07/21/2014
Coutts warned clients on film scheme HMRC tax challenge
Coutts has warned its clients about a possible HMRC Revenue & Customs tax probe into film investment schemes
07/21/2014
Julius Baer expects to strike a deal with U.S. authorities in a matter of months to settle a criminal investigation into the Swiss bank's role in helping wealthy Americans evade their taxes, its chief executive said on Monday.
07/21/2014
New single global standard for the automatic exchange of information between key authorities worldwide
07/21/2014
New legislation approved by Jersey’s government will help confirm the jurisdiction as a leading, mature and flexible centre for global philanthropic work, according to Jersey Finance.
07/21/2014
Accounting giant to buy Parthenon
Ranked among the top 10 management consultancies worldwide.
07/20/2014
Jaitley said the treaty between India and Switzerland on information sharing was prospective in nature, the reason why the country was not cooperating on the previous lists of such account holders.
07/20/2014
Fundamental changes to the international tax environment are set to provide both challenges and opportunities to businesses in the financial services sector.
07/18/2014
STEP Private Client Awards - Butler Snow finalist for International Legal Team of the Year
The winner will be announced at the STEP Private Client Awards on Sept. 17 at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel in London.
07/18/2014
The Finance Minister said the list of 700 illegal Indian Swiss bank account holders was received from the French government which it had received from the HSBC bank data.
07/17/2014
The new requirements build on rules that already require banks to submit data on the number of employees earning more than 1 million euros ($1.4 million).
07/17/2014
Charles Russell Speechlys Combination Set to Transform Top Tier of Private Wealth and Business Law Firms
The partners of both Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell have today voted overwhelmingly in favour of a merger which will create one of the world’s leading private wealth and business law firms.
07/17/2014
This approach is clearly working as HMRC’s high net worth unit has delivered £1 billion in compliance yield
07/16/2014
The IRS has identified at least ten banks whose accountholders face this penalty
07/16/2014
The UK IGA provides a framework for the implementation in the Cayman Islands of a UK tax residents reporting regime ("UK FATCA") which is similar in scope to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("US FATCA").
07/15/2014
The proposals are designed to provide a framework for retail investment in illiquid asset classes such as infrastructure projects and unlisted companies.
07/15/2014
The new collaboration will ensure that ARC has greater resources to support its plans to establish sustainable operations in Europe, North America and Asia.
07/15/2014
We see yet more global companies caught up in corruption allegations in their international operations, leading many to review their business overseas. Let our quick list of dos and don'ts around the UK Bribery Act help keep you straight.
07/15/2014
Ernst & Young settles SEC accusations for $4 million
Auditor independence is critical to the integrity of the financial reporting process
07/15/2014
James’s Asset Management LLP/ St James’s Investments (clone)
Fraudsters are using the details of firms we authorise to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Find out more about this ‘clone firm’.
07/15/2014
The fraud was operated by Noad's son Matthew, 27, and fellow fraudster Clive Griston, 52, who targeted pensioners in a cold-calling scam.