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EQT, through the EQT X fund, becomes an anchor investor in WTS Germany, providing significant growth capital as part of a long-term and comprehensive strategic partnership.

Austria's new government faces a challenging economic outlook, aiming to provide tax relief while introducing levies to boost treasury revenues. These measures could impact the financial services industry. Explore the changes in this article, prepared by our colleagues at ICON (WTS Global in Austria).

News on tax developments affecting the international Financial Services industry.

A recent article analyzes foreign pension fund taxation under EU free movement of capital rules, covering WHT on dividends and insights from both EU/EEA and third-country perspectives.

Budget 2025 introduced tax measures to encourage domestic listings and investments and support the growth of insurance companies, Registered Business Trusts (“RBTs”), S-REITs, and other segments of the financial ecosystem.

The CJEU judgement of 19 December 2024 has important implications for foreign companies investing in Spain that incur losses in their country of residence and that cannot recover the WHT on the income derived from their investments in Spain.