12/13/2017
HMRC must be rubbing its hands in glee by George Bull
Bitcoin gains? Don’t forget that the taxman will want his share
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
12/13/2017
Convoy raids put Hong Kong firms on notice
Hong Kong’s financial services firms can expect greater regulatory scrutiny as an unprecedented joint probe by the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Securities and Futures Commission paves the way for future investigations.
12/13/2017
The increasing importance of portfolio construction
Financial advisors require mastery in presenting and selling a standardized portfolio by developing skills around portfolio building and analyzing metrics and scaling the investments.
12/13/2017
Strategist Was Fired, Ex-Group Head Says
UBS’s lawyers haven’t begun their cross-examination of Cohen, which may elicit favorable testimony about CMBS staffing issues at the time.
12/12/2017
OECD seeks input on new tax rules requiring disclosure of CRS avoidance arrangements and offshore structures
Public input is sought on all aspects of these model rules. Submissions on this document will be taken into account in preparing the report that will to be sent to the G7 Finance Ministers under the Canadian Presidency.
12/12/2017
Parliament: don’t touch banking secrecy for Swiss clients
The group behind the initiative want to ban the automatic exchange of client data within Switzerland’s borders.
12/11/2017
Basel WM signs UN responsible investment initiative
The strategy has recently reached its tenth anniversary, which spurred its fund managers, Sybille Wyss and Bollag himself, to rethink the fund's investment approach.
12/11/2017
Liechtenstein says didn't press for Swiss inclusion on EU tax havens list
Both countries have oversized financial industries and in the past have drawn scrutiny as places to stash offshore wealth.
12/11/2017
Senate Tax Plan Could Also Hit Digital Wealth Advisers
Algorithms that prioritize sales of share lots that have lost value would become less effective
12/10/2017
Taxing private wealth may affect Singapore's reputation
They said it is a tricky tightrope to navigate as levies could take on many forms, from further imposts on property to perhaps the reintroduction of estate tax, which was abolished in 2008.
12/10/2017
Chinese banks push back on regulators’ plan to bring wealth management products in line
Ten mid-sized banks have asked regulators to extend a June 2019 deadline by another 18 months until the end of December 2020, for ending promised guarantees on wealth management products.
12/10/2017
Cristiano Ronaldo May Be Fined at Least $35.3Mln for Tax Evasion - Reports
Ronaldo is accused of defrauding the Spanish Treasury of 14.7 million euros in taxes from 2011 to 2014, with the court hearing on the case set for December 22.
12/09/2017
Noel Edmonds to sell £3 million dream chateau
Noel Edmonds selling house to pay for legal bills
12/08/2017
UAE questions US omission from tax haven blacklist
Dubai wealth managers have questioned why countries like the US and Switzerland have been left off the EU tax haven blacklist but the UAE has been included.
12/08/2017
Possibility of privately-held wealth tax arises after Heng's comment
Unfortunately, he had the opposite effect.
12/08/2017
Ex-UBS senior strategist was 'fed up'
He told a Manhattan federal jury on Thursday that he was let go shortly after he ignored a request to scrap a report about how a double-dip recession could hurt the hotel industry’s real estate.
12/07/2017
Private Client | December 2017 - Saffery Champness
A round-up of topical tax and personal finance issues affecting individuals and families
12/07/2017
Former Company Insider Earns More Than $4.1 Million for Whistleblower Tip
The whistleblower is the third awarded by the SEC in the past week.
12/07/2017
Mazars to strengthen financial planning offering via acquisition of RCL Consultancy
Mazars also enters into a joint venture with The Embark Group to launch ‘Vested’, a new employee benefits joint venture
12/07/2017
Billionaire Kiuna takes on Old Mutual in buyout row
He wants the High Court to stop compulsory acquisition of his stake, arguing that the fact that UAP shares have been valued at 14 times more than OMLAC is a sign of foul play.