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Client Affairs
17 December 2014

Hong Kong Warns Over Yet Another Fraudulent Bank Website

Hong Kong’s financial regulator has issued another warning about a fake banking website, in this...

Client Affairs
10 December 2014

Canada To Impose Rigorous Tests For New HNW Migrant Scheme - Report

Wealthy people seeking access to Canada’s new migration scheme for millionaires will be forced to...

Client Affairs
4 December 2014

Singapore Regulator Warns SGX After Major Outage, CEO Seen Under Pressure

Singapore’s financial regulator has fired a warning at the city’s stock exchange for a delay in...

Client Affairs
1 December 2014

Wealthy Bond-Holders In Asia Get That Sinking Feeling As Oil Slides

There is further evidence that investors in parts of the Asian bond markets, including private...

Client Affairs
27 November 2014

Banks Temporarily Shut Doors As Hong Kong Protests Flare Up

As protests flared up again in Hong Kong yesterday in a long-running dispute over local government...

Client Affairs
24 November 2014

Private Bank Clients Shun Singapore-Dollar Debt Issuance As Markets Go Sour - Report

Wealthy individuals who had been buyers of Singapore dollar bonds are cutting their desire to hold...

Client Affairs
3 November 2014

Australia's Commonwealth Bank Takes Further Measures Over Poor Advice Saga

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank, which has been embroiled in controversy about poor advice,...

Client Affairs
23 October 2014

Hong Kong Banks Return To Normal Operations

Banking services in Hong Kong appeared to be working completely as normal yesterday after Hang Seng...

Client Affairs
22 October 2014

Hong Kong Regulator Alerts Public Over Fake Websites

Hong Kong’s regulator has warned the public to be on guard against fraudulent websites purporting...

Client Affairs
14 October 2014

EXCLUSIVE GUEST OPINION: In Beauty Parade Of Jurisdictions, How Does UK Stand?

Jurisdictions around the word are crafting investor visa systems to appeal to wealthy foreigners...

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Client Affairs
8 March 2005

US Executives & Corporates Offered Tax Lifeline

The US Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has unveiled a settlement initiative for executives and...

Client Affairs
3 March 2005

Wealthy Break Silence on Private Decisions Over Succession

“The Succession Project” was commissioned by Saffery Champness to confirm our understanding of...

Client Affairs
23 February 2005

Baby Boomers Not About to Retire, Says Merrill

The baby boomer generation is not interested in pursing a traditional retirement of leisure but...

Client Affairs
17 February 2005

Taxation of “Private” Collective Investment Schemes – Big Changes Ahead?

Collective investments schemes in the UK currently enjoy a favourable tax position allowing them to...

Client Affairs
16 February 2005

Discriminatory Taxes – EU to The Rescue

One of the features of our tax system has always been that the tax treatment of a person or...

Client Affairs
4 December 2001

No business like show business

With equity markets volatile and interest rates low, many financial advisers are finding new client...

Client Affairs
12 July 2001

OECD Outlines Principles to Fight Abuse of Corporate Vehicles

Governments need to put in place measures identifying beneficial owners of trusts, shell companies...