09/05/2011
HSBC UK clients probed on Swiss accounts taxes - Times
HSBC UK clients probed on Swiss accounts taxes - Times
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
09/02/2011
Prosserman's 'Chasing Madoff' invests too much in Markopolos
Most of us know about Bernie Madoff's stunning, decades-in-the-making $50 billion Wall Street fraud scheme and the evil it wrought on thousands of investors when it finally collapsed in 2008.
09/01/2011
Swiss parliament committee backs tough bank rules
Swiss parliament committee backs tough bank rules
09/01/2011
Pinsents and SJ Berwin consider merit-based partner pay shifts
Pinsents and SJ Berwin consider merit-based partner pay shifts
08/29/2011
UK and Switzerland agree tax deal
UK and Switzerland agree tax deal
08/25/2011
Swiss ambassador rejects US tax criticism
Switzerland's ambassador to the United States, Manuel Sager, has penned a letter strongly refuting “claims that Switzerland is fighting against handing over bank information about Americans who have cheated on their taxes.“
08/23/2011
Calmy-Rey criticises US tactics on tax evasion
Switzerland’s president has criticized the United States’ demands on her country on suspected U.S. tax cheats.
08/23/2011
Ex-UBS client ordered to give tax records to grand jury
U.S. prosecutors won a victory in their crackdown on offshore tax evasion when a federal appeals court said a former UBS client cannot assert his constitutional right against self-incrimination to avoid turning over his bank records to a U.S. grand jury.
08/23/2011
ICAP CEO threatens to quit EU over Robin Hood tax
France and German’s proposals for a financial transaction tax could force broking giant ICAP to leave the EU, the company chief executive told the media on Sunday
08/20/2011
Law suit settlement vindicates real estate billionaire
Law suit settlement vindicates real estate billionaire
08/18/2011
Mourant Ozannes advises Nexar Capital Group on its acquisition of Jersey-based group
Mourant Ozannes advises Nexar Capital Group on its acquisition of Jersey-based group
08/18/2011
The Law Society to run campaign to promote legal advice service offer
The Law Society to run campaign to promote legal advice service offer
08/17/2011
Whiskey, wine fraud that took in $49m brings 5-Year term for Briton
Whiskey, wine fraud that took in $49m brings 5-Year term for Briton
08/14/2011
Swiss-German tax accord may cost $643m, Odier tells SZ
Swiss-German tax accord may cost $643m, Odier tells SZ
08/14/2011
Wealthy Mexicans take to the skies to avoid drug war
Wealthy Mexicans take to the skies to avoid drug war
08/11/2011
Wealth management patent fight heats up
Wealth management patent fight heats up
08/09/2011
US presses Switzerland over secret accounts
US presses Switzerland over secret accounts
08/03/2011
Barclays joins HSBC in jobs warning over bank reforms
Barclays joins HSBC in jobs warning over bank reforms
08/01/2011
Ex-SAC manager gets 2-1/2 yrs prison in insider case
A former portfolio manager at billionaire Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund was sentenced on Friday to 2-1/2 years in prison
08/01/2011
New Watchdog Wants More Fund Data
European hedge fund advisors will soon be faced with the same challenges – and requirements – as their U.S. peers.