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Asset Servicing Times magazineNovember 21 2012, 3:45 pm
Goal recently contributed to a country profile on “Africa” in Edition 51 of the Asset Servicing Times magazine. “Strate, the licensed central securities depository (CSD) in South Africa, has cemented its position as an African CSD that sought to break barriers beyond its continent. The depository settles close to 30 million transactions per year, with […]
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November 12 2012, 5:14 pm
We are pleased to announce that Goal Group has recently joined a paper recycling scheme to save energy and reduce pollution. The recovered paper we manage to collect goes back into new products which we all use every day – like newspapers, corrugated containers, grocery sacks, cereal boxes and office paper. Recycled paper produces 73% […]
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October 23 2012, 4:49 pm
A US District judge has largely dismissed the claims of a class action suit filed against Sony after an April 2011 data breach. For a month, millions of user’s personal details were compromised after hackers penetrated the defenses of Playstation Network, Qriocity. The class action claimed the security breach of their personal data was a […]
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October 19 2012, 9:42 am
At the first hearing in the criminal prosecution trial of three former Olympus executives (former Chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, former Executive Vice President Hisashi Mori and ex-auditing officer Hideo Yamada) and Olympus Corporation itself, all three defendants and the company pleaded guilty to all counts in the indictment. The defendants are charged with infringement of the […]
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October 18 2012, 3:07 pm
We are pleased to announce that Sarah Mansfield has recently been appointed as our Sales and Marketing Analyst based in our London office. Sarah will report directly to Stephen Everard CEO and will be responsible for the administration and development of Goal’s sales & marketing efforts globally which will include tasks such as maintaining the […]
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July 23 2012, 8:19 pm
The London Olympics Torch relay passed through Croydon today just a few metres from Goal’s offices. These photos were taken by our staff:
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May 3 2012, 11:20 am
Goal Group is pleased to report that we have recovered circa $5million in the New Century Financial class action lawsuit.
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April 25 2012, 11:26 am
In a judgment on 30th March 2012, the Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld an earlier ruling that allows a proposed securities class action to proceed in the Canadian courts despite not relating to shares listed on a Canadian exchange. The ruling, in Abdula v. Canadian Solar, relates to the interpretation of the Ontario Securities […]
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November 18 2011, 11:16 am
Goal Group is pleased to report that we have recovered $7million in the Royal Dutch Shell class action lawsuit.
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October 28 2011, 11:42 am
Fonds Online – 23.06.2011 Eine neu veröffentlichte Studie von GOAL Group, einem Expertenhaus für Steuerrückerstattungen zeigt, dass Investoren im Jahr 2010 weltweit 17,39 Milliarden US Dollar (12,24 Mrd. Euro) an rechtmäßigen Rückerstattungen aus internationalen Kapitalanlagen eingebüßt haben, da sie die Quellensteuer auf Dividenden und Erträge nicht ordnungsgemäß zurückgefordert haben. Die Summe der ausstehenden Rückforderungen macht […]
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October 28 2011, 11:34 am
Eine neu veröffentlichte Studie von GOAL Group, dem führenden Experten für Steuerrückerstattungen zeigt, dass Investoren im Jahr 2010 weltweit 17,39 Milliarden US Dollar (12,24 Mrd. Euro) an rechtmäßigen Rückerstattungen aus internationalen Kapitalanlagen eingebüßt haben, da die Quellensteuer auf Dividenden und Erträge nicht ordnungsgemäß zurückgefordert wurde. Die Summe der ausstehenden Rückforderungen macht rund ein Viertel des […]
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October 28 2011, 11:25 am
Investoren verschenken Geld Eine neue Studie von GOAL Group, dem führenden Experten für Steuerrückerstattungen, verdeutlicht, dass Investoren im Jahr 2010 weltweit 12,24 Milliarden Euro an rechtmäßigen Rückerstattungen aus internationalen Kapitalanlagen eingebüßt haben, da die Quellensteuer auf Dividenden und Erträge nicht ordnungsgemäß zurückgefordert wurde. Die Summe der ausstehenden Rückforderungen macht rund ein Viertel des weltweiten Gesamtanteils […]
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October 28 2011, 10:55 am
WALL STREET – 24TH JUNE 2011 Investoren fordern nur selten die Quellensteuer auf internationale Kapitalerträge zurück, Nutznießer sind die Steuerbehörden Investoren fordern nur selten die Quellensteuer auf internationale Kapitalerträge zurück, Nutznießer sind die Steuerbehörden Investoren schenken ihren Staaten eine Menge Geld: Im vergangenen Jahr verloren sie weltweit rund 17,4 Milliarden US-Dollar, weil sie in ihren […]
