CBDT clarifies Principal Purpose Test under the Mauritius-India tax treaty
Corporate social responsibility
12 April 2022
The financial services sector has drawn more attention to how financial services and products incorporate ESG considerations in relation to emerging regulations, from EU SFDR to UK SDR, and TCFD. Regulators, managers, and advisers are redefining their operations to enable investments to be directed towards ESG.
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11 April 2022
Foreign investors and financial service providers are set to enjoy a year of new opportunities.
08 April 2022
For perhaps the first time in human history, we’re all students – reading, watching, and listening to experts, who can decrypt the global events for us and explain how they affect our present and our near futures. As we begin to move beyond the Covid pandemic, the macro-events of the last couple of months have plunged us in a state of uncertainty once again.
The changing nature and cost of investing in alternative funds requires a new look, an innovative approach that provides flexible technology and scalable services for Fund-of-Funds managers.
07 April 2022
Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and the Council on environmental protection through criminal law, to replace Directive 2008/99/EC.
In Q1 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a set of rules mandating climate-related risk disclosure for public companies.
04 April 2022
The UK has an unfortunate gap in its fund offering compared with many other jurisdictions. It does not have — but in this author's view needs — a closed-ended or hybrid solution for pension funds and other institutional investors to hold UK real estate investments. Ideally, such a fund should be unlisted, tax-transparent and offer tradable units.
Environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations are racing up the agenda for asset managers and corporates alike - and Family Offices are no exception.
30 minutes session
31 March 2022
A lot has happened over the past two years, and the Real Estate space is no exception to that. Over the course of the pandemic Real Estate has witnessed a number of shifting trends, as highlighted at the recent Marché International des Professionnels d'Immobilier conference, where this year’s theme was ‘Green is the New Black’. Among those, a greater focus on ESG strategies, along with a noticeable take-up of technology solutions and the benefits those can bring to decision-making processes.
The first two exposure drafts of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) were released for consultation.
30 March 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing disclosure requirements that would provide investors with decision-useful information to assess exposure to, and management of, climate-related risks, and in particular transition risks.
