Mixed signals from Singapore – The Budget
Let’s start with some good news: the figures released for the Singapore economy on Monday are mostly positive. The economy grew by 1.5% [...]
Markets and Finance
Healy Highlight – Euro Tax Update
There have been a few recent developments that could potentially impact company incorporation in Europe. The French government isn’t about to give up [...]
Always on our minds: Tax
There have been a few developments on the tax landscape recently. Fresh off his recent win which raised taxes on the rich, U.S. [...]
Healy Highlight – Predictions 2013
2013 is well underway and we are finding a lot of entrepreneurs are looking to kick-off their business ideas and established companies to [...]
Expanding UK zombie company colony threatens to choke economic recovery and return to growth.
The rise of “zombie companies” is, to some extent, a consequence of the UK’s current record low interest rates. A zombie company is [...]
Hong Kong – Top Financial Sector for the second year running.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has named Hong Kong as the world’s top financial centre for the second running. This is attributed to [...]
Review of the Companies Act in Singapore
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) in Singapore has completed the review of the Companies Act and duly accepted 192 and modified 17 recommendations [...]
IPO Singapore revival
After rumors of potentially huge public floats such as the glamorous Formula One, where did all the hype go? Singapore’s initial public offerings [...]
Obama Spends $23 Billion to Bailout Foreign “Tax Haven”
Ireland received a $113 billion bailout last November to help deal with it’s massive budget deficit. About $23 billion of that bailout came [...]
Everyone Loves a DTA
The past week has seen numerous countries enter talks regarding international tax in an attempt to open up their economies to other countries [...]