05/26/2015
First Libor defendant faces trial in London
Tom Hayes, who worked for Citigroup and UBS, will appear in court on Tuesday to face charges of conspiring to rig benchmark interest rates
05/26/2015
Switzerland Publishes Names Of Foreign Tax Evaders
Swiss banking secrecy originates from 1934, when a Federal Act on Banks and Savings Banks was introduced.
05/25/2015
Britain's home-grown tax haven: controversial 'non-doms'
One hallowed feature of Britain's finances is a tax break for individuals called "non-domiciled status."
05/25/2015
A WEALTHY Russian banker who died with traces of a lethal exotic plant in his body was poisoned in Paris in an international assassination, it is claimed.
05/25/2015
Barclays facing explosive allegations it engineered computer systems to rig financial markets
Last night experts said the allegations would ‘beg even more serious questions’ about these giants if they are proved to be true.
05/24/2015
Class-action cases expected to follow vast fines for manipulating currency benchmarks
05/24/2015
Finma, the Swiss watchdog, has implemented new rules preventing senior staff from working for a company they were responsible for overseeing within 12 months of leaving the regulator
05/24/2015
In the days before the Great Recession, the liberalisation of world trade seemed a certainty: now fears over ‘hot money’ and migration have changed the mood
05/22/2015
A source present at the FINRA hearing says Morgan Stanley could be on the hook for a $400 million loss: $100 million in compensatory damages, and an additional $300 million in punitive damages.
05/22/2015
An investigation is underway after the blunder by the island's tax body
05/22/2015
“The three-day conference and exhibition provides an invaluable opportunity to meet representatives from all aspects of the aviation industry, including major corporate aircraft manufacturers, international business leaders and government officials,
05/22/2015
Shareholders had accused Jp Morgan's board of failing to prevent a trader from making huge bets on financial markets that lost billions of dollars
05/22/2015
At the heart of the case is the Ecclestone family's Bambino trust, which is based in the offshore tax haven of Liechtenstein
05/22/2015
Having advised financial institutions, multinational corporates, funds and asset managers on offshore and legal advice relevant to tax for many years, the firm has now drawn together a team of partners with specific tax expertise.
05/22/2015
The tax authority, which declined comment for this story, says there are around 114,000 non doms in Britain.
05/22/2015
The largest bank in that group was Credit Suisse
05/22/2015
This is the second time that Liechtenstein authorities have refused to share the details with Indian agencies.
05/21/2015
The proposal will "vastly improve the type and format of the information that funds provide to the commission and to investors"
05/21/2015
Uncharted Waters
05/21/2015
The Firm has been operating in the UAE since 2009.