Good housekeeping for the new tax year
The earlier you use certain tax allowances, the more you shelter assets from ongoing tax.
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Finma extends protective measures for creditors of Sberbank
The measures were first introduced at the start of March.
Swiss Banking Law Comes Under UN Criticism
The threat of severe punishment causes journalists to self-censor, Khan said, adding that the ban should provide grounds for the overriding public interest.
Capacity Issues and Lasting Powers of Attorney
Mental incapacity is the inability to do something or to provide consent for something by reason of a mental disorder or disability.
US can seize Russian oligarch’s $436m superyacht: Fiji court
Fiji’s High Court ruled it would grant an order to register a US seizure warrant, but it also allowed the defence
Another Setback For Credit Suisse
60 percent were against the discharge, which proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis recommended rejecting because of the significant financial damage and reputational cost to the bank.
Credit Suisse sued in U.S. over alleged business related to oligarchs
The law firm alleged disclosure shortcomings around a securitisation deal.
Updated Global Financial Regulation, Transparency, and Compliance Index
The Index is a simple and understandable ranking of the extent to which individual countries adopt, comply with, and enforce a set of global standards.
HSBC set to be accused of greenwashing by Advertising Standards Authority – reports
The UK advertising authority judged the effect of the campaign was to lead customers to believe the bank was making "a positive overall environmental contribution as a company," a ploy that could influence decisions around financial products.
Ukraine: Further EU sanctions against Russia implemented
This is to enable Switzerland to export NBC protective equipment under a request for assistance from the OPCW.
Four Charged In Connection With Multi-Billion Dollar Collapse Of Archegos Capital Management
Sung Kook (Bill) Hwang – the Founder and Head of Archegos – and Three Others Charged with Racketeering and Fraud Offenses Related to Market Manipulation Scheme
Bufferati – speech by Sam Woods
Sam Woods looks at the rules that are in place to make sure banks have enough capital put aside to withstand economic shocks. He sets out a radical, alternative approach that he argues would be much simpler.