Legislative Developments

Major changes are being made to the New South Wales stamp duty tax, outlined in a new bill.

The US Department of the Treasury issued the 2022 National Strategy for Combatting Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (2022 Strategy), aiming particuarly at virtual assets and shell companies. 

The final episode of The Split series aired on BBC1 earlier this month and addressed the difficult issue of terminal illness and advance care planning

The Swiss Federal Council has greenlit the introduction of the automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI) with 12 further partner states

The 1970s was seen as the last period of sustained high inflation – a time when many of those that were starting out in adult life but now find themselves in later life...

The Charity Commission has appointed Emma Moody as interim manager to Genesis Philanthropy Group.

During his National budget speech, the South African Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, addressed certain tax proposals specifically targeting wealthy taxpayers as part of a broader disclosure of the country’s wealth programme

Guernsey is aiming to put itself at the forefront of sustainable investment, "consolidating its early wins in the environmental and governance space" to make it a leading jurisdiction for ESG investment

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has announced more sanctions against the family and friends of Vladmir Putin. In particular, the latest sanctions target those whom the Russian president rewards with state positions and wealth in return for their loyalty

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is to cut access to services that are used by the Russian Federation Russian elites to evade sanctions from 7 June 2022