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FATCA and the real cost of compliance
October 14th, 2014
Foreign account tax Compliance Act (FATCA) was introduced by the US government in the year 2010. The main focus of FATCA act is to reduce tax evasion by foreign finance institutions through offshore Accounts and shell companies. Apart from ...
Surveys Confirm FATCA Compliance Burden
October 10th, 2014
Both the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and Mindtree, a global technology services company, have pointed out the immense global compliance costs and issues posed by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) to the financial services ...
Herbalife hires former U.S. regulator to lead compliance team
October 6th, 2014
Herbalife Ltd, the marketer of weight-management products, energy drinks and nutrition supplements that has come under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission as well as other agencies, has hired a former FTC official as its chief compliance officer. Herbalife ...
BNP Paribas hires ex-U.S.Treasury official for compliance job
September 19th, 2014
BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) has hired a former top official at the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions office, people familiar with the matter said, part of the French bank’s effort to build up its compliance department after its record settlement over ...
SRA hints at rethink on compliance roles
September 4th, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has hinted that it will reform its compliance officer scheme – just 20 months after the roles were introduced. In a speech this morning, the regulator’s chief executive Paul Philip said the review of the ...
IMF urges St Vincent and Grenadines to Improve Tax Compliance
August 25th, 2014
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the authorities in St Vincent and the Grenadines to take steps to improve tax compliance. Tax compliance in the Caribbean territory has declined by about 20 percentage points since 2008 to ...
U.A.E. Bank Rules, EU Bank Legal Fees, Tibor: Compliance
July 8th, 2014
The United Arab Emirates may amend rules governing bank lending against shares after reviewing June’s stock price swings in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the market regulator said yesterday. Representatives of the Securities and Commodities Authority, the central bank and ...
U.K. Stocks, Power-Tax Rebates, Bonus Remarks: Compliance
July 7th, 2014
Britain’s markets regulator should investigate whether the closing prices of stocks are being manipulated, according to lawmakers. Conservative Mark Garnier pressed for the investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority at a July 3 hearing of the Treasury Committee in ...
US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Takes Force
July 3rd, 2014
In what the United States Administration has called an “effort to crack down on tax evasion and reduce the tax gap,” the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act came into effect on July 1. Enacted in March 2010, FATCA adds ...
Deutsche Bank Japan, SEC Whistleblower, Italy: Compliance
June 18th, 2014
Deutsche Bank AG’s Japanese securities unit entertained officials from 45 funds that manage public pensions, according to a report obtained by Bloomberg News, signaling that the potentially illegal practice was more widespread than regulators disclosed. Deutsche Securities Inc. spent ...