12/2006 Irish Budget Restricts High Income Tax Reliefs
08/12/2006 Congress Close To Deal On Tax Extenders
08/12/2006 Guernsey Banking Sector Performs Well In Third Quarter
08/12/2006 China Venture Capital Investment Hits New High
07/12/2006 Australian Senators Approve CGT Exemption For Foreign Investors
07/12/2006 SEC Halts Cross-Border Prime Bank Scam
07/12/2006 GFSC Unveils Q3 Fund Statistics
07/12/2006 GMG Targets Family Businesses And HNWIs In Middle East
07/12/2006 PwC Critical Of Amendments To New Zealand's Offshore Tax Bill
06/12/2006 New Index Allows Investors To Trade Single Currency
06/12/2006 Rising House Prices A Cash Cow For UK Treasury, Halifax Finds
06/12/2006 South Asian Nations Work Towards Common Stock Exchange
06/12/2006 OFAC And New York State Banking Department Sign MoU
06/12/2006 Chairmen's Committee Approves Euronext-NYSE Merger
05/12/2006 China Uncovers Its Largest Ever Case Of Money Laundering
05/12/2006 CCMR Calls For Increased Shareholder Rights
05/12/2006 AIMA Disagrees With Bundesbank Over Hedge Funds
05/12/2006 Tremont To Tap Asian Hedge Fund Demand From Hong Kong
04/12/2006 Hong Kong Banks Ready For Basel II
04/12/2006 UK Offshore Rates Keep Going Up
04/12/2006 Dubai And Germany Sign Regulatory Cooperation Agreement
04/12/2006 Butterfield Scoops 'Best Bank' Award
04/12/2006 SEC Takes Action Over Scam Targeting Wealthy Seniors
01/12/2006 UK Set To Abolish Tax On Non-Resident ETFs
01/12/2006 Derbyshire Offshore Raises Interest Rates
01/12/2006 PwC Says That UK Hotel Sector Should Benefit From REITs Regime
01/12/2006 Bahamas To Introduce Private Trust Company Legislation
30/11/2006 NASD And NYSE To Merge Regulatory Functions
30/11/2006 London Research Suggests Hedgies Are Too Expensive
30/11/2006 Ashburton Launches Chindia Fund
30/11/2006 Ma Urges Caution On Stock Investment
29/11/2006 Ma Urges Hong Kong Stock Investors To Keep A Cool Head
29/11/2006 Malta Stock Exchange Accepted As Member Of ANNA
29/11/2006 Second Phase Of Burj Dubai Hotel Project Unveiled
29/11/2006 Japanese Government In Disarray Over Stock Tax Breaks
29/11/2006 Van Reports Hedge Funds Well Up In October
28/11/2006 Brown Expected To Renew Attack On IHT Planning
28/11/2006 Mashreq Capital Fund Launch A First For The DIFC
28/11/2006 Gibraltar's Anti-Money Laundering Laws Undergo Comprehensive Review
28/11/2006 Tang Discusses Next Budget
27/11/2006 FSA Counts Cost Of MiFID
27/11/2006 SWX Announces Adoption Of New Rules
27/11/2006 Wealthy Tax Refugees Set To Push Monaco's Property Prices Higher Still
27/11/2006 Lone Star's Patience With Korean Authorities Finally Snaps
27/11/2006 Flaherty Unveils Bold Economic Plan For Canada
24/11/2006 Euronext Regulators Meet To Discuss NYSE Merger
24/11/2006 Listing Growth Helps CSX Attain Self-Sufficiency
24/11/2006 Jersey's Money Service Businesses Face Tougher Regulation
24/11/2006 G20 To Study Hedge Fund Market, Says Manuel
23/11/2006 Nasdaq Undeterred, Continues To Pursue LSE
23/11/2006 Film Finance Exchange Due To Launch
23/11/2006 Equities Drive Credit Suisse-Tremont Hedge Fund Index Gains
23/11/2006 Tax Tips For 2006 For US Taxpayers
22/11/2006 Netherland Antilles Steps Closer To TIEA With US
22/11/2006 LSE Rejects Nasdaq's Final Offer
22/11/2006 Barbados Eligible For Dividend Tax Benefits, Says IRS
22/11/2006 Leaderguard Affair Drags On In Mauritius
21/11/2006 BGI Launches Second Ethical ETF In iShares Range
21/11/2006 Tax Fears Prompt Sell Off In Tokyo
21/11/2006 UK Questions Tax Status Of 'Monaco Millionaires'
21/11/2006 Skipton Raises Offshore Interest Rates
21/11/2006 Dubai Week Set For End Of November
20/11/2006 Banks To Launch Pan-European Trading Platform
20/11/2006 Jersey Trusts Seminar Sees Book Launch
20/11/2006 Australia And Japan Agree To Update Tax Treaty
20/11/2006 Court Rules Yukos Must Pay $1.5bn Tax Bill
17/11/2006 SIFMA Praises New 'Best Practice' Guidelines For Financial Market Regulation
17/11/2006 EC Seeks To Modernise European Investment Fund Market
17/11/2006 China Lifts Restrictions On Foreign Banks
17/11/2006 Deutsche Boerse Gives Up Chase For Euronext
16/11/2006 HKEx Profits Increase 74%
16/11/2006 SEC Sanctions San Diego
16/11/2006 Jersey's Fund Sector Doubles In 5 Years
16/11/2006 DIB Launches Capital-Protected Islamic Note
15/11/2006 Hedge Fund Assets Grow In Third Quarter
15/11/2006 Non-Residents Denied Tax Break By ECJ
15/11/2006 BOS Launches New Offshore Account
15/11/2006 London Hedge Fund Firm To List Record Offering In Amsterdam
14/11/2006 Merrill Lynch Launches Dubai Share Index
14/11/2006 Flaherty Dithers Over Capital Gains Tax Cut
14/11/2006 Zurich Bank Raises Interest Rates
14/11/2006 Senior Management Dragging Heels Over TCF Initiative, Says FSA
14/11/2006 EC Publishes Feedback On Transparency In Bond Markets
13/11/2006 Malta Set For Double-Digit Property Price Growth
13/11/2006 BVI To Introduce New Laws On Private Trust Companies
13/11/2006 Butterfield Bank Announces Impressive Q3 Results
13/11/2006 Yam Pleased With Exchange Fund Investment Performance
13/11/2006 Flaherty On Tax Warpath With New Offshore Crackdown
10/11/2006 India To Draw Up 'Negative List' Of Tax Havens
10/11/2006 SEC Freezes Hedge Fund Manager's Assets
10/11/2006 Man Group Announces Record Sales
10/11/2006 Deutsche Bank Becomes First Market Maker On DIFX
10/11/2006 Australia Postpones Capital Gains Tax Measure
09/11/2006 Canada's Income Trust Tax Jumps First Legislative Hurdle
09/11/2006 European Council Approves New Regulation On Fund Transfers
09/11/2006 Barclay Hedge Fund Index Extends Winning Run
09/11/2006 Merck Facing US$5.5 Billion In Back Taxes
08/11/2006 ABN AMRO To Sell Monaco Private Banking Unit
08/11/2006 NASD Warns Investors Over Mis-Addressed E-Mail Scam
08/11/2006 Madeira Bank Suspected In Spanish Money Laundering Probe
08/11/2006 Fund Sector Booming In Guernsey
08/11/2006 NBD To Extend Investment Banking Across GCC Region
07/11/2006 SWX And Deutsche Boerse To Launch New Exchange
07/11/2006 DIFX Targets Retail Investors In UAE
07/11/2006 Party Gaming Still On Acquisition Trail
07/11/2006 FSA To Examine Impact Of Private Equity Growth
07/11/2006 Financial Services Key To Mauritius's Economy, Says Government
06/11/2006 Julius Baer Launches In Hong Kong
06/11/2006 Report Highlights Opportunities In Global REIT Market
06/11/2006 FSA Outlines Priorities For Review Of Retail Investment Distribution
06/11/2006 Barclays Settles With Enron
06/11/2006 Corporate Canada Up In Arms Over Flaherty's Tax Bombshell
03/11/2006 HK To Attract Mainland IPOs, Says Yam
03/11/2006 Private Equity Showing Stable Performance
03/11/2006 Labour Cements Tax-Free Saving In UK
03/11/2006 German Cabinet Approves REIT Bill
02/11/2006 Hong Kong Deposits Grew In September
02/11/2006 Senior UK Judges Meet To Discuss Reforms In Wake Of BCCI Case
02/11/2006 Canada To Tax Income Trusts
02/11/2006 EU Maintains Pressure On Hong Kong Over Tax Agreement
02/11/2006 NBD Completes Second DIFX Listing
01/11/2006 HSBC Launches H-Share Index Fund
01/11/2006 Capital Gains Tax Cut Back On Canada's Agenda
01/11/2006 SEC Ends Intuit Stock Option Investigation
01/11/2006 New Film Finance Scheme Attracts Investors
01/11/2006 Dubai Delays New Land Ownership Laws
31/10/2006 Jersey FSC Signs MoU With Nederlandsche Bank
31/10/2006 Halifax Launches Legal Operation
31/10/2006 IARD System Fee Waiver Extended
31/10/2006 CreditSuisse/Tremont Hedge Index Goes Sideways In September
30/10/2006 New Banking Rules Gazetted In Hong Kong
30/10/2006 FSA Publishes Statement On Transparency Directive Implementation
30/10/2006 Hiscox Announces Details Of Bermuda Move
30/10/2006 Hedge Fund Managers Claiming Record Salaries
30/10/2006 SEC Puts In Place New Rules For Business Development Companies
27/10/2006 NASD Imposes Record Market Timing Fine On Hedge Fund Manager
27/10/2006 New Capital Guaranteed Deposits From Lloyds TSB Offshore
27/10/2006 UK Treasury Said To Relax REIT 10% Holding Rule
27/10/2006 Morningstar Study Says Hedge Funds Are Now Mainstream
27/10/2006 Frieden Tours Asia
26/10/2006 Ethical Investing Ever More Popular, Says Report
