US Tax Regulations – Chapter 3 and 4 Updated Course Structure

US Tax Regulations – Chapter 3 and 4 Updated Course Structure

by | May 10, 2016

Over the last few years we have delivered many courses to financial institutions all over the world on the practical impacts of QI and FATCA. These topics have usually been delivered in series within the course i.e. QI first and then FATCA. With the increasing overlap...
So you think you know enough to be a QI?

So you think you know enough to be a QI?

by | Mar 3, 2016

I am seeing a rapidly increasing trend in the market. Many US Withholding Agents and quite a few QIs are now insisting that their financial institution clients, who are currently non qualified intermediaries (NQIs), become qualified intermediaries (QIs) in order to do...
IPRs: The Story Continues…

IPRs: The Story Continues…

by | Aug 26, 2015

I started this blog series from the premise that FATCA has control and oversight mechanisms consisting of two parts: a continuing obligation on the responsible officer (RO) to declare any events of default or material failure of control adequacy, and a three year...