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As Hong Kong continues to struggle with the pandemic, Singapore looks destined to become the region’s family office hub.

The city is vying with Singapore to become the family office hub in the region, but experts believe it will take time to amend important tax incentives to support this aspiration.

Malaysia's low-tax jurisdiction, like other such territories, is seen to be facing a challenge amid the take-up of information-exchange initiatives. AsianInvestor spoke to its director-general.

Onshore service providers in Taiwan have been touting the country as an "unnoticed tax haven" as it is lagging on agreeing to the common reporting standard. Is that set to change?

International fund houses have received further clarity on investments into China's interbank bond market, say sources, but central banks remain the biggest drivers of fast-rising inflows.

Fund managers question the likely effectiveness of a raft of recent measures from authorities designed to drive domestic investment.

Singapore’s regulatory authority has issued a clarification to AsianInvestor explaining why it chose not to sign the Statement of Understanding for the planned fund passport scheme.

The stationing of US tax investigators in its Hong Kong consulate signals that America's hunt for taxation evaders has moved to Asia, following years of probes and fines in Europe.

Draft plans to remove tax benefits for cross-border funds to eradicate Base Erosion and Profit Sharing could significantly impact investment into Ucits, the Alfi conferences hears.

Under-provisioned fund firms could be hard hit after authorities unveiled a 10% capital gains tax on QFII and RQFII investments retrospectively, sparking fears it could deter interest in the schemes.

A fast-rising number of Americans based in the region are disposing of their US citizenship, citing the increasing difficulty of managing their financial affairs due to growing regulatory demands.

Charles Li, chief of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, voices confidence that uncertainties surrounding tax issues will be cleared up before the trading scheme’s launch next week.