26/10/2006 US Virgin Islands Try To Re-Vivify Tax-Break Program
26/10/2006 NYSE Amends Broker Voting Rules
26/10/2006 SEC Settles With Former Comverse CFO
26/10/2006 Aer Lingus Rejects Ryanair Takeover Bid
25/10/2006 Skilling Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison
25/10/2006 NMMA To Require Certification Of All Boats Sold In US
25/10/2006 HMRC Acts On Identity Theft, Tax Credit Fraud
25/10/2006 Pension Funds Should Invest More In Hedge Funds, Says UK Pensions Guru
24/10/2006 WorldCom Investors To Receive Payout
24/10/2006 FSA Official Speaks On Hedge Fund Regulation
24/10/2006 KPMG Warns Offshore Fund Managers Over Tax Status In UK
24/10/2006 Senate To Study Treasury's New Tax Gap Proposals
24/10/2006 Isle Of Man To Examine Pension Taxation
23/10/2006 Hong Kong Consults Money Changers On Lowering KYC Threshold
23/10/2006 PartyGaming Reveals Cost Of US Withdrawal
23/10/2006 Talenthedge Launches New Index
23/10/2006 Grasso Ordered To Return $100m To NYSE
20/10/2006 SEC Amends 'Best Price' Rule
20/10/2006 FSA Co-Hosts Financial Capability Conference
20/10/2006 Athens, Cyprus Stock Exchanges Sign Final Agreement
20/10/2006 Greenwich-Van Hedge Fund Index Goes Sideways In September
20/10/2006 Hong Kong Seeks To Attract US Investors
19/10/2006 US And UK Tweak Double Tax Agreement
19/10/2006 Betonsports Close To Settlement With DoJ
19/10/2006 EC Pursues Spain Over CGT
19/10/2006 US Rules On Exchange For Annuities Updated
19/10/2006 Brown And Balls Meet With High Level City Group
18/10/2006 ISME Urges Government To Boost Irish Competitiveness
18/10/2006 Grassley Calls On Federal Agencies To Act Over Hedge Funds
18/10/2006 Bank Of Scotland Announces New Capital-Guaranteed Dollar Bond
18/10/2006 UK Treasury To Examine Tax Treatment Of Overseas Invested Funds Of Funds
18/10/2006 Greece Asked To End Discriminatory Taxation Of Foreign Dividends
17/10/2006 Swiss Re To Boost UK Presence
17/10/2006 Anglo Irish Bank Launches New Capital Guaranteed Product
17/10/2006 Institutions To Pile Into Hedge Funds, Says BONY
17/10/2006 Alternative E-Payment Methods Can Help Gaming Sites
16/10/2006 EU Snubbed Over Savings Tax Directive
16/10/2006 SEC Clamps Down On Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
16/10/2006 Sportingbet Jumps Ship
16/10/2006 Jersey's Second Annual Far-East Visit
13/10/2006 McCreevy Warns EU Members On MiFID Implementation
13/10/2006 CFTC Moves To Revoke Bayou Registration
13/10/2006 OFT Clears Planned NYSE - Euronext Merger
13/10/2006 BOS Announces Capital Guaranteed Bond
13/10/2006 SEC To Discuss Sarbanes-Oxley In December
12/10/2006 Hawkamah And INSOL Join Forces To Promote Corporate Governance In Dubai
12/10/2006 UK Passed Over As Fund Domicile, Research Reveals
12/10/2006 Mauritius Tightens Residence Rules For Double Tax Treaties
12/10/2006 Internet Gaming Company Suspends Shares
12/10/2006 FSA Takes Action Over Unauthorised Share Scheme
11/10/2006 Buffet Warns Berkshire Hathaway Managers Not To Go With The Flow
11/10/2006 Google To Acquire YouTube
11/10/2006 UK Government Amends Trust Modernisation Legislation
11/10/2006 ISE Unveils Q3 Figures
10/10/2006 Halifax Urges UK Government To Increase Higher Stamp Duty Thresholds
10/10/2006 ICBC Sets IPO Price
10/10/2006 Industry Responds Well To Guernsey Fund Proposals
10/10/2006 US Treasury Increases Housing Exclusion Amount For Expats
09/10/2006 UK Financial Services Growth Slowed In Last Quarter
09/10/2006 IDA Publishes Report On Modernization Of Canadian Securities Legislation
09/10/2006 HKMA Registers 34th Deposit-Taking Company
09/10/2006 Swiss Government Takes Further Action Against Money Laundering
09/10/2006 Boiler Rooms Trap All Kinds Of Investor
06/10/2006 Closing Hedge Funds May Distort Indices
06/10/2006 Jersey To Introduce 72-Hour Fund Approval Process
06/10/2006 Ryanair Launches Aer Lingus Bid
06/10/2006 Apple Apologises Over Stock Option Snafu
06/10/2006 Pension Funds Unhappy With FoHF Returns
05/10/2006 PartyGaming Scraps Planned Interim Dividend
05/10/2006 SFC Appoints New Executive Director
05/10/2006 FSA To Grant Fund Managers Greater Pricing Flexibility
05/10/2006 Judge Allows Refco To Pay Off Secured Lenders
04/10/2006 Irish Finance Minister Clarifies SSIA Eligibility Issues
04/10/2006 NASD To Take Account Of Firm Size When Imposing Sanctions
04/10/2006 Derbyshire Offshore Offering 1 to 3-Year Fixed Rates
04/10/2006 Savings Tax Directive Under The Microscope In Hong Kong
04/10/2006 Amaranth Promises Asset Statement Today
03/10/2006 Swisscom Slammed By SWX
03/10/2006 Revenue Commission Publishes Defaulters List
03/10/2006 SEC Commissioner Relaxed About Amaranth
03/10/2006 Hong Kong Deposits Up In August
03/10/2006 UK Government Launches Consultation On Prevention Of Financial Crime
02/10/2006 Bank Of Scotland Warns On UK House Prices
02/10/2006 SEC Amends Redemption Fee Rule
02/10/2006 Man Group Expects Profit Boost On Hedge Fund Sales
02/10/2006 Dubai Holding Real Estate Arm Signs $300m Agreement With UAE Banks
29/09/2006 World's First Shariah Exchangeable Trust Certificates Launched On LFX
29/09/2006 Amaranth Investors May Sue
29/09/2006 Cyprus Shipowner To List On Stock Market
29/09/2006 US And EU Regulators Meet To Discuss Possible NYSE-Euronext Merger
29/09/2006 House Passes Hedge Fund Study Bill
28/09/2006 Sir Ronald Sanders Warns Caribbean States Against EU
28/09/2006 Canadian E-Gaming Developer Locates HQ In Ireland
28/09/2006 BISYS Fund Services Settles With SEC
28/09/2006 Monaco Yacht Show Showcases Principality To World's Wealthy
27/09/2006 Judge To Rule Today On Refco Creditors Payouts
27/09/2006 71% Of Irish Population Don't Understand Pension Tax Benefits
27/09/2006 Bank Of Butterfield Opens Swiss Subsidiary
27/09/2006 Man Investments Launches Canada Fund
26/09/2006 New LSE Suitor Steps Down
26/09/2006 CBI Boss Warns UK Government On Proposed Pension Reforms
26/09/2006 Credit Andorra Buys La Caixa Stake
26/09/2006 Cayman Islands Emerge As Leading Islamic Finance Domicile
26/09/2006 Belize Close To Debt Default
25/09/2006 Bank Of Scotland Improves Offshore Mortgage Terms
25/09/2006 Greenwich Van Predicts Double-Digit Hedge Fund Returns In 2006
25/09/2006 Doral Financial Settles SEC Charges
25/09/2006 Canada And Mexico Sign New Tax Agreement
22/09/2006 Jersey And Cayman Islands To Cooperate In Regulatory Matters
22/09/2006 Barbados Stock Exchange Seeks To Boost Local Equity Investing
22/09/2006 Hong Kong SFC Chief Sees 'Huge Potential' In REIT Market
22/09/2006 SEC Chief Accountant Provides Guidance On Stock Options
22/09/2006 Barclays Launches Investment Notes For Retail Investors
21/09/2006 Senate Passes US-Oman FTA
21/09/2006 UK Property Industry Calls For Rethink On Land Tax Proposal
21/09/2006 HK Deposit Protection Scheme To Launch September 25
21/09/2006 Speakers Announced For Third Liechtenstein Dialogue
20/09/2006 Funds Sector Drives Jersey Finance Industry Growth
20/09/2006 New Offshore Company Registry Opens In UAE
20/09/2006 New Tax-Efficient UK Pensions Product
20/09/2006 ICI Welcomes SEC Soft Dollar Guidance
20/09/2006 Credit Suisse Launches Private Banking In Russia
19/09/2006 Senate Approves Investment Treaty With Uruguay
19/09/2006 Singapore Signs Tax And Investment Deals With Eastern European States
19/09/2006 IoM Fund Gets Top Rating From S And P
19/09/2006 Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Gains In August
19/09/2006 New Zealand Amends Offshore Investment Tax Proposals
18/09/2006 New Tax Breaks Expected To Boost UK Film Industry
18/09/2006 Guernsey Banks Set New Deposit High
18/09/2006 Spitzer Back On Late Trading Warpath
18/09/2006 Swiss Asset Management Group Targets HNWIs
15/09/2006 Cayman Islands Remains Key Hedge Fund Jurisdiction
15/09/2006 IoM Post And Bank Of Ireland Launch Global Equity Bond
15/09/2006 UK Firm Fined Over Pension 'Unlocking'
15/09/2006 Australia Reviews Forestry Investment Tax Breaks
15/09/2006 US Research Group To Study Sarbanes-Oxley
14/09/2006 FSA To Receive More Powers With Regard To Recognised Exchanges