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October 28 2011, 10:48 am
Cash.ONLINE – Donnerstag, 23. Juni 2011 Allein deutsche Investoren haben im vergangenen Jahr fast 700 Millionen Euro verloren, weil sie es versäumten, sich Quellensteuern für internationale Kapitalanlagen zurückerstatten zu lassen. International lassen sich Anleger zweistellige Milliardenbeträge durch die Lappen gehen. Das zeigt eine Studie des Datenanalysten Goal Group. Die auf Steuerrückerstattungen spezialisierten Experten haben ausgerechnet, […]
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October 28 2011, 10:39 am
HANDELSBLATT – 22nd June 2011 Anleger verschenken jedes Jahr Milliarden an den Staat, weil sie sich bei Investitionen im Ausland die doppelt bezahlte Quellensteuer nicht zurückholen. Der Grund: Es ist einfach zu kompliziert. DüsseldorfBei der Rendite schauen Anleger oft auf jeden Cent – da ist es verwunderlich, dass sie vergangenes Jahr 12,24 Milliarden Euro verschwendet […]
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July 27 2011, 1:12 pm
New York – A US shareholder who purchased $38,000 in News Corp shares earlier this year filed a class action lawsuit against the global media group on Friday, claiming that News Corp, the Murdochs, and Rebekah Brooks intentionally covered up and concealed the phone hacking offenses. The investor, Lewis Wilder, has initiated the first federal-level […]
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July 4 2011, 3:52 pm
Washington Mutual Inc. (WMI/WaMu) and other defendants have settled to pay $208.5 million in a class action lawsuit that was derived from WaMu’s collapse in 2008. Washington Mutual Inc., a savings bank holding company that was created in 1898, had collapsed in 2008. The company’s fall has been attributed to a focus on lower-income borrowers […]
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June 22 2011, 3:58 pm
Eine neu veröffentlichte Studie von GOAL Group, dem führenden Experten für Steuerrückerstattungen zeigt, dass Investoren im Jahr 2010 weltweit 17,39 Milliarden US Dollar (12,24 Mrd. Euro) an rechtmäßigen Rückerstattungen aus internationalen Kapitalanlagen eingebüßt haben, da die Quellensteuer auf Dividenden und Erträge nicht ordnungsgemäß zurückgefordert wurde. Die Summe der ausstehenden Rückforderungen macht rund ein Viertel des […]
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June 22 2011, 3:46 pm
Anleger verschenken jedes Jahr Milliarden an den Staat, weil sie sich bei Investitionen im Ausland die doppelt bezahlte Quellensteuer nicht zurückholen. Der Grund: Es ist einfach zu kompliziert. Düsseldorf – Bei der Rendite schauen Anleger oft auf jeden Cent – da ist es verwunderlich, dass sie vergangenes Jahr 12,24 Milliarden Euro verschwendet haben. So viel, […]
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June 6 2011, 3:11 pm
07/06/2011, fDiIntelligence US companies top list of unclaimed refunds, with $1.65bn shortfall Foreign investors lost $17.39bn last year by failing to claim refunds on taxed dividends and income, according to tax specialist firm Goal Group. According the group’s study, US investors chalked up the most losses with $1.65bn, followed by UK investors. According to statistics […]
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May 27 2011, 2:57 pm
Matt Ritchie – 27/05/2011 - Pensions Age UK investors are missing out on more than £1 billion through failing to reclaim tax on income from cross-border securities, according to a new report from GOAL Group. GOAL said income earned on cross-border securities is subjected to withholding tax in the country of origin, but a portion […]
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May 27 2011, 2:31 pm
Professional Pensions | 27 May 2011 Pension funds and other UK investors missed out on more than £1bn last year by failing to reclaim withholding tax on foreign investments, according to tax reclamation experts. The withholding tax is levied on all cross-border securities, but a proportion – or in some cases all – of that […]
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May 25 2011, 1:54 pm
Pat Sweet- Accountancy – 25th May Two new surveys are warning that UK investors with overseas assets risk missing out on billions of pounds by failing to claim foreign dividend withholding tax (DWT) in cases where the UK has a double taxation agreement in place. The tax specialist website taxback.com has calculated that only 7% […]
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May 25 2011, 1:39 pm
by Robert Lee – Tax-News.com Wednesday, May 25, 2011 UK investors are losing out to the tune of billions, as losses on un-reclaimed tax on foreign dividend withholding tax (DWT) mount, according to two new sets of findings. According to the tax specialist website taxback.com, UK investors are failing to claim up to GBP1.1bn in […]
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May 20 2011, 3:09 pm
Investors, including institutional investors, lost an estimated $17.39 billion globally through unclaimed withholding tax from overseas stocks and bonds, according to a report by the Goal Group. The loss represents about a quarter of about $64.4 billion in total reclaimable tax globally in 2010, according to the report. U.S. investors gave up the most, about […]
