Managers of Wealth

Tax-avoidance schemes are being offered up to the wealthy like vacation packages

Tax avoidance schemes are being offered up to the wealthy like holiday packages.

Drafting limited partnership agreements under Luxembourg law - Ogier

The position under Luxembourg law is particularly straightforward as the Civil Code starts from the policy presumption that commercially negotiated contract terms are enforceable.

Goldman Sachs chief's PA 'stole £860,000 of fine wine from him including seven ultra-rare burgundies worth £13,750 each'

The banker, 55, has been collecting wine for decades and is said to have a 1,000-bottle storage area

No evidence of wrongdoing by German banks in 'Panama Papers': watchdog

Germany's financial watchdog said it has found no evidence of any large-scale wrongdoing by the German banks identified in the "Panama Papers" scandal.

International law firm launches client solutions brand

Bird & Bird is well known for its high standard of client service

Family friendly rights in Jersey - Mourant Ozannes

The cost of extending Maternity Allowance to 26 weeks is estimated at £1.5 million per year.

Sotheby’s dragged into £730million legal battle with Monaco resident billionaire

One of Britain’s most famous auction houses could be pulled into a $1 billion legal battle between the Monaco resident Russian billionaire and a renowned art dealer

US tax reform - Single family offices and considerations for 2018 - Withers

The Act has no doubt created a tidal wave of questions and concerns about the structuring of various business and investment activities

US tax reform - Single family offices and considerations for 2018

The Act has no doubt created a tidal wave of questions and concerns about the structuring of various business and investment activities

Credit Suisse: Nail-Biter in Geneva

Credit Suisse is bracing for a tough couple of days in Geneva, where a former banker is standing trial for embezzlement

Bermuda adopts Cape Town Convention

The Convention is an international legal framework (recognised in all Contracting States).

Appleby Bermuda involved in the majority of ILS deals in 2017

Appleby, whose Bermuda office has considerable experience in the insurance sector, was involved in more than two-thirds of the Bermuda-based deals and the majority of all the deals globally.

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Private Client 2018

This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with a comprehensive worldwide legal analysis of the laws and regulations of private client work.

What The Wealthy Should Consider Because Of The Higher Estate Tax Exemption Levels

With the doubling of the federal estate tax exemption levels, a substantial number of wealthy families will no longer need to pay the tax.

Hong Kong fines Swiss wealth manager HK$2m over offshore licence fails

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined EFG Bank AG (EFG Bank) $2 million for dealing in futures contracts without the required registration (Note 1)

The French system of law is changing through DPAs.

This week, White Collar Post features a guest post from Frédéric Ruppert(1) and Maria Lancri(2)

World Tax Advisor

Connecting you globally.

It’s time regulators started clawing back illicit returns from investors

The DPA is a powerful legal weapon formerly used as a way to coerce criminals or criminal organisations.

Armed robbers storm Ritz hotel in Paris, snagging $5.6M in jewels

French police officials said three of the robbers were captured at the scene but two escaped on a motor scooter and made off with the jewels.

4 ways to help rid wealth management of sexual harassment

Fidelity certainly isn’t alone.

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