BVI hires second attorney to stay off EU’s blacklist
November 8th, 2018
The Government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has hired another attorney from the UK to draft legislation intended to keep the territory off the European Union’s blacklist of tax haven jurisdictions. The government will not be incurring any ...
Nearly 400 LSE-listed companies based in tax havens linked to UK
May 13th, 2016
Research finds 389 firms on London Stock Exchange with market capitalisation of £225bn are registered in offshore territories Almost 400 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), with a collective market capitalisation of £225bn, are based in offshore havens connected ...
BVI Removed From French ‘Blacklist’
December 28th, 2015
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been removed from France’s list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions as a result of greater cooperation between the jurisdictions. The BVI said it had responded to almost all of France‘s requests for information to ...
BVI Launches FATCA Reporting Platform
May 4th, 2015
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) Government has told financial institutions that the deadline for registration under its newly launched Financial Account Reporting System (BVIFARS) to facilitate FATCA compliance is June 1, 2015. Financial institutions required to submit information to ...
The deep freeze – how are the Russia and Ukraine sanctions affecting offshore law firms?
April 29th, 2014
With the impact of EU and US sanctions on Russia and Ukraine stretching far beyond the individuals targeted, Caroline Thorpe examines the effect on offshore jurisdictions, and how law firms are dealing with the pitfalls and opportunities of this ...
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