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US: Swiss Bank settles with DOJ on investigation into Asian hiring practices

buckleysandler.com/blog/2018-06-15/global-bank-settles-fcpa-allegations-concerning-“sons-and-daughters”-investigation-hiring-practices www.mme.ch/en/magazine/magazine-detail/url_magazine/credit_suisse_pays_usd_47_million_fine_for_allegations_of_corruption/ www.credit-suisse.com/corporate/en/articles/media-releases/credit-suisse-hong-kong-ltd-reaches-a-non-prosecution-agreement–201806.html buckleysandler.com/blog/2018-07-06/global-bank-pays-767-million-settle-hiring-practices-case-0     0
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EU: ECOFIN to blacklist the US as non-cooperative jurisdiction?

www.gmlaw.com/news/european-blacklist-status-may-hit-home/ www.ey.com/uk/en/services/tax/ey-midweek-tax-news-2018-5-22 www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-list-of-non-cooperative-jurisdictions/ www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=IPOL_STU%282018%29604967 See also: goo.gl/8YY6sL goo.gl/7jNh1F Update: EU Blacklist Updated on 20 February 2024 – No New Jurisdictions Added and Bahamas, Belize, Seychelles and Turks and Caicos removed 0
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US: SEC declares Ether and Bitcoin are not a Security

www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/sec-provides-framework-to-determine-if-79938/ goo.gl/qxDDHe Click to access SC_Publication_SEC_Director_Remarked_on_the_Application_of_Securities_Laws_to_Digital_Assets.pdf www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/a-summary-of-the-sec-s-speech-on-94477/ goo.gl/6bfFd2 www.sec.gov/news/speech/speech-hinman-061418 See also: goo.gl/GJCJQF goo.gl/ZRD8Nb 0
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US: Opportunity Zones, a new and innovative Investment Vehicle

www.withersworldwide.com/en-gb/opportunity-zones-an-innovative-investment-vehicle-created-by-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act goo.gl/duyGAx www.enterprisecommunity.org/download?fid=8856&nid=6212 www.steptoe.com/en/news-publications/treasury-irs-designate-qualified-opportunity-zones.html www.thompsonhine.com/publications/irs-releases-more-information-on-qualified-opportunity-funds www.paulhastings.com/publications-items/details?id=66a0fb6a-2334-6428-811c-ff00004cbded tarterkrinsky.com/publications/theres-a-tax-savings-opportunity-in-qualified-opportunity-zones home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0341 www.gtlaw.com/en/events/2018/06/stafford-presentation–qualified-opportunity-zones-new-tax-incentives-for-commercial-real-estate-and goo.gl/ttUeDC Click to access Qualified-Opportunity-Zone-Investments.pdf www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2018/08/opportunity-zone-funds-offer-new-tax-incentive www.womblebonddickinson.com/us/insights/alerts/guide-opportunity-zones-how-taxpayers-can-achieve-capital-gains-tax-benefits-and www.mcnair.net/?t=40&an=76361&format=xml&p=2362 Click to access Gain-Deferral-using-Qualified-Opportunity-Zone-Investment-Strategies.pdf www.briggs.com/insights-newsletters-Gain-Deferral-Through-Opportunity-Zone-Reinvestment.html jonesday-ecommunications.com/234/2780/august-2018/incentives-for-opportunity-zone–.asp?sid=784dd597-f82c-42d4-89b9-e1c7eefe7b54 www.kelleydrye.com/News-Events/Publications/Client-Advisories/Qualified-Opportunity-Zones-A-Potentially-Powerf goo.gl/7is1gp www.cbiz.com/insights-resources/details/articleid/6687/how-qualified-opportunity-zones-may-help-real-estate-developers-investors-circumvent-capital-gains-tax-article See also: Click to access QualifiedOpportunityFunds.pdf Click to access tnf-wnit-tceas-feb19-2018.pdf www.vorys.com/publications-2254.html www.windelsmarx.com/news_detail.cfm?id=629 www.thompsoncoburn.com/insights/publications/item/2018-10-16/new-opportunity-zone-investment-may-reduce-capital-gains-liability www.ruchelaw.com/publications/the-opportunity-zone-tax-benefit-how-does-it-work-and-can-foreign-investors-benefit Consider Locating Your Startup in an “Opportunity Zone”...
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US: Decision on fraudulent transfers into Asset protection trusts and bankruptcy

www.gmlaw.com/news/a-cook-islands-trust-that-could-have-succeeded-to-protect-assets/ See also: www.gmlaw.com/news/is-jail-time-the-nuclear-attack-that-creditors-have-against-offshore-asset-protection-trusts/ www.nelsonmullins.com/idea_exchange/blogs/the_bankruptcy_protector/bankruptcy-litigation/using-trusts-to-protect-assets-in-bankruptcy www.gmlaw.com/news/if-an-asset-protection-trust-is-used-as-a-receptacle-for-assets-is-this-automatically-a-fraudulent-transfer/ 0
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