News Stories Tagged 'Hong Kong'
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Offshore Financial Regulators Announce Collaborative FinTech Partnership
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
09 August, 2018
11 financial regulators have announced the creation of the Global Financial Innovation Network, a partnership intended to support businesses to engage in innovative financial technology projects in their territories.
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100 States Now Expected To Swap Taxpayer Data In September
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
06 July, 2018
More than 100 jurisdictions will automatically exchange financial account information in September 2018 after a significant increase in the number of countries participating in the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, the OECD has said.
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Hong Kong Property Levy Payable From July
by Mary Swire, Lowtax.net, Hong Kong
04 July, 2018
Hong Kong purchasers of residential and non-residential property are now required to pay a levy of HKD350 (USD45) within 30 days after a conveyance on sale is executed.
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Hong Kong To Offer Open-Ended Fund Company Form
by Mary Swire, Lowtax.net, Hong Kong
23 May, 2018
Hong Kong's Government has published three bills to establish a new open-ended fund company regime.
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Hong Kong Legislates For Health Insurance Tax Relief
by Mary Swire, Lowtax.net, Hong Kong
22 May, 2018
Hong Kong's Government has gazetted a bill to provide a tax incentive for the take up of private health insurance, as announced in the 2018-19 Budget.
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BVI Warns Of Beneficial Ownership Penalties
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
17 April, 2018
The British Virgin Islands' financial services promotion agency, BVI House Asia, recently held a seminar in Hong Kong to highlight the impact of the territory's new probate rules.
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China To Open Up Financial Services To Foreign Firms
by Mary Swire, Lowtax.net, Hong Kong
13 April, 2018
The People's Bank of China has committed to putting forward measures to significantly open China's financial services industry to foreign competition, following an announced commitment to do so from President Xi Jinping.
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Cayman Said To Be Offshore's Leading Finance Center
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
06 April, 2018
The Cayman Islands is the top offshore financial center, according to the latest Global Financial Centres Index, published biannually by the City of London think tank Z/Yen.
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Gibraltar, Hong Kong Agree Fintech Sector Synergy
by Amanda Banks, Lowtax.net, London
22 March, 2018
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission has announced the signing of its first ever financial technology (Fintech) cooperation agreement, with the Hong Kong Insurance Authority.
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Guernsey Finance Strengthens Hong Kong Presence
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
08 March, 2018
Guernsey's financial services promotion agency, Guernsey Finance, says its Hong Kong office has yielded significant benefits for the territory over the past 15 months.
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