04/24/2018
Zurich Court of Appeal dismissed claim against Julius Baer
The Zurich Court of Appeal, as the court of second instance, issued its judgment in the case of the Bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben versus Julius Baer and ruled in favour of Julius Baer as well. The ruling is not yet legally bi
04/24/2018
Guardian Wealth hit with $1m fine
GWMQ was authorised by the Regulatory Authority on 20 October 2009 as an insurance intermediary firm to conduct insurance mediation in accordance with Article 29 of the Regulations.
04/24/2018
A Private Bank for Azerbaijan’s Ruling Elite
Their revelations were corroborated by public records obtained by reporters.
04/20/2018
Friedman is no newcomer when it comes to suing wirehouses and has won more than $300 million in class action settlements from them for former employees.
04/20/2018
The substantial amount of input received in response to the consultation further underlines the importance of the OECD's actions in this field.
04/20/2018
City watchdogs say he broke rules of conduct in his attempts to identify 2016 whistleblower
04/19/2018
Both luxury brands are owned by parent company Volkswagen.
04/19/2018
This represents a substantial change in practice and comes after discussions between CIMA and the Cayman Islands funds industry to clarify some parts of the updated AML guidance notes1 published by CIMA in December 2017.
04/19/2018
At present the AEoI standards haven’t affected Swiss domestic bank secrecy – Swiss clients banking in Switzerland.
04/18/2018
The PRA is a part of the Bank of England and responsible for the prudential regulation and supervision of banks, insurers and major investment firms, regulating some 1,700 financial firms.
04/18/2018
The quartet are joined by Macfarlanes, Shoosmiths, Simmons & Simmons and Ward Hadaway, in a category designed to showcase the firms seeking new ways to provide legal services.
04/18/2018
In further testimony to the so-called Royal Commission on Wednesday, AMP executives admitted that it had charged users of online platforms for advice fees despite not receiving the permission required by law.
04/17/2018
While the court acknowledged Falcon’s severe due diligence violations, the ruling can still be appealed at the Federal Court.
04/16/2018
The Snoras liquidator claims Julius Baer had not done enough to establish the origin of the monies deposited.
04/15/2018
The SEC investigation has touched on three California real-estate deals and a loan to fashion company BCBG Max Azria
04/15/2018
Meeting the global challenge of local accounting and tax compliance
04/13/2018
Ali Sadr Hasheminejad, who is accused of bank fraud and skirting Iran sanctions in the United States, is pleading not guilty to the charges
04/13/2018
Analysts on average were looking for $1.06 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. It was not immediately clear if the reported figures were comparable.
04/12/2018
“I think our governments are basically addicted to extracting money from us.”
04/11/2018
As lawyers specialising in professional negligence claims, we have been involved in many cases resulting from tax planning gone wrong.