Category: Interesting Jurisdictions

FATCAs Impact on Singapore

FATCA is a term that must be familiar to anyone who deals with US institutions or US persons. Few of us in the International Business

FATCA and Singapore

I began thinking of FATCA compliance on the part of money managers after last month’s report that 2 Canadian money managers resident in the Caymans and

The UK Recovery

So the much anticipated budget has come and gone. For me, the only bit that stood out was pension reform. A politically astute move –

Stand off in the Ukraine

In the thick of U.S. / Singaporean tax season, Accountants like myself can be forgiven for not paying attention to the daily news. The only

The United States and Eritrea

Eritrea? Where is that? Eritrea is a small, former Italian colony in North East Africa that emerged from its long war of independence in 1993

Sociopaths and Suicides

Two weekends ago I was in London and had the opportunity to catchup with a very good friend of mine.  He works with a well-known