Fresh hope to overturn UK gaming tax after first court bid fails

Gibraltar’s “premier division” e-gaming community is taking a last roll of the dice in its bid to thwart UK plans to introduce a point- of-consumption tax for on-line bets from December by seeking a second Judicial Review. A High Court…

Fintech: revolutionary innovation in financial services

Fintech: revolutionary innovation in financial services Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’d have heard the phrase “FinTech”. It’s a term often banded about, but despite being in vogue, its exact meaning is lost on many, Richard Bowry, Senior…

External audit has sharpened its focus on systems & controls

By Jon Dee, Partner, IBDO LLP ISA (UK) 315 (revised July 2020) – Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement -came into force for accounting periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021. Heads of Internal Audit will have…

Experienced Investor Funds

    Experienced Investor Funds  By James Lasry, GFIA The Experienced Investor Fund (EIF) regime is Gibraltar’s flagship fund product. It has proven to be an extremely versatile way of setting up a fund that is fully regulated and yet…

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Evolving insurance regulation in Gibraltar

By Trevor ParkerBundy, Insurance Director, Artex Risk Solutions (Gibraltar) In March the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) held their annual event to publicise their intended focus for the coming 12 months. This was the best attended event yet which demonstrates…

eSummit reflects on a new era for the gaming industry

  Despite taking place just days after the recent announcement that Gibraltar has become subject to increased monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force, the news did not deter this year’s KPMG Gibraltar eSummit for the gaming industry from looking…

Entering an age of normalisation

By Thomas Gehlen, Senior Market Strategist, SG Kleinwort Hambros Bank Limited Gibraltar Branch It’s all been a bit much. In quick succession, a pandemic, an armed conflict, and a banking crisis upended life as we know it. Demand shifted, inflation…

Enhanced Tax Transparency in the European Union

Enhanced Tax Transparency in the European Union   By Gavin Gafan Senior Manager, Tax, Deloitte Limited   It is evident that EU Member States (and indeed authorities at a global level) are improving how they communicate with each other on…