Tax & Regulation
Bans for Costa Rica plantation investment scheme directors
Around 3,500 UK investors put £70m in the defunct, unregulated scheme
Chinese family office obtains Hong Kong licences
Popularity has risen with families based in the People’s Republic for the offering
UK taxman recovers over £5m in unpaid tax from dog breeders
They were selling puppies ‘on a mass scale’ on the black market
Future of advice in Asia
Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia are key centres – but what about the rest of the region?
UK company register eyes more powers to fight fraud
Amid criticism it is imposing public beneficial ownership registers on overseas territories