14/09/2006 New Guernsey-Based Fund Drops Management Fee
14/09/2006 EC Examines Merger Approval Process For Finance Sector
14/09/2006 Accountants Welcome Rethink Over New Zealand Investment Tax
14/09/2006 HK Financial Industry Business Increases 58%
13/09/2006 Swissfirst CEO Resigns Amid Kickbacks Probe
13/09/2006 Telus To Create Canada's Largest Income Trust In Tax Saving Move
13/09/2006 Cogent Hedge Fund Data To Be Available Thru PerTrac
13/09/2006 Funds of Hedge Funds Driving Alternative Asset Growth
13/09/2006 Guernsey Funds Still Showing Strong Growth
12/09/2006 IRS Joins Forces With California In Options Backdating Crackdown
12/09/2006 Red Chip Listings Threatened By New Rules
12/09/2006 Budapest Stock Exchange Seeks Tax Exemption
12/09/2006 Hedge Funds Recover, But Trail Equity Returns
11/09/2006 LUKoil Chief Laments Loss Of Investment Cash To Tax
11/09/2006 Fink Steps Aside In Changing Of The Guard At Man Group
11/09/2006 SEC To Examine Director Nominations By Shareholders
11/09/2006 NASDAQ To Create Options Market
08/09/2006 UK Couple In Northern Cyprus Property Dispute Can Keep Home
08/09/2006 PartyGaming's Non-US Strategy Paying Dividends
08/09/2006 SEC Takes Action Against Oil And Gas Scammers
08/09/2006 UBS To Expand US Operations With Acquisition
07/09/2006 Panama Tops Global Retirement Index
07/09/2006 Refco Case Close To Settlement In New York
07/09/2006 Swiss Exchange Reduces Trading Costs
07/09/2006 Barclay Group Acquisition Creates World's Largest Hedge Performance Database
07/09/2006 NASD Fines Morgan Stanley $2.9 Million
06/09/2006 Bahrain Bank Becomes DIFX Market Maker
06/09/2006 Bank Of Valletta Launches Online Portal For Fund Clients
06/09/2006 Horie Protests Innocence
06/09/2006 Irish Revenue Releases 'Moving To Ireland' Tax Guide
06/09/2006 Danish Fund Manager Authorized In UK Market
05/09/2006 EU Tax Men Chase Investors To Asia
05/09/2006 First Authorised Chinese Investment Firm Arrives In DIFC
05/09/2006 Hong Kong Mortgage Corp Issues Retail Bond
05/09/2006 Derbyshire Maintains High Offshore UK Interest Rates
05/09/2006 HKMA Consults On New Information Disclosure Rules
04/09/2006 Pitney Bowes Completes $1.1 Billion Tax Settlement
04/09/2006 Dubai And Bahrain Exchanges Create Historic Trading Link
04/09/2006 Chinese Bank Granted Tax Breaks To Smooth IPO
04/09/2006 AFD Faces Fine For Directed Brokerage Violations
04/09/2006 Effective Regulation Essential For Integrity, Says Yam
01/09/2006 SARS Issues Urgent Tax Scam Warning
01/09/2006 Leading Islamic Bank To List On DIFX
01/09/2006 Bahamas Fund Of Funds To Focus On Energy And Environment
01/09/2006 HK Deposits Rose In July
31/08/2006 Yorkshire Guernsey Increases Deposit Account Interest Rates
31/08/2006 Mauritius Will Work With India Over Tax Treaty
31/08/2006 UK Property Firms Join Hands To Herald New REITs Regime
31/08/2006 Hong Kong SFC Launches Investor Compensation Fund
31/08/2006 New Trusts To Help Mitigate UK Inheritance Tax
30/08/2006 UK Revenue Back Off Venture Capital Tax Threat
30/08/2006 SEC And Prudential Agree Settlement
30/08/2006 Malta's Poor Infrastrucure May Deter Investors Despite Property Boom
30/08/2006 Rare Coin Portfolios Outperforming Equities
29/08/2006 BOS Increases Interest Rates Again
29/08/2006 Mauritius Launches Junior Stock Market
29/08/2006 Dubai Rents Are 'Unviable' Say Residents
29/08/2006 SEC Under Senate Fire For Obstructing Hedge Fund Probe
28/08/2006 CIMA Seeks To Quell Fears Over New Reporting For Cayman Hedge Funds
28/08/2006 Make Space For Commodities In Your Portfolio, Says UBS
28/08/2006 UK Firm Closed Down For Assisting In Boiler Room Scams
28/08/2006 UK Investment Bank Becomes DIFX Trading Member
25/08/2006 Refco Creditors May Benefit From BAWAG Sale
25/08/2006 HSBC Lanches Prime Notes For Singapore's Retail Investors
25/08/2006 Irish Housing Minister Urges Measures To Curb Property Speculation
25/08/2006 IHT Debate Heats Up
24/08/2006 South Korea To Allow Offshore Listings
24/08/2006 PartyGaming Co-Founder To Launch Hedge Fund
24/08/2006 Yorkshire Guernsey Launches New Bond Offerings
24/08/2006 Quattrone To Avoid Third Trial
24/08/2006 Derbyshire Offshore Increases Deposit Rates
23/08/2006 NFA Distributes $1.9 Million Initial Payment To Defrauded Investors
23/08/2006 Andorra Set To Introduce Corporate Tax In Economic Shake-Up
23/08/2006 BoI Clients Cash In On UK Property Investment
23/08/2006 Credit Suisse Launches Asia Bond Fund
23/08/2006 DIFC Registers First Hedge Fund
22/08/2006 Hong Kong And China Sign DTA
22/08/2006 The Banker Heaps High Praise On Cayman Financial Sector
22/08/2006 PartyGaming Mulling Move For Victor Chandler
22/08/2006 Man Group Launches Retail Managed Futures Fund In Hong Kong
21/08/2006 Yorkshire Guernsey Appoints New Non-Executive Chairman
21/08/2006 New Information Sharing Laws To Help Australia Fight Offshore Tax Evasion
21/08/2006 Bush Signs New US Pensions Legislation
21/08/2006 Islamic Indices All The Rage As Demand For Shariah Investing Grows
18/08/2006 Irish Investors Stay A Step Ahead Of The EU Tax Men
18/08/2006 Lay's Record Won't Be Wiped Clean Without A Fight
18/08/2006 HKEx Profits Surge As Result Of Increased Turnover
18/08/2006 FSA Fines Broker For Unacceptable Sales Practices
18/08/2006 Hedge Fund Returns Flat In July
17/08/2006 Hong Kong SFC Pledges Increased Protection For Investors
17/08/2006 Bank Of Scotland Raises Offshore Interest Rates
17/08/2006 Dubai And Malaysia Announce Major Islamic Finance Initiative
17/08/2006 Australia And Norway Update Tax Treaty
16/08/2006 Bank Of Ireland IOM Launches Index-Linked Anniversary Bond
16/08/2006 Oasis Global Funds Receive Standard And Poor's Rating Upgrade
16/08/2006 SEC Unveils Section 404 Reliefs For Smaller Firms And Foreign Issuers
16/08/2006 Jersey Recognises Cayman Anti-Money Laundering Laws
16/08/2006 New Laws To Allow Foreign Ownership Of Property In DIFC
15/08/2006 Citigroup Fined For Improper Fee Waiver Claims
15/08/2006 Hedge Funds Remain 'Remarkably Popular' With Investors
15/08/2006 Costa Rica's Immigration Laws In Limbo
15/08/2006 Dubai Adds REITs String To Financial Services Bow
15/08/2006 Britons Warned On Tax Pitfalls Of Buying Property Abroad
14/08/2006 Single Manager Hedge Fund Assets Top $1.7 Trillion
14/08/2006 Jersey Funds Industry Continues To Break Records
14/08/2006 SWX Sees Boost In Trading Volumes
14/08/2006 Belize Government Bonds Tumble Amid Debt Default Fears
11/08/2006 $3bn Raised For Monaco-Based Hedge Fund
11/08/2006 India And Mauritius Conclude 8th Round Of CEPCA Talks
11/08/2006 Jersey Regulator Appoints New Director General
11/08/2006 US-Bangladesh Tax Treaty Enters Into Force
10/08/2006 Panama Replaces Banking Sector Chief
10/08/2006 Hedge Funds Stutter Again In July
10/08/2006 Dubai Investment Bank Launches Islamic Shipping Fund
10/08/2006 SEC Concedes Defeat In Hedge Fund Registration Battle
09/08/2006 $186 Bn Of Withholding Tax To Be Recovered, Says GlobeTax
09/08/2006 Research Highlights UK Government's IHT Tax Grab
09/08/2006 Banking Accounts For 25% of Cayman Economy
09/08/2006 European Hedge Fund Industry Faces Increasing Polarisation
08/08/2006 FSA Publishes Report On Financial Promotions
08/08/2006 Isle Of Man Enters Into Pioneering Tax Agreement With Holland
08/08/2006 US And Canadian Tax Authorities Work Together To Unravel Abusive Scheme
08/08/2006 Friends Provident Launches Term Assurance Plan For Hong Kong Residents
07/08/2006 Credit Suisse Records Healthy First-Half Results
07/08/2006 Barclays Cleared In Enron Lawsuit
07/08/2006 HKMA Proposes New Capital Adequacy Rules
07/08/2006 London Remains Undisputed Asset Management Capital Of Europe
04/08/2006 HKMA Grants Two New Banking Licenses
04/08/2006 Moscow Bankruptcy Ruling Signals End Of The Road For Yukos
04/08/2006 NASDAQ Becomes National Securities Exchange
04/08/2006 US Private Equity Returns See Short-Term Boost
03/08/2006 Senate 'Offshore' Hearing Called 'One-Sided'
03/08/2006 HKEx To Boost Investor Protections
03/08/2006 FSA Fines Hedge Fund Firm And Manager For Market Abuse
03/08/2006 Buy A Horse And Save Tax!
