Since opening our offices in Qatar we cannot but share the momentum that the region poses for Private Equity. As reported by the CFH Group, the Private Equity in the…
On 7-9 November 2011, delegates from Working Party No. 6’s Special Session on the Transfer Pricing Aspects of Intangibles ("WP6-TPI") met with private sector representatives to discuss definitional and ownership…
The latest report from the Barclays Wealth Insights series - The Transfer of Trust: Wealth and Succession in a Changing World said that high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in the…
As reported by 'The Lawyer', Banks may be getting stick about how much tax they (don't) pay, but perhaps a little sympathy is in order: it sounds like their legal…
Reuters has reported that Credit Suisse AG, Switzerland's second-largest bank, has begun notifying certain U.S. clients suspected of offshore tax evasion that it intends to turn over their names to…
On 30th September 2011 the drafting of a new law was approved by parliament in Guernsey that would protect image rights and see the introduction of registrable image rights in…
At the end of September, the taxation committee of the United States Council for International Business (USCIB) issued its comments on the scope of the OECD’s project on the transfer…
As reported by Grant Thornton, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced that wealthy individuals who own land and property abroad are being targeted for investigation. Sophisticated data mining techniques…
Our colleague Liam Rattigan, Chief Executive at Russell Brennan Keane has reminded us the benefits of using Ireland for business relocation. Please see below his message and a wealth of…
In 2008 the Spanish Government chose to ‘eliminate’ wealth tax by applying a 100% exemption, instead of derogating the law. On 17 September 2011 the wealth tax was reintroduced by…