11/09/2016
Taxation: Council agrees criteria for the screening of third country jurisdictions
The Council's code of conduct group for business taxation will conduct and oversee the screening process, supported by the Council's secretariat.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
11/09/2016
Tax authorities to gain access to beneficial ownership information
The proposal is one of a number of measures set out by the Commission in July 2016, in the wake of the April 2016 Panama Papers revelations.
11/08/2016
Tax Agreement For Swiss-French Airport
Companies in the Swiss area will pay French income tax and Swiss capital tax.
11/08/2016
Yeo Jiawei Turned Arrogant and Dismissive with Jho Low
Former BSI banker Yeo Jiawei became arrogant and dismissive of his former peers after he left the Swiss bank
11/08/2016
Time for senior managers to roll up their sleeves over UK legal reforms to tax evasion laws - Ogier
Partner Nick Williams says that the new strict liability offence, which targets companies and partnerships that do not have reasonable procedures to stop employees and other people associated with the business from assisting underlying tax evasion
11/08/2016
Firms Increasingly Worried About DOL Fiduciary Rule
LPL had already standardized commissions on variable annuities and alternative investment products
11/07/2016
UAE faces tax haven blacklist threat from G20
Gulf state yet to sign treaty on exchanging information amid fears over illicit flows
11/07/2016
A New, independent law firm has launched in Guernsey
All of the firm’s partners and staff previously worked at other large offshore law firms and have worked together on a cross-disciplinary basis.
11/06/2016
Real Estate Heir Robert Durst Faces Murder Charge in California
Local prosecutors have been eager to bring Durst to California and try him in the killing of his friend Susan Berman in 2000
11/06/2016
British overseas territories fear BULLYING EU will unleash major tax attack
Mr Smith said the British Virgin Islands could play a “positive role” in the relationship with post-Brexit Britain and said he had been part of a “very cordial” meeting with the Foreign Office this week in the face of EU posturing.
11/04/2016
German finance minister plans to clamp down on offshore firms with new draft law
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble wants to force Germans to disclose their dealings with offshore firms in tax havens
11/04/2016
Tax crackdown shows nobody dares to defend the wealthy
HMRC’s high net worth unit is tax farming by any other name
11/04/2016
Italian watchdog fines LVMH executive for Bulgari deal leak
Fines must to be paid to the Italian tax agency within 30 days if the recipient is an Italian resident.
11/04/2016
Global InSight - Deloitte
Moving together. Making tomorrow.
11/04/2016
Top City law firm who led the High Court bid to stop the PM triggering Brexit still won't reveal the fat cats they're working for
In July Mishcon launched the action to ensure MPs have their say before Downing Street invokes Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty
11/04/2016
UK banks blacklist Briton jailed by China
Detractors allege that the database serves as an unaccountable blacklist, aggregating unverified blogs and newspaper articles
11/03/2016
Former BSI banker received 'a salary offer of $500k a year' to join tycoon
"Bangla" phones belonged to construction workers who had left Singapore and so would not be traceable.
11/03/2016
ANZ joins banks' move away from wealth management
The division includes financial advice, life insurance and superannuation.
11/03/2016
Royal Bank of Canada scraps UK tax advice service
The decision comes with the admission that tax advisory services are not a strength of major banks and that for this reason RBC will refer such activity to third party specialist tax advisors.
11/03/2016
Banking & Securities Viewpoints - Deloitte
A biweekly digest for executives