02/08/2006 Gibraltar Firms Permitted To Sell Investment Services In UK
02/08/2006 SIA Sues Utah Authorities Over Short-Selling Rules
02/08/2006 DIFX Agreement With Bahrain Stock Exchange To Boost Local Markets
02/08/2006 Singapore Exchange To Go Fully Electronic From October
02/08/2006 EC Improves Public Access To Financial Services Legislation
01/08/2006 BVI And Cayman Islands Play Role In Asian REIT Boom
01/08/2006 Guernsey Finance's Promotional Work Paying Dividends
01/08/2006 House On Summer Break After Tossing Tax Bomb To Senate
01/08/2006 South Africa Introduces New Tax For Foreign Entertainers
01/08/2006 Dow Jones Launches Islamic Index
31/07/2006 Bank Of Cyprus Reports 172% Increase in Profits
31/07/2006 China Imposes Yet More Taxes On Real Estate
31/07/2006 Islamic Rating Agency To Establish In Dubai
31/07/2006 HMRC Closes Pension Tax Loophole
31/07/2006 Irish Venture Capital Saw 2005 Boost
28/07/2006 SEC Hesitant About New Hedge Fund Regulation
28/07/2006 Foreign Investors Will Benefit From Revised ATO Ruling
28/07/2006 Survey Shows European Hedge Fund Industry In Good Health
28/07/2006 HKEx Mulls Offering More Services To Mainland Issuers
28/07/2006 Primarolo Unveils Plans For New DTAs
27/07/2006 Quarles Speaks To Senate Banking Committee On Hedge Fund Regulation
27/07/2006 Waddell And Reed Settles Market Timing Actions
27/07/2006 HSBC Expands Presence In Panama
27/07/2006 New Offshore Banking Website Launched
27/07/2006 US Treasury Touts Long Term Benefits Of Permanent Tax Relief
26/07/2006 Conservative Think-Tank Backs Radical Shake-Up Of UK Tax System
26/07/2006 China To Restrict Foreign Investment In Real Estate To Curb Price Boom
26/07/2006 IRS To Halve Estate Tax Compliance Personnel
26/07/2006 Fitch Upgrades Hong Kong's Foreign Currency Outlook
25/07/2006 Turkey Cuts Withholding Tax On Domestic Securities
25/07/2006 Early Year Gains Lead To Surge In Hedge Fund Inflows
25/07/2006 Ten Hedge Funds De-Register After Court Decision
25/07/2006 UK IHT Revenue Up 13% In First Half, Says Halifax
25/07/2006 Elderly Worst Hit By Securities Fraud, Says NASAA
24/07/2006 Global Real Estate Markets Becoming More Transparent
24/07/2006 PartyGaming Becomes A Little Less Dependent On US Market
24/07/2006 UK And Poland Sign New DTA
24/07/2006 FSA Extends Deadline For Implementation Of TCF Principle
24/07/2006 US Efforts To Thwart Tax Shelters Receive Court Setback
21/07/2006 Indifferent Short Term Hedge Fund Performance Masks Longer Term Gains
21/07/2006 Victims Of Improper Trading By NYSE Specialist Firms Receive Compensation
21/07/2006 SFC Reveals Fund Management Assets In HK Up 25%
21/07/2006 Senate Banking Committee To Discuss Hedge Fund Regulation
21/07/2006 Dubai Property Law Helps Emaar To Record Earnings
21/07/2006 Belgium Faces European Court Threat To Unfair Dividend Tax Regime
20/07/2006 UBS launches Wealth Management Service For Ultra Wealthy Clients
20/07/2006 SEC Halts $16m Fraud
20/07/2006 Panama Retires Brady Bonds
20/07/2006 Luxembourg Ordered To Dismantle Holding Company Tax Regime
20/07/2006 Dubai Regulator Admits DIFC's First Fund Administrator
19/07/2006 ATO On The Trail Of Offshore Credit Card Holders
19/07/2006 BOS Offers New Capital-Guaranteed Bonds
19/07/2006 Tang Promises Tax Relief For Businesses In GST Proposals
19/07/2006 Costa Rican Immigration Bill Faces 18 Month Delay
19/07/2006 Competition Commission Presents Findings Of Retail Banking Inquiry
18/07/2006 GST May Bring About Cut In Hong Kong's Profit Tax
18/07/2006 Investor Confidence Grows In Bahamas Capital Markets
18/07/2006 Hedge Fund Investors Set To Pour Money Into Traditionally Popular Strategies
18/07/2006 Maltese Government To Propose Tax Reforms
17/07/2006 Manx Income Tax Law Receives Royal Assent
17/07/2006 Seychelles Signs Tax Agreement With Qatar
17/07/2006 CME Aims For Larger Slice Of Hedge Fund Market
17/07/2006 IOM Bank Increases Interest Rates
17/07/2006 SEC Publishes Guidance On 'Soft Dollar' Safe Harbour
14/07/2006 ICBC Listing May Top US$20bn
14/07/2006 South Korean Tax Chief Signals Hard Line Stance On Foreign Funds
14/07/2006 Italy To Moderate Property Tax Proposals
14/07/2006 Lipper Survey Shows Disquiet About Fund Fees
14/07/2006 Renminbi To Become International Currency, Yam Predicts
13/07/2006 Gulf Region's First Corporate Governance Survey Launched
13/07/2006 EC Calls For More Transparency In Clearing And Settlement
13/07/2006 Portugal Taken To Task Over Tax Treatment Of Foreign Banks
13/07/2006 ISE Reports Impressive First Half Performance Despite Stormy Financial Seas
12/07/2006 SEC And CFTC To Permit Futures Trading On Debt Indices
12/07/2006 Financial Services Remain Major Pillar Of Bahamas Economy
12/07/2006 NYSE Fines Market Maker Over Misconduct
12/07/2006 Man Group Reports Strong Demand For Its Fund Products
12/07/2006 STEP To Host First International Conference In Hong Kong
11/07/2006 IRS Sends Out Warning After New Wave Of 'Phishing' Scams
11/07/2006 Spanish Tax Authorities Clamping Down On Foreign Property Owners
11/07/2006 Hedge Fund Investors Have Another Disappointing Month
11/07/2006 European Parliament Votes To Tighten Controls On Money Transfers
11/07/2006 DFSA Helps Thwart 'Boiler Room' Scam
10/07/2006 Apple Facing Derivative Lawsuits Over Stock Option Grants
10/07/2006 Yasaar Spots Opportuntiy For Shari'ah Financial Advice In Gulf Markets
10/07/2006 Guernsey Parliament Approves Tax Reforms
10/07/2006 Asset Seizure Halted By Lay's Death
10/07/2006 Man Investments Sees Opportunities In Canada
07/07/2006 Swiss Figures Expose Flaws In EU Savings Tax Directive
07/07/2006 Cayman And Canadian Regulators Sign MoU
07/07/2006 Jersey Finance Industry Profits On The Rise
07/07/2006 Bayou Receiver Launches Another Round Of Lawsuits
07/07/2006 Kenneth Lay Dies Of Heart Attack
06/07/2006 AIMA Welcomes 'Expert Group' Reports On EU Hedge Funds
06/07/2006 FSA Comments On Trading Transparency In Secondary Bond Markets
06/07/2006 Swedish Centre-Right Alliance Would Abolish Property Tax
06/07/2006 CIBC Acquires Barclays Bank's Stake In FirstCaribbean
05/07/2006 Lloyds Names To Sue Over Regulatory Failure
05/07/2006 Cyprus And Seychelles Sign Tax Agreement
05/07/2006 India To Mount Fresh Attack On Mauritius 'Round-Tripping'
05/07/2006 STEP Celebrates Fifteenth Birthday
05/07/2006 Malaysia Mulling Tax Cut On Property Trusts
04/07/2006 Global Investment Industry Facing 'Enormous' Growth Challenges
04/07/2006 Savings Tax Directive Is One Year Old
04/07/2006 Hong Kong Deposits Up 5.6%
04/07/2006 SEC To Examine Impact Of Regulation On Investors
04/07/2006 Listing Highlights DIFX's Islamic Finance Potential
03/07/2006 House Democrats Introduce Hedge Fund Registration Bill
03/07/2006 Italian Government Expected To Approve Supplementary Budget
03/07/2006 German Lawmakers Approve 'Wealth Tax'
03/07/2006 FSA Unveils Conclusions On Fund Disclosure To Retail Clients
30/06/2006 Jersey Signs MoU With Qatar
30/06/2006 Bahrain Modernises Bank Licensing Regime
30/06/2006 Singapore Exchange To List Hedge Funds
30/06/2006 Morgan Stanley Settles With SEC Over Misuse Of Insider Information
30/06/2006 Mauritius Stock Exchange To Launch New Market
29/06/2006 HMRC Unveils Policy Changes Regarding VAT Exemption For Funds
29/06/2006 New Zealand To Target Venture Capital With New Tax Proposals
29/06/2006 Ireland Publishes Details Of Largest Tax Settlement To Date
29/06/2006 CISX Reveals Increased Interest In REIT Listings
29/06/2006 SEC And Korean FSC Announce Terms Of Reference For Regulatory Dialogue
28/06/2006 FTSE And DIFX Launch First GCC-Based Indices
28/06/2006 Belgium Angered By US Monitoring Of Transactions
28/06/2006 GuernseyFinance Welcomes Fund Changes
28/06/2006 EC Pleased With MiFID Progress
28/06/2006 AIMA Welcomes Hedge Fund Registration Ruling
27/06/2006 Trading Of Equity Derivatives More Active In Hong Kong Than Overseas
27/06/2006 US Appeals Court Junks SEC Hedge Fund Registration
27/06/2006 UK Conference To Examine Attractiveness Of University Accommodation In REITs
27/06/2006 Jersey To Update Limited Partnership Laws
27/06/2006 Ireland Seeks To Ease Regulatory Burden
26/06/2006 Turkey Abolishes Withholding Taxes For Foreign Investors
26/06/2006 DFSA Announces Key Rule Change For DIFX Listing Sponsors
26/06/2006 Russia To Keep Flat Tax - For Now
26/06/2006 House Estate Tax Compromise Faces Uncertain Senate Future
23/06/2006 Cayman Hedge Funds Are Unstoppable
23/06/2006 FSA Chief Speaks On Future Regulation Of Financial Services Industry
23/06/2006 Has BSX Outgrown Small Firms?
