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The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has recently proposed a number of significant amendments to the Trusts and Trustees Act as well as changes to the way the trust and fiduciary services sector is regulated, and these possible changes are examined in this feature.Read
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New legislation to enhance Jersey's trusts offering is expected to make the jurisdiction a more attractive location for private wealth management, and this feature provides an overview of the main changes brought about by the amendment to the island’s trust law, which went into effect late last year.Read
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The current controversy over the tax affairs of wealthy celebrities in the United Kingdom has cast an unwelcome spotlight onto offshore territories like Guernsey and Jersey, and has led some to suggest that the offshore trust, at least as far as these jurisdictions are concerned, has had its day, with David Cameron’s coalition government expected t...Read
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Seeking to add another string to its financial services bow, the Hong Kong government has issued comprehensive proposals to update the territory’s trust laws, which are designed to better cater for the needs of modern-day trusts, strengthen the competitiveness of the jurisdiction’s trust business segment and consolidate the status of Hong Kong as a...Read
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Singapore is not thought of as one of the world’s leading trust jurisdictions. But with its wealth management industry booming, and with trust business a key pillar of this sector, the city-state is rapidly becoming a favoured jurisdiction in which to form a trust, thanks to its favourable tax laws, strong confidentiality laws and reform of trust l...Read
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Latest Network News 
 Switzerland Publishes 2012 Flat Tax Figures
24/5/2013
Switzerland's Conference of Cantonal Finance Directors has published
details of the latest figures from the Swiss cantons, pertaining to the controversial
flat tax regime currently benefiting wealthy foreigners in the Confederation.
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 Mobilize Tax Revenues, IMF Tells Guatemala
24/5/2013
The International Monetary Fund has urged the Guatemalan Government to mobilize tax revenue beyond its consolidation needs, warning that higher revenues are necessary to support priority public spending and achieve long-term sustainability.
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 France's Tax-Free Livret A Remains Popular For Savers
24/5/2013
Latest figures released by the French state-owned financial institution Caisse
des Dépôts show that the state-regulated tax-free savings account,
the Livret A, remains a highly popular and attractive proposition for savers
in France, despite the fact that the interest rate was lowered from 2.25 percent
to 1.75 percent on February 1.
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 Jersey, Guernsey Reply To Cameron Over Tax Info Exchange
24/5/2013
The Chief Ministers of both Jersey and Guernsey have replied to Prime Minister
David Cameron's recent letter to the heads of government of all the Crown
Dependencies and Overseas Territories, pressing them to work in partnership with
the United Kingdom in taking the lead on tax information exchange initiatives.
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 Grenada Adapts VAT Regime
24/5/2013
The Government of Grenada has announced, in its Budget for 2013-14, comprehensive
changes to the island's VAT regime, and proposals to introduce a Citizenship by
Investment Program.
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