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Financial Times: Greece is “wooing” hedge funds – the incentive and Chris Rokos’ tax residency move
Greece is ramping up efforts to lure hedge funds and private equity executives with a new 5% tax rate on bonuses and carried interest, its most high-profile win being billionaire manager Chris Rokos' move of tax residency from Britain to Greece
Chris Rokos, manager of $22 billion hedge fund, leaves London and chooses Greece for tax residency
According to Bloomberg, his decision is a major success for Athens but a significant blow to Britain, as the prominent fund manager was the country’s third-largest taxpayer
Months without rain: Images of London’s (unrecognisable) parks
Once-lush green spaces have taken on the characteristic yellowish colour of parched grass, as July was the driest month on record in the country
The Greek architect behind 36 Victorian properties in London’s Knightsbridge
His widow is selling them for £187 million following his “sudden death” – The portfolio belongs to the family of the little-known, despite the scale of his wealth, Dimitris Panagopoulos and includes 32 ultra-luxury apartments and four mews houses, generating approximately £6.13 million in annual rental income
Citizens take legal action over planned giant Chinese embassy in London amid fears of espionage and targeting of dissidents
China’s plans to build an embassy at Royal Mint Court, a two-century-old site near the Tower of London, were approved in January as part of efforts to improve relations between the two countries
Legal victory for Greek debt in London: Greece vindicated in €62bn GDP warrants case and buyback upheld
The High Court of England confirmed the legality of the exercise of the buy-back right and price fixing in a landmark decision
