Tax
Fatca withholders to struggle without crucial instructions
Days to go until Fatca deadline and instructions still not published
IRS eyes US equity-linked notes in offshore crackdown
Substantial tax on “dividend equivalents” though questions remain
Fatca fatigue setting in, expert warns
Costs rising as deadline approaches
Credit unions wish Fatca 'did not exist'
Fatca compliance burden stretching further
Biggest burden from Camp’s comprehensive tax review could fall on retail investors
After thinking they would be ignored in a broad reform of the US tax system led by David Camp, retail investors could find themselves in the firing line for phantom income tax, say bankers
Retail investors may be paying tax unnecessarily
A loophole in the UK's tax rules relating to financial advisers means investors can avoid paying VAT on certain transactions, but some advisers could be charging it nevertheless
Fatca FFI draft agreement finally released
Long-awaited document sheds light on compliance requirements
Foreign issuers lobby Turkish government to change structured products regulation
Different tax treatment is placing foreign banks at a disadvantage, they say
UK insurers ‘in limbo’ as HMRC reviews tax break for perpetual debt
Consultation undermines level playing field between banks and insurers on capital issuance
Fatca risks internal wranglings in FFIs
The Fatca tension
Tax clampdown hits UK hedge fund LLPs
Changes in UK taxation rules coupled with restrictions on employee remuneration in the AIFMD could lead to higher costs and some complications for hedge fund limited liability partnerships (LLPs)
CME confronts swap future tax fears
Some users of the CME contract have avoided taking delivery of an OTC swap over fears it would be taxed as a loan
Fatca delay blamed on push for IGA
FFIs dealing with yet another delay in Fatca
Canada takes aim at tax-advantaged bond funds that use derivatives strategies
Targeting the little guy
France and Germany seeking greater Fatca reciprocity before signing IGAs, expert says
Questions remain about why France and Germany are yet to sign their IGAs with the US
Reverse convertible investors face soaring tax bills under new approach to tax reporting
Treating certain structured products as 'single income-bearing derivative contracts' could double some investors' tax bill, but the trend appears to be taking hold in the US
Germany in no hurry to sign its Fatca IGA, expert says
One of the original five Fatca partners likely to take its time over signing IGA, expert warns
US tax proposal targets derivatives' 'phantom income'
A tax proposal from the US House of Representatives would raise taxes for individual investors on their derivatives holdings
Final Fatca regulations fail to include draft FFI agreement
Hotly anticipated final Fatca regulations leave industry disappointed and without an agreement for non-IGA FFIs
Final Fatca regulations must provide clarity, experts warn
Industry hopes for more detail and draft agreements later this month
FFIs still ditching US clients in light of Fatca
Shutting up shop
Fatca delay adds to complications
Delays expected