Managers of Wealth

Switzerland should not act alone against tax havens

The Panama Papers, leaked from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca and published in April 2016

Initial Coin Offerings: A Look to 2018

In addition, the SEC noted that the exchanges upon which tokens are traded in the secondary market would have to be registered with the SEC

Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update

PRA policy statement on Pillar 2A capital requirements and disclosure

HMRC must be rubbing its hands in glee by George Bull

Bitcoin gains? Don’t forget that the taxman will want his share

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Senate Tax Plan Could Also Hit Digital Wealth Advisers

Algorithms that prioritize sales of share lots that have lost value would become less effective

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.

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.

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.

Noel Edmonds to sell £3 million dream chateau

Noel Edmonds selling house to pay for legal bills

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.

Possibility of privately-held wealth tax arises after Heng's comment

Unfortunately, he had the opposite effect.

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.

Private Client | December 2017 - Saffery Champness

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