23/06/2006 SEC Rule Changes Improve Fund Of Funds Transparency
23/06/2006 Ranks Of The World's HNWIs Continue To Swell
22/06/2006 Global Wealth Management Industry Hits Its Stride
22/06/2006 More Firms Jump On SEC's Interactive Data Bandwagon
22/06/2006 Hong Kong Woos Chinese Entrepreneurs In Beijing
22/06/2006 Australia And France Update Tax Treaty
21/06/2006 ISE Retains Right To Trade Options Without License
21/06/2006 Asian Hedge Fund Growth Prompts AIMA Hong Kong Office
21/06/2006 Fed Governor Named As PCAOB Chairman
21/06/2006 Retail Investors More Active In Hong Kong Markets
21/06/2006 LOFSA Issues Islamic Finance Guidance For Offshore Institutions
20/06/2006 Cut In HK Securities Trading Levy Goes Before Legislative Council
20/06/2006 Developers Pull Plug On Hong Kong REITs
20/06/2006 German Upper House Approves VAT Hike
20/06/2006 NYSE-Euronext Merger Could Spawn New London Exchange
19/06/2006 Symantec Settles One Tax Claim, Prepares To Battle IRS Over Another
19/06/2006 Campos Urges Tougher Rules For Hedge Funds
19/06/2006 New Fund Allows Direct Ownership Of Chinese A Shares
19/06/2006 CSX Appoints New Head Of Business Development
19/06/2006 Russian Tax Service Added To Yukos's List Of Creditors
16/06/2006 UK Law Society Welcomes Trust Tax Changes, But Concerns Remain
16/06/2006 Canadian Bank To Take Over Largest Costa Rican Private Bank
16/06/2006 Guernsey Announces Savings Tax Directive Results
16/06/2006 Hong Kong Helps Drive Up China's Corporate Governance Standards
16/06/2006 SSIA Holders Warned Against 'Get Rich Quick' Schemes
15/06/2006 SEC Complies With Mutual Fund Court Order
15/06/2006 DFSA Proposes To Enhance Collective Investment Regime
15/06/2006 May A Miserable Month For Hedge Funds
15/06/2006 Jersey Reports EU Savings Tax Revenues
15/06/2006 Speakers Unveiled For Guernsey Funds 2006 Conference
14/06/2006 Anti-Money Laundering Working Group Launched In Hong Kong
14/06/2006 EC To Examine Transparency In Non-Equity Markets
14/06/2006 Company Reports Now Fully Searchable Online, Says SEC
14/06/2006 FSA Chief Comments On Implications Of Foreign LSE Takeover
14/06/2006 Academic Research Backs Low Tax Jurisdictions
13/06/2006 FASB And AICPA Seek To Improve Financial Reporting For Private Companies
13/06/2006 STEP Comments On OECD Transparency Drive
13/06/2006 Singapore Exchange Enhances Governance
13/06/2006 NYSE Investigates Short-Selling In Vonage IPO
13/06/2006 New International Tax Consultancy Launched In The UK
12/06/2006 Cox Urges Options Exchanges To Commence Penny Quoting
12/06/2006 DIFC To Promote Islamic Finance In OECD Countries
12/06/2006 FSA Reassures Firms On Retrospective Actions
12/06/2006 STEP Welcomes Government Climb-Down On Trust Tax Treatment
12/06/2006 Brazilian Lawmakers Give Nod To Foreign Investor Tax Cut
09/06/2006 More Jurisdictions Recognised Under BVI Mutual Funds Act
09/06/2006 Study Dispels Myth That Hedge Funds Always Outperform Stocks And Bonds
09/06/2006 Fortune Listing Opens Door To Global Investors For DIFX
09/06/2006 Report Recommends Changes To Guernsey Fund Sector
08/06/2006 IRS Tax Settlement Boosts Hewlett Packard's Profits
08/06/2006 Lone Star To Appeal Seoul Tax Decision
08/06/2006 AIMA Urges Hedge Fund Managers To Prioritise MiFID Compliance
08/06/2006 FSB Slams Plans To Change Self-Assessment Date
07/06/2006 Manx Bank Reduces Minimum Deposit
07/06/2006 IoM Asks Industry For Views On Financial Services Legislation Update
07/06/2006 FSA Survey Reveals Older Experienced Investors Targeted By Boiler Rooms
07/06/2006 Tax Issues Fuelling UK Investor Interest In Offshore Bonds
07/06/2006 Barclays Set To Offer Forex Trading Services To UAE Clients
06/06/2006 Fairground Gaming At Forefront Of E-Gaming Consolidation
06/06/2006 Star Japanese Fund Manager Facing Insider Trading Charges
06/06/2006 Pakistan To Grant 10-Year Tax Holiday For Private Equity Funds
06/06/2006 Vonage Facing Class Action Over IPO
06/06/2006 NASD Drops Charges Against Quattrone
05/06/2006 NYSE Reaches Landmark Deal With Euronext
05/06/2006 Hedge Fund Pay Soars To New Heights
05/06/2006 Philadelphia Stock Exchange Charged With Failing To Supervise Specialists
05/06/2006 US And Germany Sign Protocol To Bilateral Income Tax Treaty
02/06/2006 Vivendi Agrees To Pay $686 Million In Tax To Settle With IRS
02/06/2006 Guernsey Q1 Fund Figures See Growth
02/06/2006 Man Group Posts Record Profit
02/06/2006 United States And Finland Sign Protocol To Income Tax Treaty
01/06/2006 Business Impact Of Basel II Begins To Sink In
01/06/2006 SFM To Market World Investment Opportunities Funds In Cyprus
01/06/2006 Shed A Tear For Those Poor Hedge-Fund Managers
01/06/2006 SEC Brings Settled Charges Against Tribune Group
31/05/2006 Kuwait Considers Imposing Income Tax
31/05/2006 Goldman CEO Gets Top US Treasury Job
31/05/2006 BOC Float Raises US$9bn In Hong Kong
31/05/2006 India And Japan Exchange Diplomatic Notes On New DTAA
30/05/2006 Global Launches Kuwait's First Small Cap Fund
30/05/2006 Former NAB Forex Traders Found Guilty
30/05/2006 IOM Bank Offers 5% Fixed-Term Bond
30/05/2006 Yam Warns On Market Volatility
29/05/2006 SEC Data Initiative To Improve Transparency For Investors
29/05/2006 Lay And Skilling Convicted
29/05/2006 US And Switzerland Work Towards Closer Trade Relationship
29/05/2006 China To Begin Enforcing Property Gains Tax
26/05/2006 Swiss Private Equity Firm To Become First European Listing On DIFX
26/05/2006 Guernsey Bank Deposits Hit New Record
26/05/2006 Offshore UK Bank Raises Interest Rates
26/05/2006 Societe Generale, Credit Agricole Granted Banking Licences By HKMA
26/05/2006 Settlement Reached Over Fannie Mae Accounting Fraud Claims
25/05/2006 Russian Minister Embroiled In Offshore Fund Scandal
25/05/2006 Australia Reviews Film Finance Tax Incentives
25/05/2006 Tories Condemn 'Stealth Tax' On Pensions
25/05/2006 IRS Ordered To Compensate Taxpayers In Tax Shelter Case
24/05/2006 Chidambaram Allays Fears Over New Indian Capital Gains Tax
24/05/2006 NYSE Proposes Alliance With Euronext
24/05/2006 SEC Files First Enforcement Action Under Patriot Act
24/05/2006 Survey Shows Little To Choose Beween Top Swiss Asset Managers
24/05/2006 Dubai Ideal Regional Platform For Fortis Private Banking
23/05/2006 SEC To Lose Berger, Glassman
23/05/2006 Tax Cut Bill Bad News For US Expats And Their Employers
23/05/2006 Bramdean To Launch Alternative Investment Fund
23/05/2006 Credit Suisse To Pay Enron Estate $90m
23/05/2006 Fairbairn Wins 'Best Offshore Bank' Award
22/05/2006 Hedge Funds Playing Key Role As Financiers To Distressed Funds
22/05/2006 SEC Unveils Next Steps For Implementation Of Sarbanes-Oxley
22/05/2006 China Mulls More Taxes To Cool Real Estate Market
22/05/2006 Bahrain Launches Financial Services Development Agency
19/05/2006 Hong Kong's SFC Publishes Annual Report
19/05/2006 Bush Signs $70 Billion In Tax Cuts Into Law
19/05/2006 China's Savings Interest Tax Here To Stay
19/05/2006 AIMA Opens Cayman Chapter
19/05/2006 Nasdaq And Clean Edge Launch Green Index
18/05/2006 CSE And ASE Set To Launch Common Trading Platform
18/05/2006 US Authorities Cool On More Hedge Fund Regulation
18/05/2006 KPMG Still In Pursuit Of Portus Diamonds
18/05/2006 New Zealand Government Amends Investment Tax Bill
18/05/2006 Troika Dialog Launches Russian Equity Hedge Fund
17/05/2006 DIFC An 'Obvious Choice' For New Islamic Insurance Firm
17/05/2006 UK Tories Pledge Tax And Regulatory Assistance To Creative Industries
17/05/2006 Greenwich Van Hedge Fund Index Extends Gains Through April
17/05/2006 LFX Welcomes First Foreign Listing Sponsors
16/05/2006 CIoT Submits Representation On Trust Tax Changes
16/05/2006 Japan's FSA Orders Suspension Of PwC Services For 2 Months
16/05/2006 South Korea Cannot Apply New Tax Treaty Laws To Lone Star
16/05/2006 Prolonging Tax Cut Will Save Investors $50 Billion
16/05/2006 Isle Of Man Scoops Prestigious Offshore Award Again
15/05/2006 ATO Gets More Money To Police Wealthy Taxpayers
15/05/2006 $70 Billion Tax Package Awaits Bush's Signature
15/05/2006 New Product Allows Swifter Fund Listings On BSX
15/05/2006 First Islamic REIT Launches In Malaysia
15/05/2006 EU Member States Agree Anti-Money Laundering Measures
12/05/2006 Dubai Thinking Big With New Fund Laws
12/05/2006 Record Revenues Strengthen Bush's Hand On Tax Cuts
12/05/2006 Australia Attempts To Stimulate Venture Capital Industry
12/05/2006 Jersey Issues New Money Laundering Regulation
12/05/2006 Morgan Stanley To Pay SEC $15m
11/05/2006 Jersey Presents 'Zero/Ten' Tax Proposals
11/05/2006 Non-US Firms Struggling With Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
11/05/2006 Hedge Funds Continue Good Form Through April
11/05/2006 SEC Obtains Injunctions Against Hedge Fund Managers
10/05/2006 Irish Pull Money Out Of Isle Of Man As Tax Man Tightens The Screws
10/05/2006 Man Financial Denies US RICO Charges
10/05/2006 High Calibre Speakers Secured For Annual Liechtenstein Dialogue
10/05/2006 DFSA Sets Up Historic Linkage With New York Exchanges
