News Stories Tagged 'financial services'
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Bahamas To Enact Tax Legislation To Adopt International Standards
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
23 November, 2018
Representatives from the Bahamas Government have held a number of meetings in Brussels and Paris with the EU's Code of Conduct Group (business taxation) and the OECD to discuss the territory's efforts to comply with international standards on tax governance.
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Jersey Tables Legislation For New Economic Substance Rules
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
29 October, 2018
The Jersey Government has announced that it will release for public consultation guidance notes on the introduction of a new economic substance requirement for certain taxpayers to access Jersey's tax regime.
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Guernsey To Freeze Financial Services Fees Until 2020
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
04 October, 2018
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission says it has decided not to hike license fees for financial services firms for the next two years.
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Jersey To Launch Limited Liability Company Form
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
17 September, 2018
Jersey has approved a law that would enable the creation of limited liability companies, in a bid to attract business from the US.
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Bahamas Issues Guidance On Fiscal Crime Prevention
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
04 September, 2018
The Bahamas has published two new guidance documents for financial services firms on the prevention of fiscal crime.
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DIFC Seeking To Establish 'Court Of The Blockchain'
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
09 August, 2018
Hoping to establish itself as a pioneer in the use and development of blockchain technology, the Dubai International Financial Center has announced its Courts are to work towards the creation of the first "Court of the Blockchain," involving work on how blockchain technology can be used to enforce court rulings and separately on the resolution and mitigation of disputes concerning blockchain-enabled contracts.
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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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Jersey To Simplify Rules For Corporate Demergers
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
26 July, 2018
Jersey's Government recently approved the Companies (Demerger) (Jersey) Regulations 2018, intended to provide a better, clearer, and more flexible framework for company demergers.
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Abu Dhabi Free Zone Proposes Crowdfunding Regime
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
26 July, 2018
Abu Dhabi Global Market, the low-tax international financial center in Abu Dhabi, has published a consultation paper setting out its proposed regulatory framework for operators of Private Financing Platforms.
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Jersey Says New Research Paper Debunks Myths Surrounding IFCs
by Amanda Banks, Lowtax.net, London
14 June, 2018
Jersey's business promotion agency, Jersey Finance, has published a new discussion paper prepared by a leading UK think-tank, which argues that international financial centers (IFCs) play a vital, positive role in the global economy.
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