12/21/2015

US expats warned on new tax law

Under the new act set to take effect on 1 January 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will compile a list of Americans in violation of the new rule.

12/21/2015

Rothschild agrees in US tax dispute

Banks already under criminal investigation related to their Swiss-banking activities and all individuals were expressly excluded from the program.

12/18/2015

Three further Swiss banks pay US fines

The Swiss bank programme was established in August 2013 to address criminal liability issues surrounding tax evasion by US clients of Swiss banks.

12/18/2015

Private client law firm eyes more deals as merger completes

The parties said the merger had transformed the structure of the group with legal services to businesses and high net-worth private client work now accounting for half the group's turnover. Personal injury work – 80 per cent of which is made u

12/16/2015

FCA releases MiFID II consultation paper

A significant part of MiFID II takes the form of EU regulations that are directly applicable in the UK without the need for changes to domestic law or regulation.