11/29/2011
In 2004, Muston had set up a £200,000 trust fund through an IFA in Birmingham, which was later taken over by Barclays Wealth. Aviva, the fund provider, then paid an initial commission of £5,000 to the IFA.
11/29/2011
Swiss banks need to know what the U.S. is accusing them of to be able to negotiate a solution, Nicolas Pictet, president of the Swiss private banking association and a managing partner at Pictet & Cie. told Aargauer Zeitung in an interview.
11/28/2011
The Greens have been riding high in opinion polls and could be well-positioned to form a coalition with their preferred partners, the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), or Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives (CDU/CSU).
11/25/2011
Earlier this year, Sars announced that only 360 individuals earning more than R7-million a year, or with assets in excess of R75-million, were registered to pay tax.
11/22/2011
U.S. billionaires avoiding the taxman
11/22/2011
Ex-UBS wealth chief ‘confused' over regulator's attempt to fine him
11/21/2011
"We are coming to an important phase in the negotiations. We should have, I hope, a deal in the next three to six months," Collardi told Swiss newspaper Le Temps in an interview.
11/21/2011
Judge Peter Marti said on Thursday it was not clear whether the CD-roms Elmer had handed over contained data of bank clients in Switzerland or just in the Cayman Islands, Reuters reports.
11/21/2011
A light sentence handed down on Friday for a former top UBS private banker who became a U.S. government informant on wealthy American tax cheats ramps up pressure on the Swiss banking industry.
11/18/2011
No verdict in case of Swiss ex-banker linked to WikiLeaks
11/18/2011
Private bank Kleinwort Benson said the increasing complexity of the UK tax regime means a "specialised external partner" would provide its clients with the best quality service.
11/15/2011
As tax evasion cases increase by numbers, former BND chief says tax investigations is not part of the firm's 'core competence'
11/10/2011
The move marks a watershed in the battle against Swiss banking secrecy.
11/09/2011
FSA fines major lender for failings relating to fund selldown
10/25/2011
Gaines-Cooper: Does HMRC offer us any guidance
10/21/2011
French MPs approve extra tax on rich
10/21/2011
Taxing the Rich More Won't Solve the Problems with Income Inequality
10/20/2011
Luxury lifestyle of ex-IRA man jailed for post office raid
10/17/2011
HMRC clamps down on Swiss account holders
10/12/2011
Watson Farley secures Singapore local law launch with new tie-up