Category: International

Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI): Hong Kong — An overview

This post is part of Horizons' ongoing sharing of important information related to the implementation of a new global Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters, more commonly referred to as Automatic Exchange of Information or AEOI. On 20 June 2016, Hong Kong promulgated the Inland Revenue (Amendment) No.3 Ordinance on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account…

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CONSULEGIS Autumn Conference 2016 Shanghai

When it comes to today’s transnational business environment, professional cross-border relationships are more important than ever. On 20-23 October, Horizons participated in the CONSULEGIS Autumn Conference 2016 held in Shanghai. CONSULEGIS’ conferences take place twice a year in different global cities. They serve as a collegial event comprised of professional presentations and workshops on topical…

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China moves to become top acquirer of foreign companies

"The Chinese aren't coming, they're already here."  So reports Forbes.com sounding off on China’s ever-growing outbound M&A investment in the west. For those of us operating on the ground in China, Chinese cross-border M&A expansion is not exactly ‘new’ news, but something Horizons has progressed hand-in-hand with for a number of years now. We’ve been…

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