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M&A and main purpose tests: When the "why" matters
Any M&A activity in 2025 will take place against the background of an increasingly complex international tax order.
Global asset management quarterly
Issue 14
United Kingdom | Publication | April 2020
Europe
Launch of IFR/IFD transition hub
United Kingdom
COVID-19: action points for boards to consider
FCA Dear CEO letter: Asset management firms – prepare now for the end of LIBOR
Extension of the scope of the UK VAT exemption for managing certain funds and pension schemes
Germany
New regulatory regime for crypto assets in Germany
Luxembourg
Ireland
China
Overview of recent legislative developments in the asset management sector
Australia
ASIC finalizes new rules for foreign financial service providers
Middle East
The Dubai Financial Services Authority updates its Collective Investment Rules
Canada
Private equity funds and co-investment: A symbiotic relationship
United States
FINRA’s guidance to broker-dealers on pandemic preparedness (coronavirus, COVID-19)
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