News Stories Tagged 'training'
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Abu Dhabi, Kazakhstan Financial Centers Deepen Ties
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
17 January, 2017
Abu Dhabi Global Market, the international financial center in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Astana International Financial Center in Kazakhstan.
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Dubai Free Zone Welcomes Outer Temple Chambers
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
08 November, 2016
Dubai International Financial Center, the tax-free zone, has announced it is now home to the first specialist barristers' chambers in the region.
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Shanghai Free Trade Zone Partners With Airbnb
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
02 November, 2016
The Expo Park Bureau of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Administration has signed an agreement with Airbnb, an online home-rental marketplace, to jointly develop Shanghai's home-rental market.
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Barbados Finalizing Tax Authority Merger
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
05 September, 2016
Officials from Barbados's Customs Service will instead begin working for the Barbados Revenue Authority from October 1 as part of a merger of the two authorities.
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Bahamas Removes VAT From Certain Education Fees
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
23 August, 2016
The Bahamas Department of Inland Revenue has advised that value-added tax is no longer chargeable on certain ancillary fees related to tuition. This follows the 2016/17 Budget that removed VAT from these fees from July 1, 2016.
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ADGM Partners With University To Promote FinTech
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
17 June, 2016
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market and New York University Abu Dhabi signed a Memorandum of Understanding on June 6, 2016, to develop the financial technology eco-system in Abu Dhabi.
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Guernsey Welcomes Money Laundering Review Results
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
14 June, 2016
Firms in Guernsey's financial services sector have good awareness of their money laundering and terrorist financing training obligations and have enacted appropriate policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance, according to the findings of a recent review.
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Caribbean Regulators Meet On Securities Regulation
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
11 May, 2016
The Securities Commission of the Bahamas has hosted the 12th Annual Caribbean Group of Securities Regulators Conference and Workshop, attended by securities regulators from across the Caribbean.
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ADGM Signs Agreement On AML, CTF
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
05 May, 2016
The Abu Dhabi Global Market has announced that its regulator, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit at the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates.
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Guernsey Signs Investment Sector MoU With China
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
21 March, 2016
The Guernsey Investment Fund Association has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the China Association of Private Equity.
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