Managers of Wealth

HNWIs call on FCA to turn focus on infrastructure building

The research was conducted by Scorpio Partnership and technology provider Factset, surveying 1,022 HNWIs globally.

Investec Shareholders Should Oppose Pay Policies, PIRC Says

Chief Executive Officer Stephen Koseff’s variable pay is excessive because it “represents more than 500 percent of his salary,” as does that of Managing Director Bernard Kantor, it said.

Canadian banks ordered to disclose Cayman dealings

The CRA suspects tax dodgers used RBC and Citibank to repatriate offshore assets held at Cayman National Bank

Italian-Swiss TIEA Enters Into Force

A country has to exhaust all of its own internal legal procedures before it can request information from the other.

Norton Rose Fulbright launches interactive PPP risk allocation tool with GI Hub

The GI Hub is an organisation established by the G20 group of nations to foster innovative approaches to global infrastructure development.

China mulls tightening wealth-product rules: report

The China Banking Regulatory Commission didn't immediately reply to a fax seeking comment.

Goldman Sachs abused trust in dealings with Libyan LIA, fund's lawyer tells trial

The LIA argues the bank took advantage of its financial naivety by first gaining its trust, then encouraging it to make risky and ultimately worthless investments.

Lagarde to face trial over €400m payment to French tycoon

Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, must stand trial over accusations of negligence during her time as French finance minister, France’s highest appeals court ruled last week.

Swiss to pass information on HSBC accounts to US tax agency

Switzerland said it plans to give information to U.S. tax authorities about accounts at HSBC Holdings Plc's Swiss private bank, as part of a U.S. investigation into tax evasion.

Lawyers 'get £2.5million of Jimmy Savile's estate leaving just £1million for the paedophile DJ's victims'

Child abuse survivors' representatives and a Labour MP criticised the legal fees, calling for judges to speak out against lawyer's charges.

Another fine mess for HSBC

Withdrawing their licences to operate in the US could spark financial calamity.

The Gucci wife and the hitman: fashion's darkest tale

Understandably then, when I try to find her, Reggiani’s inner circle doesn’t seem keen to let her near another journalist.

JPMorgan is getting fined for something everyone is doing

He's among the so-called Chinese Princelings

Ex-Credit Suisse wealth advisers secure Finra boost in compensation battle

The ruling came four months after the concerned advisers sought Finra’s intervention in the matter, claiming that Credit Suisse had placed them at a disadvantage by forcing them to choose two other arbitration services - the American Arbitration Ass

Swiss Leaks revisited: Strong Egyptian presence in banking scandal

Largely unknown by the public, the media-shy Mallawany was a committee member in the dissolved National Democratic Party formerly the ruling party under former president Hosni Mubarak.

Aberdeen Asset Management reports large outflows following Brexit

Aberdeen Asset Management Plc Trading Update - Nine Months To 30 June 2016

Singapore Vows Tougher Stance After 1MDB Dents Reputation

The Singaporean regulator won’t investigate 1MDB but intends to focus on transactions related to fund flows at financial institutions that may be linked to the sovereign fund

Consultant launches international tax advisory service

It has invested significant funds in hiring a US tax team to complement its existing UK operation.

HMRC explores tougher methods for publicising tax fraud by the wealthy

Public Accounts committee criticised HMRC's lack of strategy

Switzerland Enlists U.S. Help On 1MDB As More Swiss Banks Named

The Office of the Attorney General has filed requests for legal assistance with U.S. authorities and other countries, a spokesman for the office said late Wednesday, without naming them.

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