12/08/2015
More than 50 banks which helped American clients dodge tax in Swiss bank accounts receive immunity from criminal prosecution in US
Some 57 companies have rushed to sign up to the Department of Justice’s ‘Swiss Banks Programme’.
12/08/2015
It sets out recommendations relating to the tax regime for OFCs, which is currently under review by the Government, as well as the profits tax exemption criteria for offshore PE funds introduced on July 17, 2015.
12/07/2015
He said the ATO had 5000 client names from wealth management firms and a list of 100 advisers and promoters who had a "direct link with people who may have evaded taxes".
12/07/2015
City law firm GQ Employment Law has snapped up a smaller boutique rival Camfords for an undisclosed sum, the pair announced today.
12/06/2015
The latest payout will go to holders of 1,071 accounts at the former Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.
12/06/2015
Highgate is now a middle-class frontline against a billionaires’ investment invasion
12/06/2015
For eight years now, the self-made apparel king Peter Nygard and the financial tycoon Louis Bacon have been locked in a wild battle over a strip of land on Nassau in the Bahamas
12/05/2015
They say you can never go home again, but Baker & McKenzie wants to try.
12/04/2015
EFG Bank to pay $29 million in Justice Dept program deal
“Today’s resolution with EFG Bank European Financial Group SA, Geneva and EFG Bank AG reflects the continued progress of the Department of Justice’s Swiss Bank Program,” said acting Deputy Commissioner International David Horton
12/04/2015
Peter Canale Avoids Prison in Swiss Bank Tax Evasion Case
His brother Michael Canale, a retired U.S. Army surgeon, was sentenced in 2013 to six months in prison
12/03/2015
The report urged the UK to use its ‘control’ over the territories
12/03/2015
SEC Revives Failure To Supervise Case Against Billionaire
The failure to supervise charge will now move to a hearing, set to begin in mid-December.
12/03/2015
International law firm Launches First of its Kind Legal Tax Service
This service comes shortly after the recent launch of the firm’s MiFID2 Manager online tool earlier this month.
12/03/2015
Small Zurich-based wealth manager landed in middle of controversy around Malaysian government fund
12/03/2015
They violated professional auditing standards by failing to take reasonable steps to determine that an agreement with the lessor
12/03/2015
An agreement by all territories' leaders to keep central registers of company ownership comes more than a year after Prime Minister David Cameron encouraged them to create public registries.
12/02/2015
Senior finance professionals in Asia heard about Jersey’s strength in funds, capital markets and private wealth at a number of events hosted by Jersey Finance in the Far East earlier this month.
12/02/2015
The ongoing nature of the case indicates the SEC believes it can succeed in showing Cohen bred a culture that fostered and even rewarded insider trading.
12/01/2015
Standard Bank to pay $25m to settle bribery case
This indictment, pursuant to DPA proceedings, was immediately suspended. This was also the first use of section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 by any prosecutor.
12/01/2015
Harneys acts for Virgin Group
Virgin is a leading international investment group and one of the world's most recognised and respected brands.