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Ireland: Failure to regulate regulation could prove costly (18/05/2012)
Regulation has been a boom area of public policy throughout much of the industrialised world over the last four decades... read more
HMRC in Guernsey Qrops row (18/05/2012)
The Guernsey Association of Pension Providers has accused HM Revenue & Customs of singling out the jurisdiction after it published a rule that led to over 300 of the island’s Qrops being cut from its list of registered schemes... read more
Financial centres: Vienna and Warsaw vie for pre-eminence (18/05/2012)
For centuries, Vienna was the political, cultural and economic hub of central Europe. When its neighbours sloughed off communism more than two decades ago, the Austrian capital quickly tried to recapture this role... read more
Peer slams FSA's 'loss of proportion' over Solvency II (18/05/2012)
Conservative peer Lord Ashton has attacked the FSA’s approach to implementing Solvency II, accusing the regulator “losing its sense of proportion”... read more
Nonbanks are clearing swaps under Dodd-Frank; many hesitant (18/05/2012)
Sweeping new regulations, criticized for threatening finance jobs and pushing certain revenue-driving activities offshore, are starting to have the opposite effect, at least in some corners of Wall Street... read more
Swiss tax deals pass first parliamentary hurdle (18/05/2012)
Passing the first important hurdle, the Swiss Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxation (CEAT) in the Council of States, upper house of parliament, recently voted in favour of the withholding tax agreements with Germany, the UK, and Austria... read more
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Latest Articles
New Zealand Foreign Trusts – A Vehicle for International Wealth Planning
  Straight from our soon to be published Asia Pacific Review, John Hart provides an update on New Zealand's Foreign Trusts industry. (01/05/2012)
New Zealand - The ‘onshore’ jurisdiction providing more advantages than the traditional ‘offshore’
  Garth Melville considers the advantages for global wealth planners doing business in New Zealand (01/05/2011)
Asian Regulation in the Year of the Tiger: Pussy-Cat or Man-Eater?
  Alan Ewins considers how various jurisdictions within Asia have fared in the credit crunch, diagnosing a struggle “between the creation of internationally coherent markets and, in some places more than others, the protection of the home patch.” (02/03/2010)
Trust Planning in Asia
  Mary Ellen Hutton and Philip Munro delineate why they believe trust planning will become an increasingly important tool for wealth protection as Asian jurisdictions continue their ascent up the ranks of international finance centres. (02/03/2010)
Latest Articles
Curaçao – Jurisdiction Overview & Update
  Koen van Baren provides an update on developments within Curaçao since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. (01/04/2012)
Caribbean Review 11/12
  The Caribbean Review featuring in-depth articles, commentaries on all the latest legislative and regulatory issues facing the Caribbean, now available online and in pdf format (01/12/2011)
The Netherlands Antilles as an international financial centre
  Jeroen Adeler details the main features of the Netherlands Antilles corporate tax and legal system and outlines the jurisdiction’s most used incentives. (06/01/2009)
Latest Articles
Hong Kong Consolidates its Position
  Martin Crawford highlights how Hong Kong has consolidated its unique position for companies wishing to provide offshore services to mainland China. (01/03/2012)
Dragon's Hoard - Searching for Treasure in the Private Wealth Industry in the Year of the Dragon
  Alan Ewins highlights the potential for high net worth individuals in Asia with a special focus on Hong Kong in the Chinese year of the dragon. (01/02/2012)
The Significance of IFCs in the Global Financial System
  Professor Morris dissects exactly what position international finance centres in general and Caribbean IFCs in particular hold in the architecture of international finance and global wealth management. (01/11/2011)
Looking Forward as Jersey Celebrates 50 Years in Financial Services
  As Jersey’s financial services industry turns 50, Geoff Cook examines how the market has changed for the island finance centre and considers how Jersey can stay competitive in the industry today. (01/08/2011)
Latest Articles
Treasure Hunting in Switzerland: Information Rights of Heirs regarding Swiss Bank Accounts
  Daniel Leu examines the information rights of heirs regarding Swiss bank accounts. (01/04/2012)
The Swiss Hybrid Trust: Achieving Asset Protection with Swiss-Based Trusts
  John Ivsan takes an in-depth look into the development of the Swiss Trust industry, in particular the uses of Swiss Hybrid Trusts for asset protection planning. (01/02/2012)
The Swiss–UK Bilateral Tax Agreement: Decision Time
  Henry Fea and James d’Aquino provide an in depth examination of the landmark UK-Swiss Tax Agreement and discuss the potential issues raised for UK resident individuals with Swiss assets. (01/11/2011)
The Significance of IFCs in the Global Financial System
  Professor Morris dissects exactly what position international finance centres in general and Caribbean IFCs in particular hold in the architecture of international finance and global wealth management. (01/11/2011)