September 14th, 2009
A few days ago we
blogged on an article in Singapore's Straits Times which crowed about how the island-state is benefiting from the crackdown on tax evasion by governments in North America and Europe.
Our blog triggered an exchange with a practitioner who disputes our assessment that Singapore provides:
"strict banking secrecy laws, no register of trusts and foundations, neither company accounts nor company ownership details are placed on public record. On the regulatory side, the island-state is not rated by the...
September 14th, 2009
Singapore, an Asian financial center attracting billions of dollars in offshore accounts, is working quickly to become more transparent and is on course to be removed by year's end from a list of nations that shield bank-account information.
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September 8th, 2009
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones) Singapore and Australia have amended their tax agreement to "enhance" cooperation on the exchange?of?information, Singapore's finance ministry said Tuesday.
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July 17th, 2009
SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- The governments of Singapore and Belgium have amended their tax agreement to "enhance" their cooperation on the exchange of information for tax purposes, Singapore's Ministry of Finance said Friday.
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