Business & Finance
The great wealth transfer begins: billionaire heirs inherit nearly $300 billion in one year
Global billionaire wealth just hit a record high. UBS’s 11th Billionaire Ambitions Report reveals how heirs, innovation, and a massive wealth transfer are reshaping power and fortune in ways we’ve never seen before.
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Two more German banks are to introduce negative interest rates for clients with large deposits. From April 1, Stadtsparkasse of Munich will introduce a negative rate of 0.4 percent for customers with...
Monaco a “magnet” for Australian funds
Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism agency, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), has named Monaco as one of the destinations for money transfers that...
Mixed results for third quarter
IMSEE, Monaco’s statistical office, has reported mixed results for the third quarter of 2016. While overall revenues, excluding financial and insurance activities, declined over the period, the...
HMRC tries new tactic
The UK tax authorities have announced a consultation period on plans intended to limit the number and efficiency of complex offshore arrangements that aim to bring tax advantages to UK taxpayers....
Monaco drags behind Dublin's property market
Monaco is lagging behind Dublin in terms of prime property prices, according to the latest report from Knight Frank. Dublin’s prime residential properties, defined as the top five percent of the...
Exclusive: Minister of Finance talks tax transparency
Monaco’s Minister of Finance and Economy, Mr Jean Castellini, explains the recent tax transparency agreement between the EU and the Principality On August 17 Monaco Life ran an item “UK Treasury...