Hong Kong woos asset managers with potential tax cuts

Hong Kong woos asset managers with potential tax cuts

The United Arab Emirates has told allies that it would participate in a multinational maritime task force intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Hong Kong is weighing tax cuts for asset managers. Plus, London has embraced a controversial form of energy production: burning rubbish.


Mentioned in this podcast:

UAE pushes for international force to reopen Hormuz

Hong Kong weighs ‘big bang’ tax cuts for asset managers

‘It’s good business’: how London became an ‘energy from waste’ capital


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Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino, and produced by Fiona Symon, Mischa Frankl-Duval, Victoria Craig, and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.


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