Managers of Wealth

Deutsche Bank hit with largest Libor fine in history

The fine is so large because Deutsche Bank also misled the regulator, which could have hampered its investigation.

Finra Orders RBC to Pay $1.4 Million For Selling Risky Investment Products

Fines and restitution relate to the improper sales of structured investment products to more than 200 retail investors

DOL Rule, Anti-Money Laundering Top Priorities for Raymond James

While it’s too early to report specifically where Raymond James stands on the new proposal, Curtis said on the surface, the new DOL proposal appears to be significantly better than the one put forward in 2010.

Bank signs deal over £2m sex discrimination claim

Details of the payout were not disclosed after the agreement was struck just hours after it was due to go into its second day.

Fraudster conned £17k from City firm to buy wedding and honeymoon

She stole money from Insight Investments on the day after she started working there

Bank Of America Braced For £10m FCA Fine

Sources close to the situation confirmed that none of BAML's clients had suffered any financial losses as a consequence of the firm's failings.

British man held over £500bn Wall Street 'flash crash'

The CFTC Complaint charges the Defendants with unlawfully manipulating, attempting to manipulate, and spoofing — all with regard to the E-mini S&P 500 near month futures contract

FCA fines Merrill Lynch Intl £13m for misconduct

The size of the fine – the highest imposed for transaction reporting failures to date - reflects the severity of MLI’s misconduct, failure

BlackRock to pay $12 mln in SEC conflict of interest case

A top senior compliance officer at BlackRock Advisors at the time, Bartholomew Battista, agreed to a related $60,000 penalty, the SEC said.

Appleby Aviation Update

Bringing together the wealth of experience and diverse skills of our legal and fiduciary teams around the world.

Offshore accounts case: HSBC account holders fear attachment of their assets

April is turning out to be the cruellest month for HSBC Geneva account-holders in India.

Court order for rich husbands to share wealth with ex-wives

Rich husbands who split from their wives cannot expect to retain the lion’s share of the matrimonial assets because of any special skill in amassing great wealth, following a long-awaited Family Court ruling.

Britain's bank tax jump threatens to push HSBC, StanChart to new home

HSBC and Standard Chartered are looking at the viability of quitting London for a new home in Asia because a big jump in a tax on UK banks makes staying in Britain increasingly painful.

‘Constructive’ talks on US banks tax evasion row

Tensions between Swiss banks and the United States justice authorities should ease up in 2015

Four ways you can still hide your money

Wealthy Americans are running out of ways to hide their money

Court Orders U.S. Mint to Return Famed Coins to Family

Government confiscated Double Eagle gold coins from Langbord family in 2004

While Swiss bankers indicted in U.S. tax-evasion probe remain at large, whistleblower went to jail

The whistleblower who helped the Justice Department in its probe ended up going to jail for more than two years

SEC Charges Former J.P. Morgan Advisor With Looting $20M From Customers

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a former investment advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with stealing at least $20 million from customers to fund his own brokerage accounts in a scheme that spanned more than three years.

Trouble in paradise

An international fraud investigation raises vexing questions

Portal for BVI FATCA Reporting Launches

The British Virgin Islands International Tax Authority (ITA) has launched its BVI Financial Account Reporting System (BVIFARS).

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