10/05/2006 Bush's Tax Cuts Don't Just Benefit The Rich
09/05/2006 HMRC's Offshore Victory May Endanger Many UK Taxpayers
09/05/2006 Jersey Celebrates A Year Of Banner Progress
09/05/2006 UK Building Society Offers Expat Mortgages
09/05/2006 Tremont Reports Healthy Q1 Hedge Fund Inflows
08/05/2006 ECJ's Abbey Ruling Could Save Fund Managers Millions In VAT
08/05/2006 Survey Finds Healthy Private Equity Sector in South Africa
08/05/2006 Hammerson To Launch UK's First REIT
08/05/2006 Germany To Clamp Down On Hedge Fund Activity
05/05/2006 JCRA Approves Mourant Takeover Of AIB Fund Administrators
05/05/2006 SEC To Reduce Fees On Securities Transactions
05/05/2006 US And Denmark Amend Income Tax Treaty
05/05/2006 FSA To Examine Handling Of Client Money By Insurers
04/05/2006 Barclays Ruling Gives HMRC Access To Offshore Account Information
04/05/2006 More Than US$10 Bn In Wasted Withholding Tax
04/05/2006 Cayman Judge Rejects US Receiver's Request In PAAF Case
04/05/2006 Nordea Offers Private Equity Bond To Individual Investors
04/05/2006 Congress Reaches Agreement On Extending Bush Tax Cuts
03/05/2006 Bank Of Butterfield Announces Impressive Results Across The Board
03/05/2006 Receiver Appointed For Bayou's Onshore Assets
03/05/2006 Stamp Duty To Go Up On Cayman Island Property Purchases
03/05/2006 Ma Welcomes Changes To Mainland's QDII Regime
03/05/2006 AITC Drops Trust In Modernising Name Change
02/05/2006 Alternative Funds Surprisingly Slow On The Technology Uptake
02/05/2006 Derbyshire IOM Offers Incentive Interest Rate
02/05/2006 Carrefour Raided By Korean Tax Inspectors
02/05/2006 LOFSA Poised To Become Major Offshore Player
02/05/2006 Austrian Bank Hit By Refco Scandal
01/05/2006 US Venture Capital Investment Off To Solid Start In 2006
01/05/2006 ASIC Insider Trading Case Against Citigroup Adjourned
01/05/2006 SPARX Acquires PMA To Form $8bn Asian Alternative Investment Giant
01/05/2006 US-Guernsey Tax Information Exchange Agreement Comes Into Force
28/04/2006 New Hedge Fund To Focus On Russia's Growth Potential
28/04/2006 New Judge Assigned In Quattrone Case
28/04/2006 US Treasury Seeks Comment On Establishment Of SLLR
28/04/2006 Belgian Tax Regime For CIUs Not State Aid, EC Announces
27/04/2006 SEC Advisory Committee Releases Sarbanes-Oxley Recommendations
27/04/2006 Seoul Tax Authorities Suspect Foreign Firms Of Dodging Real Estate Taxes
27/04/2006 Close Brothers Expands Wealth Management Business
27/04/2006 BOS Raises Dollar Interest Rates
26/04/2006 Commodities A Key Driver Of Hedge Fund Performance
26/04/2006 Jersey Returns To Bolster Its Reputation In The Middle East
26/04/2006 IOM Bank Offers Index-Linked Savings Product
26/04/2006 SEC Approves Tax Service Ethics And Independence Rules
25/04/2006 Stunning Fund Asset Growth In Luxembourg
25/04/2006 Cazenove Launches Macro Hedge Fund
25/04/2006 Hong Kong Banking Sector Performed Well Last Year
25/04/2006 South Korean Tax Office Expands Probe Into Foreign Investors
25/04/2006 DIFC May Be Planning Surprise Swoop On Euronext
24/04/2006 LOFSA Takes Steps To Reduce Money Laundering
24/04/2006 FSA To Allow More Flexible Unit Pricing
24/04/2006 Survey Shows SOX Compliance Costs Falling
24/04/2006 Bank Of Cyprus To Open Russian Subsidiary
24/04/2006 Hedge Fund Inflows Up As Returns Improve
21/04/2006 DIFC Launches Investment Arm
21/04/2006 Ireland To Improve Covered Bonds Legislation
21/04/2006 Yukos Lawyer Jailed For Embezzlement And Tax Evasion
21/04/2006 Alternative Investments Enjoy Successful First Quarter
21/04/2006 EC Working Group Releases Study On Cross-Border Securities Trading
20/04/2006 REI Research Corporation Launches Online Resource For Real Estate Investors
20/04/2006 PartyGaming Announces Strong Start To 2006
20/04/2006 S And P Upgrades Hong Kong's Outlook On Strong Fiscal And Economic Results
20/04/2006 BOS Increases Interest Rates
20/04/2006 DME To Launch Middle East's First Crude Futures Contract
19/04/2006 Ireland On Course For Steady Growth, But Central Bank Sounds House Market Warning
19/04/2006 SEC Files Enforcement Action Against Tyco
19/04/2006 Citigroup Announces Major New Presence In Dubai
19/04/2006 Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Registers March Gain
18/04/2006 Man Group Launch Beats Forecast
18/04/2006 Hedge Funds Off To Flying Start In Q1 2006
18/04/2006 Foreign Investors Welcomed In South Korea's Financial Industry Vision
18/04/2006 China Eases Foreign Investment Rules
17/04/2006 PayPal Ordered To Assist In US Tax Evasion Probe
17/04/2006 Judge Slams BCCI Case Against Bank Of England
17/04/2006 IoM Fund Adminstrators Permitted To Provide Broader Range Of Services
17/04/2006 Seychelles To Begin Lifting Of Exchange Controls
17/04/2006 BVI Government To Investigate Stamp Duty Evasion
14/04/2006 Swiss Cities Offer Best Quality Of Life For Expat Workers
14/04/2006 Dubai Regulator Signs Information Exchange Agreement With Korea
14/04/2006 SEC Brings New Insider Trading Charges
14/04/2006 Hong Kong SFC Explores New Developments For Derivative Warrants Market
14/04/2006 New Zealand Government Ushers In 'Fairer' Investment Tax Regime
13/04/2006 Financial Services Firms Working To Combat Financial Crime, Boost Compliance
13/04/2006 UK Law Society Welcomes Judgement On Solicitors As Executors
13/04/2006 Ernst And Young Accused Of Selling Dubious Tax Shelters
13/04/2006 Northeast China's Largest Oil Terminal Floats On Hong Kong Exchange
13/04/2006 Time Warner Settles Class Action
12/04/2006 BISX To Strengthen Market Transparency
12/04/2006 FSCS Unveils List Of Defaulting Firms
12/04/2006 Islamic Investment Bank Wins Licence From Dubai FSA
12/04/2006 STEP Criticizes UK Treasury Over Trusts Changes
12/04/2006 UBS To Acquire Piper Jaffray's Private Client Network
11/04/2006 Tax Breaks Attract Investors To Brazilian Investment Funds
11/04/2006 SEC Halts Microcap Manipulation
11/04/2006 New Yukos VP Arrested Days After Appointment
11/04/2006 Hong Kong SFC Consults On Amending Margin Financing Rules
11/04/2006 Court Criticizes SEC Over Governance Rule
10/04/2006 Derbyshire IOM Offers New Fixed Rate Bonds
10/04/2006 FSA Mulls Ending Audit Requirement For Small Firms
10/04/2006 AIM De-Lists Three Dozen 'Cash Shells'
10/04/2006 Jersey FSC Signs Regulatory Cooperation Agreement With Qatar
07/04/2006 Lloyds TSB Offshore Opens In Dubai
07/04/2006 France Taken To Task Over Current Account Interest Prohibition
07/04/2006 Swiss Government Claims Data Shows EU Withholding Tax System Works
07/04/2006 SEC And CFTC Unveil Plans To Allow Futures Trading On Debt Indexes
07/04/2006 US DoJ Clamps Down On Offshore Scheme
06/04/2006 Irish Tax Revenues Overshoot Targets
06/04/2006 Guernsey QIF Changes Welcomed
06/04/2006 Tax Reform Agenda Slips Down White House Priority List
06/04/2006 Hedge Fund Managers Uncertain On US Stocks, But Bearish On T-Notes
05/04/2006 Dominican Republic To Host New Financial Centre
05/04/2006 FSA Consults On Regulation Of Pensions
05/04/2006 Italy's Political Heavyweights Grapple Over Tax Policy
05/04/2006 Strong Demand For Hedge Funds Expected In Asia
04/04/2006 Yorkshire Guernsey Announces Record Profits
04/04/2006 Guernsey FSC Issues Revised Guidance On Qualifying Investor Funds
04/04/2006 Bush Tells Nation That Congress Must Extend Tax Cuts
04/04/2006 Man Group Expects Profit To Beat Market Forecasts
04/04/2006 Savvy Investors Outflank Europe's Tax Snoopers
03/04/2006 Skipton Re-Launches Offshore Savings Products
03/04/2006 Defaulters List Shows Irish Revenue Netting Some Big Fish
03/04/2006 Guernsey's Finance Sector Attracts Positive Reviews From Finance Press
03/04/2006 Strong Finance Industry Performance To Boost Bahamas Economy
03/04/2006 Listing Relaxation Will Help REIT's Says UK Tax Adviser
31/03/2006 Georgia Hedge Fund Manager Charged With Cheating Investors Out Of $180m
31/03/2006 Former OMX Chief Appointed To Lead DIFX's Next Phase Of Growth
31/03/2006 Irish Revenue Trying To Impose Stamp Duty On CFDs
31/03/2006 FSA Consults On Listing Rule Changes
31/03/2006 Hong Kong SFC Outlines Regulatory Challenges
30/03/2006 BNP Paribas Cleared For Takeover Of Italian Bank
30/03/2006 Labuan's Profile As Offshore Exchange Continues To Grow
30/03/2006 CSE To Assist In The Development Of Egypt's Capital Market
30/03/2006 Zurich Financial Agrees To Settle Bid-Rigging Charges
29/03/2006 FSA Issues Update On Investment Product Disclosure
29/03/2006 DIFC Admits Middle East's Largest Private Equity Firm
29/03/2006 Hedge Fund Barometer Shows Strong Demand For Macro Strategies
29/03/2006 Investment Fraud Trial Commences In Monaco
28/03/2006 FSA May Allow Retail Investors Access To Funds Of Hedge Funds
28/03/2006 A Record 2005 For Jersey
28/03/2006 Swings And Roundabouts In Dubai
28/03/2006 Irish Regulator Acts Against Hedge Fund
28/03/2006 Australian Merger Will Create 'Leading Bourse' In Asia Pacific
27/03/2006 Lone Star Appeals Against South Korean Back Tax Bill
27/03/2006 New Zealand Business To Benefit From NZ$1Bn In Tax Cuts