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May 18 2011, 8:30 am
18th May 2001 Investors, including institutional investors, lost an estimated $17.39 billion globally through unclaimed withholding tax from overseas stocks and bonds, according to a report by the Goal Group. The loss represents about a quarter of about $64.4 billion in total reclaimable tax globally in 2010, according to the report. U.S. investors gave up […]
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May 16 2011, 10:00 am
16 May 2011 – Stephanie Baxter According to a report by Goal Group, global investors are forfeiting returns from their cross-border securities because withholding tax on dividends and income is not being properly reclaimed. - US investors came top with losses of $3.24bn - “Clear opportunity” for custodians to increase efficiency of reclamation services - […]
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May 12 2011, 8:30 am
12th May 2011 – Ray Clancy Global cross border investment losses on unreclaimed withholding tax have reached £10.72 billion, a new report reveals. UK investors alone, have relinquished more than £1 billion in their rightful returns, according to the report from GOAL Group, the leading tax reclamation services specialist. It says that around a quarter […]
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May 11 2011, 9:00 am
11th of May 2011 According to a report by Goal Group, global investors are forfeiting returns from their cross-border securities because withholding tax on dividends and income is not being properly reclaimed - US investors came top with losses of $3.24bn - “Clear opportunity” for custodians to increase efficiency of reclamation services - Fund managers […]
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May 9 2011, 9:00 am
09 May 2011 – Hannah Beechman £10.72 billion of investors’ returns from their cross-border shares and bonds stand to be lost in the latest financial year because withholding tax is not being properly reclaimed, according to tax reclamation specialists, GOAL Group. To read this article on the IFA Online website Click Here
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May 5 2011, 10:00 am
According to a recent report by tax reclamation specialist Goal Group, due to withholding tax on dividends and income not being properly reclaimed, investors are likely to miss out on nearly £11bn from their cross-border shares and bonds. With US investors suffering the highest losses of around $3.164bn left un-reclaimed. UK investors are set to […]
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April 28 2011, 10:03 am
Pension Funds Online – 3rd April 2011 Earlier this year, seventy of the world’s largest pension schemes and institutional investors sent a letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In it, they asked SEC to put forward a case to Congress calling for a return to the days of investors being able to […]
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April 28 2011, 9:46 am
By Ruth Sulivan – April 24th 2011 Investors lost out on nearly £11bn ($18bn) from global cross-border investments as a result of unclaimed withholding tax last year. This accounts for more than a quarter of the near-£40bn of global reclaimable withholding tax on dividends for 2010, according to research carried out by Goal Group, a […]
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April 26 2011, 10:00 am
26 April 2011 by Simon Danaher Investors are likely to miss out on nearly £11bn from their cross-border shares and bonds from last year because withholding tax on dividends and income is not being properly reclaimed, according to a recent report. The study, conducted by tax reclamation specialist Goal Group, found that US investors are […]
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April 26 2011, 9:00 am
26 April 2011 by Simon Danaher Investors are likely to miss out on nearly £11bn from their cross-border shares and bonds from last year because withholding tax on dividends and income is not being properly reclaimed, according to a recent report. The study, conducted by tax reclamation specialist Goal Group, found that US investors are […]
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March 29 2011, 12:26 pm
An alliance of 69 funds including superannuation funds, Pension funds and Fund managers jointly submitted a letter on 18th February 2011 to Elizabeth Murphy, Secretary of the Securities & Exchange Commission regarding Release No. 63174. The alliance members are responsible for in excess of USD2 trillion and are voicing their concerns and comments on the […]
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March 28 2011, 10:19 am
7th March 2011 Since the late 1990s, equities investment has been through significant peaks and troughs. Hyped to unsustainable values in the dotcom boom, the post-millennial stock market crash then wiped billions off portfolio values. Growth throughout the Noughties was followed by a similar radical depression in capital values in 2008 financial markets crisis and its […]
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March 28 2011, 9:20 am
