Both Indian Ocean centres legislated this year to record more about the people behind companies, partnerships and trusts. The first deadline falls on 31 December.
Both Indian Ocean centres legislated this year to record more about the people behind companies, partnerships and trusts. The first deadline falls...
Singapore pulled further ahead, Hong Kong fell back and the UAE's inflows rose again. UNCTAD's latest figures put the hubs we cover side by side.
Since 20 July 2026, applicants from ten more countries need a Good Conduct Certificate for a new RAKEZ employee or investor visa, following an...
The Financial Services Commission has opened a Register of Trusts that the public cannot see. Every Qualified Trustee must load basic and...
Since 17 August 2026, a director or company secretary who holds the government's iAM Smart+ digital identity can file a local company's annual...
The Council of the EU has moved Panama and Viet Nam from Annex I to Annex II of its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Eight jurisdictions...
The FATF plenary that ended on 30 October removed four jurisdictions from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring and added none,...
New Zealand has tightened the rules on how investors may borrow and move money for its residence-by-investment visa, and from December 2026 it...
Spain has not accepted new applications for residence through investment since 3 April 2025. Existing holders keep their rights, and newcomers...
A registered will settles who inherits, but it does not move a single asset. For a non-Muslim family relying on a will held by the DIFC Courts,...
A layered ownership chain, walked from the founder down, and what each layer now records about the people behind it.
Tax authorities are about to exchange information on crypto-asset users much as they already exchange bank account data. For most of the hubs we...
Statistics Mauritius has revised its estimate of real GDP growth in 2025 up to 3.5 per cent and expects 3.0 per cent this year. Financial services...
Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2025 gives firms within its scope one year from 1 January 2026 to adjust their status. The perimeter reaches free...
A VARA circular of 6 October 2026 sets a seven-point minimum scope for independent audits of client reserve assets, running from wallet coverage...
Circular C 1/2026, the Operational Risk Management Regulation, has applied since 14 September 2026 and replaces the 2018 regime. It brings hard...
From 2 October 2026, DFSA prudential reporting forms B120 and B180 fold into a redesigned form B110, following Consultation Paper No. 174. More...
The Finance Act 2026 adjusts Mauritius's Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax. Investment funds and real estate investment vehicles are now...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has published draft amendments to the Payment Services Act 2019 that would give its single-currency stablecoin...
Identity verification for directors and people with significant control has been compulsory since 18 November 2025. The 12-month transition for...
Hong Kong grants residence to investors who prove HKD 30 million in net assets and then put HKD 30 million into a defined list of assets, HKD 3...
The UK closed its investor visa in 2022. The route left for entrepreneurs wants an endorsed, innovative business and gives no credit for capital...
A familiar shape for crypto businesses, and the reason the holding company at the top has become its weakest link.
Businesses have until 30 October to appoint a service provider. The go-live date for the largest of them sits where it was. What the Ministry of...
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A layered ownership chain, walked from the founder down, and what each layer now records about the people behind it.
See how it fits together| Date | Jurisdiction | What falls due | Who it affects | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 November 2026 | ADGM | Consultations close on the FSRA fees and general rulebook revisions (CP 6/2026) and a framework for business centres (CP 7/2026) | ADGM firms and business-centre operators wishing to comment | Confirmed |
| 16 November 2026 | United Arab Emirates | Excise tax return and payment due | Excise tax registrants | Confirmed |
| 16 November 2026 | Hong Kong | Profits tax returns for 2025/26 due, accounting date code M (year ends 1 January to 31 March 2026), under the block extension scheme | Companies filing through tax representatives | Confirmed |
| 30 November 2026 | Singapore | Form C-S, Form C-S (Lite) and Form C due for Year of Assessment 2026 | Companies tax resident or operating in Singapore | Confirmed |
| 30 November 2026 | Mauritius | Corporate tax return and tax due for years ended May 2026; advance payment statement for the quarter to 31 August 2026 | Companies, including Global Business Companies | Confirmed |
| 30 November 2026 | United Arab Emirates | Corporate tax return and payment due for tax periods ended 28 February 2026 (nine months after the period end) | Corporate tax registrants with a February year end | Confirmed |
| 30 November 2026 | ADGM | Consultation closes on FSRA guidance on DeFi risk management (CP 5/2026) | Virtual asset and DeFi firms in or entering ADGM | Confirmed |
| 30 November 2026 | United Arab Emirates | Top-up Tax registration deadline for in-scope entities whose fiscal year ended before 30 April 2026 (FTA Decision No. 12 of 2026, Art. 2(2)); AED 10,000 penalty for late registration | UAE entities of multinational groups with EUR 750 million or more in revenue, or their Domestic Designated Filing Entity | Confirmed |
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Singapore pulled further ahead, Hong Kong fell back and the UAE's inflows rose again. UNCTAD's latest figures put the hubs we cover side by side.
Since 20 July 2026, applicants from ten more countries need a Good Conduct Certificate for a new RAKEZ employee or investor visa, following an update from the ICP. The RAKEZ list now covers twenty-four nationalities.
The Financial Services Commission has opened a Register of Trusts that the public cannot see. Every Qualified Trustee must load basic and beneficial ownership information for each trust it administers by 15 January 2027, and from then on report changes within five working days.
Since 17 August 2026, a director or company secretary who holds the government's iAM Smart+ digital identity can file a local company's annual return, or its change of registered office, without registering for e-filing. Access to that identity depends on holding a Hong Kong Identity Card.
The Council of the EU has moved Panama and Viet Nam from Annex I to Annex II of its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Eight jurisdictions remain on the list itself, and none of the main business hubs is among them.
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