06/02/2014
In several recent cases concerning Russian and CIS nationals, people have been held in contempt of court for failing to disclose information about their assets. In this article we look at two recent cases where the English Court’s remit stretched fa
06/02/2014
This was required under an agreement between the UK and Switzerland, which sought a middle ground on respecting Switzerland's banking privacy laws.
05/30/2014
There has been remarkable progress in the fight against tax evasion and corporate avoidance in the past eighteen months.
05/30/2014
The bank’s new global financial crime group will now take on all financial crime work, which will be split off from the rest of the litigation function as well as bribery and corruption and money-laundering matters.
05/29/2014
Deutsche Bank, Former Executives Sue Each Other Over Move
The hirings violated a non-solicitation agreement and previous settlement over HPM’s recruitment
05/29/2014
The unlawful actions by HPM and the employee defendants could best be described as an economic coup d’etat, which seeks to obtain DB’s critical client base as its spoils.
05/29/2014
Retail and wholesale financial markets differ and require a different regulatory approach
05/29/2014
The OECD and the Council of Europe's Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters will be effective in Guernsey from the start of August.
05/28/2014
A majority of American corporations’ offshore profits are held in 12 tax havens, according to a study published Tuesday.
05/28/2014
This period is being called a “transition period” as it will ease the anxiety that the law has caused to the foreign institutions and take the pressure off
05/28/2014
He also required Lack to pay a fine of $7,500
05/28/2014
Charge Due to Administrative Errors Regarding Certain Funds the Bank Manages
05/28/2014
The first step for a foreigner buy property in Brazil is to obtain the social security number on any unit of the IRS
05/28/2014
Parts of the law are at the constitutional level,” meaning a two-thirds majority is needed in parliament to enact changes, he says.
05/28/2014
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, says fundamental flaws in the industry can only be resolved by changing how markets operate
05/28/2014
Senior executive at Macquarie Group used fake email to get secrets
The email's details show it originated from the computer of a junior marketing employee at Macquarie Funds in London
05/28/2014
An astonishing 89% of investors polled by Intralinks and Opalesque have declined to put money with at least one hedge fund due to transparency concerns.
05/28/2014
The Swiss Government is poised to pass HMRC a "hit list" of ten nations where holders of Swiss bank accounts siphon their money to.
05/28/2014
Swiss lawmakers intend to broaden money laundering laws that target political figures to include sports officials from FIFA and the International Olympic Committee.
05/27/2014
Pascal Saint-Amans explained that while developing countries are some of the hardest hit by the negative effects of international tax evasion