28th Febraury 2011 The US saw a long list of class actions filed by angry foreign investors appearing in its courts in 2008, as the financial crisis took hold. Now, three years later, Pension Funds Insider asks how European pension schemes can still pursue such claims, after restrictions have been placed on pursuing non-US firms on American […]
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March 28 2011, 9:10 am
Northern European pension schemes are losing out by not actively pursuing class actions explains Stephen Everard, GOAL Group. Class actions have long been prevalent in the US courts. According to Advisen, securities class action suits experienced a surge in the second quarter of 2010, then stabilised in the third quarter. However, class actions are not […]
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March 28 2011, 9:00 am
9 January 2011 Un nouveau rapport du groupe GOAL, le spécialiste mondial des services de recours collectifs (aussi appelés « class actions » ou « actions collectives ») estime que, dans les prochaines années, les fonds de pension français vont obtenir une réparation de 216 millions d’euros aux Etats-Unis dans le cadre d’actions collectives portant sur les pertes subies […]
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February 24 2011, 4:05 pm
Vivendi announced today that Judge Richard Holwell of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed the claims of all purchasers of Vivendi’s ordinary shares and has limited the case to claims of certain purchasers of Vivendi’s American Depositary Shares. This ruling, which was expected after the decision of […]
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January 13 2011, 3:19 pm
Funds with the belief that corporate wrongdoing has affected their returns should not shy away from the courts, says Stephen Everard, managing director at GOAL Group According to the latest research from Stanford Law School and Cornerstone Research, the number of US securities class action filings has fallen slightly compared with the same period last year. Yet does that mean that […]
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January 13 2011, 2:53 pm
European Pensions 2010 – December By Dave Adams The value of investments, as we all know, can go down as well as up. Some you win, some you lose. But if you lose as a result of fraud or mismanagement there is, in some jurisdictions, the option of redress through securities class action litigation. But […]
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January 13 2011, 1:44 pm
Investment International 20th December 2010 Dutch and UK pension funds ravaged by losses now seeking class action to recover investments Northern European pension funds are set to try to recuperate €3.9 billion in class action law suits connected to losses suffered at the peak of the financial markets crisis in 2008, according to a new […]
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December 1 2010, 9:54 am
Pension Funds Online At the peak of the economic crisis in 2008, Northern European pension schemes lost a total of €450 billion of their portfolio value, of which €60 billion (£51 billion) was in their US investments. One third, €27.4 (£21billion) were attributed to UK pension funds. Within the Northern European territory, around 7% of those losses […]
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November 29 2010, 3:20 pm
Goal Group, the class action specialists, is pleased to announce receiving compensation of approximately USD 1.3 million for its clients and their underlying customers in the SCOR Holding (Switzerland) AG distribution
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November 29 2010, 3:09 pm
Scheme Xpert - 22 October 2010 A number of UK pension schemes are set to miss out on the opportunity to recover £368m through US securities class action, a report has claimed. The Goal Group – a class action service provider – estimated that if current UK schemes’ participation rates to class actions do not improve, […]
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November 29 2010, 3:00 pm
Pensions Management Magazine – November 2010 A report from Goal group claims £1.4 billion will be recouped from by UK pension funds participating in US class actions connected to losses suffered during the recession. UK pension funds collectively lost £21 billion on their US investments in 2008 according to the class action specialists. However, if class action participation […]
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November 12 2010, 3:42 pm
Die Verluste, die Pensionsfonds in ganz Nordeuropa im Jahr 2008 gemacht haben, waren laut Goal Group so hoch, dass bisher nur ein Bruchteil zurückerlangt wurde. Es werde einige Jahre dauern, bis eine Lösung oder Einigung zustande kommt. Laut einer Studie der Nera Consulting waren Ende 2009 mehr als vier Fünftel aller Fälle, die mit der […]
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November 12 2010, 3:39 pm
At the peak of the economic crisis 2008, UK pension schemes lost £21 billion on their US investments, of which £1.4bn is likely to be recouped through class action litigation. However, according to GOAL Group, a proportion of pension schemes continues to miss the opportunities to participate, which will likely result in some £368 million […]
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