A response of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has been the setting up of the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement…
This summary is intended to give business advisors and business leaders an insight into the Common Reporting Standard regulations. It is based on …
The Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project is being heralded as a seismic shift in international taxation and its collection by governments, and…
We live in an interconnected world. No activity can be carried out in isolation and certainly no business can be performed effectively and successfully without interaction and the consequent sharing of information. Information is …
The world super yacht market has been picking up. The demand, mainly from China, the US and until recently Russia has been for larger and more luxurious boats. Italy still makes about around …
The property market in Malta underpins the tourism industry, the retail sector and important segments of the financial services industry. The home ownership …
The Corporate Jet Investor February 2014 Publication ‘Top 50 Countries by Number of Business Jets Registered’ listed the 50 most popular Jet Registration
Wealth management industry is growing exponentially. McKinsey Global Wealth Management Survey 2014 had statistics which help put the industry in perspective
I believe it is mainly a question of culture. Company longevity requires thinking beyond short term profit. It requires not having profit as your main driver. The western business model aims for short to medium term gain. The trap here is that the number of years considered as making up a short term or […]
The rise of the middle-class population worldwide underpins the increase in high net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and ultra-high net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) worldwide. Residence…
This week’s edition to my “How to…” series of articles where I share some tips with SME entrepreneurs, focuses on family business transition. It is interesting to note that, notwithstanding family businesses are so important to a country’s economy and as custodians of values, less than …
The generic rationale for establishing a company or branch in another country would be that the business needs to conduct economic activity in that other country and hence the presence. Proving ‘economic substance’ or, in other words, that economic activity is actually taking place, should not therefore be problematic. We should note that it is […]
This week’s edition to my “How to…” series of articles focuses on family owned and run businesses. A report by EY from 2014 shows that 85% of all companies in Europe are family owned. These companies combined generate 70% of Europe’s GDP and employ 60% of Europe’s workforce – a staggering …
This is a follow up to my “How to…” series of articles, where I share some important tips for entrepreneurs when it comes to starting a new business. In the old days nothing could be simpler. Some form filling at the bank by the counter clerk and you walked away with your bank account number and your …
No discussion on corporate or tax matters is complete without delving into the impact that compliance is having on professional work. I will start the discussion by going through the various types of compliance that the average professional or firm working in the financial services industry has to contend with. I will just highlight […]
Group companies or individuals are:
- registered as Auditors in Malta
- registered as Accountants in Malta
