• In May's issue, we have included:

    British Virgin Island

    • Guidance notes for country by country reporting available

    Cayman Island

    • Economic substance requirements for certain entities

    China

    • China introduced new Foreign Investment Law

    Hong Kong

    • SFC publishes guidance on enhanced disclosures for green or ESG funds

    • IRD issues circular and explanatory notes on stamp duty exemptions for securities transfers under open ended fund company structure

    Luxemburg

    • Luxembourg ratifies the BEPS Multilateral Instrument

    Malaysia

    • Finance Bill 2018: Review of real property gains tax (“RPGT”) rates

    Singapore

    • Developers (Anti Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing) Act 2018 passed

    • Public consultation on proposed legislative amendments for the corporate income tax treatment of Variable Capital Companies (“VCCs”)

    • Singapore Budget 2019: extend and refine tax incentive schemes for funds managed by Singapore-based fund manager companies

    • Singapore Budget 2019: recovery of GST for qualifying funds

    • Singapore Budget 2019: lapse of the Property Tax (Tourist Projects) Order

    South Korea

    • National pension service adopts the Stewardship Code

    Lastly, we would like to thank our committee who helped putting together the Newsletter. Details about this committee can be found here.

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