Tax
Fatca timeline in question with new Swiss-US deal
A new arrangement between the Swiss and US governments for Fatca compliance brings Fatca timelines into question, expert warns
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Following Fatca
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Reciprocal rules
Webinar: costs and consequences of Fatca
In this four-part series, industry experts discuss the effects of the US government's latest bid to enforce tax payment by Americans overseas
Banks must prepare for more Fatca-style legislation, experts warn
The likelihood of Fatca-style legislation from other jurisdictions means banks must be prepared
Nordic banks push for Fatca deal
Nordic banking associations open Fatca reciprocity talks
Fatca reciprocity splits industry opinion
Reporting requirements such as those under Fatca reciprocity make waves and divide opinion in the industry
South African structurers struggle to meet demand for tax efficiency
Changes to the capital gains tax regime in South Africa are skewing returns and could pose increasing problems for product structurers, warn market participants
Fatca passthru payments to be simplified, expert says
Fatca passthru payments need to be scaled back, according to one industry expert
Structured Products Espana: Grappling with regulation
The hunt for silver linings
Fatca statement adds to confusion
A statement released alongside draft Fatca regulations makes for further confusion, says expert
Industry split over draft Fatca regulations
Industry experts disagree on the effectiveness of the much-anticipated draft Fatca rules
US utilities face two crucial issues in 2012: Edison Electric Institute
On the same page?
Draft Fatca regulations will include reciprocity, experts say
Industry experts say Fatca draft regulations are likely to include reciprocity elements
Icap's Spencer: 'not a prayer' of UK agreeing to FTT
Proposed EU trading tax would be vetoed by UK, says Icap's Spencer - if not, the broker will move its London HQ to New York
FX swap cost could rise from €279 to €2,779 under EU tax, warns Oliver Wyman
Research published today on behalf of the GFMA global foreign exchange division highlights the potentially punitive impact of the financial transaction tax on the forex industry
Supervision not regulation, says SEB's Hansen
Rather than rushing to increase regulation and potentially creating compliance costs and regulatory risks, authorities should be getting involved at the ground level to improve supervision, says Lars Hansen, Swedish insurer SEB Life’s chief risk officer
Chinese banks will avoid Fatca, observers warn
Banks in China will find ways to avoid complying with Fatca, according to industry experts and observers
Hedge fund investment using managed accounts and customised vehicles expected to continue in 2012
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Leaked EU data privacy laws cause conflict with Fatca
Industry experts warn stricter EU data privacy laws might have implications for Fatca
Deutsche's Sutton: industry must collaborate on Fatca front
The industry must come together to prepare for US anti-tax evasion regulations in the same way it has collaborated on the legal entity identifier project, according to Deutsche Bank's Julia Sutton
EU financial transaction tax proposals would hit pensions hard, say experts
Pension funds could soon have to bear the cost of a Europe-wide tax on equity, bonds, currency and derivative transactions, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds
Fatca costs will fall on European firms, says JP Morgan exec
Head of European sales says new legislation produces an "untenable situation" where if clients choose to be non-compliant, firms will have to disengage from them