27/03/2006 FSA Publishes Feedback On Hedge Fund Risks
27/03/2006 UK To Introduce REITs In 2007
24/03/2006 Yam Proposes Action Plan To Protect Hong Kong's 'Hub' Status
24/03/2006 Eleven Further Individuals Charged In Connection With Squawk Box Fraud
24/03/2006 Treasury, Bank Of England And FSA Sign MoU On Financial Stability
24/03/2006 Hedge Fund Leaders Summoned To Appear Before US Senate
23/03/2006 Ma Reassures Businesses On HK Regulatory Standards
23/03/2006 Hong Kong Government Issues Warning To REIT Investors
23/03/2006 RBC Launches Broad-Based Investible Hedge Fund Index
23/03/2006 Gibraltar FSC Launches Investment Guide For Retail Investors
23/03/2006 Rumours Swirl Around Bawag In Refco Affair
22/03/2006 Portus Diamonds Still On The Loose
22/03/2006 London Now Europe's Hedge Fund Capital, Data Suggests
22/03/2006 Jersey And Dubai Regulators Sign Information Exchange Agreement
22/03/2006 SEC And FSA Sign Agreement On Market Oversight
22/03/2006 Bear Stearns Settles Market Timing Charges
21/03/2006 Senator Introduces Bill To Close $17 Billion Capital Gains 'Tax Gap'
21/03/2006 Liechtenstein Will Resist Moves To End Bank Secrecy, Says Prince
21/03/2006 FSA Unveils Plans To Measure Market Abuse
21/03/2006 ICAI Calls For Increase In Audit Exemption Threshold For Irish Firms
20/03/2006 New UK Pensions Regime About To Begin
20/03/2006 UK Budget This Wednesday May Launch REITs
20/03/2006 Greenwich-Van Hedge Fund Index Almost Flat In February
20/03/2006 Refco Judge Leans Towards Liquidation Of Capital Markets Unit
20/03/2006 US Legislation Impacting On Offshore
17/03/2006 Wall Street Is Backing Tax-Free De-Merger Legislation
17/03/2006 Brown Should Stop Fixating On Tax Avoidance, Says PKF
17/03/2006 Hong Kong Scheme Seeks To Attract Best Overseas Talent
17/03/2006 Singapore Exchange Mulls Hedge Fund Listings
16/03/2006 FSA Announces Plans To Simplify Training And Competence Rules
16/03/2006 US Treasury Discusses Money Laundering Concerns With North Korean Officials
16/03/2006 Middle East Hedge Funds To Prosper, Conference Told
16/03/2006 Cayman Government Seeks Enhanced Economic Links With Panama
15/03/2006 CIBC Buys Barclays' Stake in First Caribbean International
15/03/2006 Asia Holds 'A Wealth Of Investment Opportunities'
15/03/2006 Data Shows Taxation Is Cooling China's Property Market
15/03/2006 AICPA Releases New Standards For Risk Assessment
15/03/2006 SEC Commissioners Bad-Mouth Hedge Fund Rule
14/03/2006 Costa Rica Negotiating Double Tax Avoidance Agreements
14/03/2006 Management Participate In Buyout Of Jersey Hedge Fund
14/03/2006 The EU Confronts Poland Over Bank Merger
14/03/2006 KPMG Tax Liability Hits Deutsche Bank Profits
14/03/2006 UK Government Shuts Down Film Tax Relief Avoidance Scheme
13/03/2006 DP World Won't Assume Control Of P And O's US Operations
13/03/2006 EC Seeking To Extend Savings Tax Directive To Far Eastern Centres
13/03/2006 Fortis Acquires BVI's Largest Hedge Fund Administrator
13/03/2006 SFC Survey Points To Need For Better Investor Education
13/03/2006 Snow Welcomes Renewal Of US Patriot Act
10/03/2006 First Sukuk Bond Index Launched
10/03/2006 US Commerce Secretary Leads Gulf Coast Investment Mission
10/03/2006 Japan's FSA Takes Action Against JP Morgan
10/03/2006 Italian Opposition Considering Capital Gains Tax Hike
09/03/2006 New Spanish Anti-Takeover Moves Scrutinised
09/03/2006 EC Threatens Action On Clearing And Settlement
09/03/2006 Swiss Bank Launches Latin American Fund Of Hedge Funds
09/03/2006 Appointment Of PAAM Liquidator May Throw Spotlight Back On Man Group
09/03/2006 DIFC Welcomes Morgan Stanley To The Dubai Fold
08/03/2006 Many Jurisdictions Remain Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Says US Report
08/03/2006 Panama And Singapore Sign Free Trade Pact
08/03/2006 US Justice Department Sues Sham Trust Promoters
08/03/2006 Hedge Funds Unable To Repeat Impressive New Year Gains
08/03/2006 Swiss Banking Industry Enjoyed Strong 2005
07/03/2006 RIM Settles With NTP For $612m
07/03/2006 South Korea To Ban Offshore Investors From Tax Treaty Benefits
07/03/2006 Ireland's First-Time Buyers Now Need EUR250,000
07/03/2006 Dubai Licences Its First Hedge Fund
06/03/2006 Kroes Hints At Limits On State Aid For Film Sectors
06/03/2006 Property Fund Hopes To Tap Into Chinese Real Estate's 'Huge Potential'
06/03/2006 Deutsche Bank To Expand Middle Eastern Business From Dubai Office
06/03/2006 STEP Launches Private Client Awards
03/03/2006 FSA Consults On Capital Requirements Directive
03/03/2006 CIMA Signs Updated MoU With Brazilian Central Bank
03/03/2006 LME Faces Fair Competition Probe By UK Trading Watchdog
03/03/2006 Value Of BISX Share Trading Up In 2005
02/03/2006 SEC Shuts Down 'Paid Autosurf' Ponzi Scheme
02/03/2006 EFG International Expands Footprint In Bahamas, Luxembourg And Hong Kong
02/03/2006 FSA Hands Down Record Fine To Hedge Fund
02/03/2006 Hong Kong Lawmakers Approve Fund Profits Tax Exemption
02/03/2006 HMRC Further Restricts New Pensions Regime
01/03/2006 India's Tax Rate Dilemma
01/03/2006 Russia Investment Firm Seeks Flotation On London's AIM
01/03/2006 Hong Kong Dollar Deposits Rise In January
01/03/2006 SEC Approves Rule Changes For NYSE-Archipelago Merger
28/02/2006 SAGM Alternative Investment Arm To Market Hedge Funds In Hong Kong
28/02/2006 Time Running Out For New York's Tax Dodgers As Amnesty Draws To A Close
28/02/2006 UK-IoM Pension Transfer Rights Relaxed Under New Rules
28/02/2006 EC Adopts Report On Implementation Of Money Laundering Framework Decision
28/02/2006 Increased Powers For Irish Revenue Commissioners Slipping Through Dail 'By Stealth'
27/02/2006 Greenwich Van Leads Investible Hedge Fund Indices
27/02/2006 M&S May Place GBP4 Bn Property Portfolio Into REITs
27/02/2006 Probe Clears Canadian Government Officials Of Leaking Tax Announcement
27/02/2006 DP World Agrees To Temporarily Segregate P And O's US Operations
24/02/2006 Caribbean Real Estate A Hedge Against Cooling US Market
24/02/2006 Shore Capital Launches Tax-Advantaged UK Alternative Investment Fund
24/02/2006 SEC Announces Settlement With Current And Former KPMG Partners In Xerox Case
24/02/2006 Preliminary Approval Granted For Enron Settlement
23/02/2006 South African Hedge Fund Thrown Open To International Investors
23/02/2006 Butterfield Bank Group Reports Record Full Year Earnings
23/02/2006 Morgan Stanley Unveils $15m 'Agreement In Principle' With SEC
23/02/2006 UK Private Equity Industry Facing Tax Shake-Up
23/02/2006 Bahrain Stakes Claim As Middle East's Financial 'Jurisdiction Of Choice'
22/02/2006 TSE Comments On Possibility Of Livedoor Delisting
22/02/2006 LSE Boosts Defences Against Macquarie
22/02/2006 Superfund Group Aims To Be Middle East's Top Managed Futures Firm From New Dubai HQ
22/02/2006 UK Investors 'Blind' To Their Own Net Worth
22/02/2006 Guernsey Releases Q4 2005 Fund Data
21/02/2006 Refco's Court Struggles Continue In New York
21/02/2006 Australian And New Zealand Discuss Trans-Tasman Single Market
21/02/2006 Bank Of Bermuda Launches International Banking Centre
21/02/2006 US Senators Raise Objections To P And O-DP World Deal
20/02/2006 NASDAQ Unveils Plans For New Listing Standards
20/02/2006 Australian Expat Tax Regime To Be One Of World's Most Competitive
20/02/2006 Brazil Exempts Foreign Investors From Capital Gains On Government Debt
20/02/2006 BlackRock And Merrill Lynch Merge To Form $1 Trillion Investment Firm
20/02/2006 SEC Seeking Feedback On Section 404 Compliance
17/02/2006 Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Posts Largest Gain Since August 2000
17/02/2006 Guernsey Bank Deposits Breach GBP80 Billion Mark
17/02/2006 Russian Tax Amnesty Lined Up For July
17/02/2006 SEC Takes Action Against Delinquent Filers
16/02/2006 Bank Of New York Expands Alternative Investment Offering
16/02/2006 IFRS Impacting European Fund Managers' Investment Decisions
16/02/2006 Dubai Licence Opens Middle Eastern Market For Standard Bank
16/02/2006 Lloyds TSB Opens Miami Office
16/02/2006 Snow Praises Senate For Extending Lower Taxes On Capital Gains And Dividends
15/02/2006 UBS Victorious In Dispute With HMRC
15/02/2006 LFX Completes Second Listing Of Preference Shares
15/02/2006 Investment Funds Worldwide Top $17 Trillion
15/02/2006 Firms Face Tough Time Implementing UK Money Laundering Rules
15/02/2006 EFG International Acquires Bermudian Fund Of Hedge Funds Firm
14/02/2006 Bristol-Myers Settlement Approved
14/02/2006 Gordon Brown Outlines New Anti-Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing Measures
14/02/2006 New Singapore-Malaysia Double Tax Agreement Enters Into Force
14/02/2006 AIG Private Bank Gains Hong Kong Licence
14/02/2006 Livedoor Chief Indicted
13/02/2006 Cullen Defends New Zealand's Offshore Tax Plans
13/02/2006 S&P Hedge Fund Index Climbs 2% In January
13/02/2006 Telstra Shareholders Launch Class Action
13/02/2006 Derbyshire Offshore Increases Sterling Interest Rates
13/02/2006 Germany To Delay Capital Gains Tax Hike
