Gibraltar signs FATCA agreement with US
Gibraltar has signed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the United States, a step towards FATCA compliance.
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HK US conclude FATCA talks sign pact
Hong Kong and the United States have concluded their discussions on the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, with Hong Kong expected to sign a model 2 intergovernmental agreement later this year.
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Switzerland in tax secrecy declaration
Switzerland has committed to the automatic exchange of tax information between jurisdictions in a declaration made at the OECD’s annual ministerial council meeting in Paris yesterday.
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Singapore signs agreement to implement FATCA
Singapore and the United States have signed an agreement which will enable Singapore-based financial institutions to more easily comply with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
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hong kong signs tax exchange agreement
Hong Kong has signed its first ever tax information exchange agreement (TIEA), paving the way for its implementation of the US foreign account tax compliance act.
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australia signs fatca agreement
Australia has signed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the US in order to reduce the burden on financial institutions when complying with FATCA.
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fatca compliance time is running out
Financial Institutions have just under three weeks left to apply for a Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN),
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boniface venture aims at post fatca market
Pensions expert Keith Boniface has come out of a short-lived retirement to launch a joint venture which looks to target US expats in a post-FATCA marketplace.
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luxembourg signs fatca agreement
Luxembourg has signed a FATCA agreement with the US, becoming the latest country to put in place legislation to manage the punitive tax rules.
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deadline approaches for fatca compliancy list
Time is running out for financial institutions wishing to appear on the US Internal Revenue Service's list of FATCA compliant companies, as the registration closing date draws ever closer.
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caymans financial services businesses weigh in
As the deadline for public comment passed last week on a proposal to implement a public registry of beneficial owners in the Cayman Islands, companies and organisations with a presence there weighed in on the matter with most expressing criticism of the plan.
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bonus rules uncerctainty reported
A requirement that managers of UCITS funds take at least 50% of their bonuses in the funds they oversee has created uncertainty in Europe’s asset management industry, though some say the matter has been overblown.