Britain's leading executives are increasingly coming the conclusion that 'abroad is better' when it comes to doing business, according to new research. [more]

One of Northern Ireland's top tax experts has said that the region's politicians have a prime opportunity to bring down their corporation tax and start attracting revenue from foreign businesses and investment. [more]

Business leaders from Ireland are seeking to explore the increasingly attractive business environment in South Africa on a targeted trade assignment this week. [more]

Hong Kong's legal sector has finally won its efforts to give the territory's law firms the right to convert to limited-liability partnerships (LLP), following a seven year campaign. [more]

A leading finance official from Singapore has told an international audience that they are actively seeking to grow the country's wealth management offerings for European countries - but also stepping up their efforts to guard against harbouring illicit funds. [more]

The British Virgin Islands have taken another step towards becoming one of the world's leading offshore financial centres by striking a new tax information deal with India. [more]

US legal and financial services firms are seeking to position more and more of their top staff in Hong Kong, in a bid to capitalise on the territory's ever-increasing importance as an Asian financial hub. [more]

South Africa's comparatively strong economy has seen it rise slightly in the rankings of places for foreign businesses to register and set up operations. [more]

Hong Kong authorities are to radically simplify the territory's business incorporation procedures, in a bid to make sure it remains competitive with rivals such as Singapore. [more]

Representatives of Guernsey's finance industry are visiting Hong Kong and Singapore, to work on building relationships in the lucrative tax territories and business centres. [more]

British corporation tax must be cut to 15 per cent by 2020, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD), or else the UK will continue to lose businesses and their tax revenues to more favourable foreign tax jurisdictions. [more]

Representatives of the British Virgin Islands' (BVI) International Financial Centre (IFC) have said that their recent European tour has been an outstanding success at promoting the BVI as a premier financial services jurisdiction. [more]