10/02/2006 Tremont Records Net Asset Outflow From Hedge Funds In Q4 2005
10/02/2006 EC To Probe Luxembourg's 1929 Tax-Exempt Holdings Regime
10/02/2006 Dubai Mercantile Exchange To Pioneer Middle Eastern Oil Trading
10/02/2006 Plenty Of Action In Refco Bankruptcy Process
09/02/2006 Brazil Mulling Tax Cuts To Attract Foreign Investors To Local Securities Market
09/02/2006 AIMA Praises European Commission's Initiative On Alternative Investment
09/02/2006 Irish Government Defends Tax Reliefs
09/02/2006 Caribbean Nations Issue Bonds On ECSE
09/02/2006 JMLSG Publishes Anti-Money Laundering Guidance
08/02/2006 India May Restore Tax Relief On Bank Deposits
08/02/2006 EC Sends Formal Drafts Of 'Level 2' MiFID Implementation Proposals To Parliament
08/02/2006 Yukos Shareholders Launch Lawsuit Against Russian Government
08/02/2006 Hedge Funds Get Off To Flying Start In 2006
08/02/2006 Rising Negative Equity 'No Cause For Concern' For Hong Kong's Banking System
07/02/2006 Malta Attempts Further Improvements To New Property Tax Regime
07/02/2006 Mellon To Base European Hedge Fund Unit In Dublin
07/02/2006 Bahamas Regulator Defends Money Laundering Controls In Wake Of Dominion Affair
07/02/2006 UK REITS Doomed To Failure Unless Tax Regime Is 'Radically Simplified,' AITC Warns
06/02/2006 Joint Malay-Saudi Investment Funds May Incorporate In Labuan
06/02/2006 Yorkshire Guernsey Launches Notice Account For Business
06/02/2006 SEC And Japan's Financial Services Agency To Increase Cooperation
06/02/2006 US International Tax Official Speaks On Pending Tax Agreements
06/02/2006 Funds Of Hedge Funds Turn In Creditable Performance In 2005
03/02/2006 Anglo-Irish Launches New IOM Web-Site
03/02/2006 Talenthedge To Launch New Hedge Fund Indices
03/02/2006 Revenue Bill Designed To Woo Investors To Hong Kong
03/02/2006 Yukos Appeals Against Latest Back Tax Claim
03/02/2006 FirstCaribbean International Bank Acquires ABN AMRO's Curacao Unit
02/02/2006 First Project Goes Ahead Under Cook Islands Unit Titles Law
02/02/2006 McCreevy Speaks On Cross-Border Finance Sector Consolidation
02/02/2006 AIMA Responds To FSA 2006 Risk Outlook Paper
02/02/2006 CFTC Charges Hedge Funds In Foreign Currency Scam
02/02/2006 FSA Outlines Priorities For 2006-07
01/02/2006 Bank Of England Seeks High Court Exoneration In BCCI Case
01/02/2006 Maltese Government Receives Offers For Maltacom Stake
01/02/2006 Guernsey Has Global Outlook, Lawyer Suggests
01/02/2006 EC Explores Framework For Investment Funds In EU
31/01/2006 Hedge Funds To Undergo Regular Inspections Under Tougher SEC Regime
31/01/2006 European Bankers And Insurers Call For Harmonisation of Financial Services
31/01/2006 Standard Life To Sell Offshore Investment Services From New Dublin Office
31/01/2006 Mourant Named 'Best Specialist Provider' In Private Banking Survey
30/01/2006 DP World's New Bid Trumps PSA In P And O Takeover Battle
30/01/2006 Bermuda Simplifies Partnership Legislation
30/01/2006 FSA Appoints New Directors
30/01/2006 Hollinger International Mulls Sale, Won't Pursue KPMG Damages
30/01/2006 National Bank Of Bahrain Launches Alternative Investment Vehicle
27/01/2006 AmBank Hybrid Shares To List On Labuan Exchange
27/01/2006 UK Building Society Re-Launches Offshore Unit
27/01/2006 British Government Repeats Warning Over Property Rights In Northern Cyprus
27/01/2006 P And O Withdraws Support For DP World Takeover Bid
27/01/2006 Swiss Government Targets Small Investors In Swisscom Sale
26/01/2006 BVI Continues To Top IBC Registration Stakes
26/01/2006 DIFC Authority Issues Licence To First UAE Financial Institution
26/01/2006 Turkey Puts Forward New Proposals On Cyprus
26/01/2006 Hedge Funds' Use Of Illiquid Assets Poses Risk To Financial Stability, Says FSA
25/01/2006 Consumer Confidence In Internet Banking Fragile, FSA Reveals
25/01/2006 15,000 Offshore Account Holders Targeted In HMRC Tax Probe
25/01/2006 DIFC Publishes New Law For The Establishment Of Fund Management Activities
25/01/2006 AIB Opens Multi Manager Fund To Individual Investors
25/01/2006 Minchin Argues For Elimination Of Australia's Superannuation Tax
24/01/2006 Guernsey Keeps Focus On Tax Compliance Despite International Demands
24/01/2006 First Gulf Bank Launches Macro Hedge Fund In UAE
24/01/2006 UBS Pulls Out Of Iran
24/01/2006 Mauritius And Jersey FSCs Sign MoU
23/01/2006 US AMT Stock Option Victims Hope For Redress
23/01/2006 Livedoor Executives Face Further Questioning
23/01/2006 BNP Paribas Asset Management Launches India-Focused Fund
23/01/2006 Bush Repeats Call For Congress To Extend Tax Cuts
23/01/2006 European Parliament Approves Committee To Probe Equitable Life
20/01/2006 Schussel Hints At Tax On Short-Term Investors
20/01/2006 Greenwich Van Hedge Fund Idex Beats S&P 500 In 2005
20/01/2006 Panama Issues Details Of New 30-Year Bond
20/01/2006 Mauritius Bourse Sees Influx Of Foreign Capital
20/01/2006 Borsa Italiana Considering Float
19/01/2006 UK Law Society Takes Issue With New EU Proposals On Shareholder Rights
19/01/2006 EC Criticises Germany Over Tax Treatment Of Executors
19/01/2006 Ireland Woos Bollywood With Promise Of Tax Breaks
19/01/2006 Tokyo Stock Exchange Forced To Suspend Trading Amid Panic Selling
18/01/2006 Hedge Fund Fees Hit New Record, But Trend May Not Be Sustained
18/01/2006 Dubai Mercantile Exchange Forging Ahead With New Commodities Operation
18/01/2006 India And Italy Cut Withholding Tax Rates In Updated Double Tax Agreement
18/01/2006 China To Discourage Second Home Ownership With Heavy Taxes
17/01/2006 Chinese Financial Market Liberalisation Could Soon Let In Hedge Funds
17/01/2006 House Bill Would Abolish SEC's 'Sweep' Division
17/01/2006 Germany Facing EC Action Over Pensions Saving Incentive
17/01/2006 ECSE Enjoys Successful 2005
17/01/2006 Cyprus And The Seychelles Commence Tax Treaty Talks
16/01/2006 US Treasury Launches Money Laundering Threat Assessment
16/01/2006 S and P Hedge Fund Index Outperformed By Equities In 2005
16/01/2006 UBS Settles Over Market Timing Activity
16/01/2006 Advisers Will Repay Portus Fees Under OSC Plan
13/01/2006 Panama Continues Debt Restructuring Program
13/01/2006 Cyprus Progressing Steadily Towards Adoption Of Euro, Says IMF
13/01/2006 Man Group Announces Boost In Assets Under Management
13/01/2006 HMRC Continues Offensive Against Offshore Accounts
12/01/2006 Taxpayer Advocate's Report Urges 'Fundamental Simplification' Of US Tax Code
12/01/2006 LSE Confirms Rejection Of Australian Takeover Bid
12/01/2006 Hedge Funds End 2005 On High Note
12/01/2006 Investment In Hong Kong Hit New Record In 2005
11/01/2006 Shell Facing New Legal Action From Dutch Pension Funds
11/01/2006 McCreevy Unveils New Rules For Cross-Border Investment
11/01/2006 Swiss Court Rejects Russian Request For Information In Yukos Probe
11/01/2006 Hedge Funds Recover From Early Losses To Beat US Stocks in 2005
11/01/2006 Bank Of China To Launch Hong Kong IPO
10/01/2006 Two Major Hedge Funds Redomicile in Jersey
10/01/2006 Hong Kong To Eliminate Fund Profit Tax By March
10/01/2006 Investment Managers Predict Dip In Global Equity Returns For 2006
10/01/2006 Martha Stewart Loses Appeal
09/01/2006 Hedge Fund Transparency Increased In 2005
09/01/2006 NASD And NYSE Publish Joint Report On Conflict Of Interest Rules
09/01/2006 Italian Authorities Examine Swiss Accounts In Banking Probe
09/01/2006 KPMG Tax Shelter Settlement May Stall
06/01/2006 New Star launches Euro High Yield Fund In Malta
06/01/2006 The Bahamas Scoops 'Best IFC In The Americas' Award
06/01/2006 Hong Kong Citizens Put The Brakes On House Purchases
06/01/2006 Tara Capital Reports Swing To Global Macro Hedge Fund Strategy
06/01/2006 Report Heralds Strong Growth In European Hedge Fund Markets
05/01/2006 Cypriot Government Condemns Cherie Booth's Involvement In Property Case
05/01/2006 Hedge Fund Managers Less Bullish On US Stocks
05/01/2006 SEC Announces Appointment Of New General Counsel
05/01/2006 Former FRC Chief Warns On Inexperienced Pension Fund Trustees
04/01/2006 BVI Government Predicts Confident 2006 For Financial Services Industry
04/01/2006 Hedge Fund Returns Didn't Fail To Disappoint In 2005
04/01/2006 Treasury And IRS Finalize Rules Regarding Roth 401(k) Contributions
04/01/2006 Saudi Authorities Impose Highest Ever Market Manipulation Fine
04/01/2006 Japanese Authorities Seek Back Taxes From Virgin Affiliate
03/01/2006 Major Indian Bank Gains Licence To Offer HNWI Services From Dubai
03/01/2006 Sarbanes-Oxley Extending Reach
03/01/2006 Russian Amnesty Disclosers To Pay 13% Tax Rate
03/01/2006 Equity And Macro Strategies Will Bring Most Joy To Hedge Fund Investors This Year
03/01/2006 HSBC Approved As Market Maker For Yuan Trading
02/01/2006 Dubai Welcomes First Islamic Insurance Firm To DIFC
02/01/2006 BVI Accused Of Stalling Tax Agreement With Australia
02/01/2006 Sir Mark Thatcher Falls Foul Of Monaco's New Clean Cut Image
02/01/2006 Black Cost Hollinger $9.4 Million In Legal Fees In Q3

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