01/24/2014
A former Morgan Stanley employee, burdened by gambling debts and fearing for his job, killed his wife 'in a fit of rage' last July, London police said after he was sentenced to life in prison Thursday.
01/23/2014
Since August, Jersey has demonstrated to the French authorities that the Island is fully committed to cooperative exchange of information under Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs), including the Jersey/France agreement.
01/23/2014
China’s new reporting offshore asset reporting requirements affect individuals residing in the country for more than a year, and corporations registered in China.
01/23/2014
Standard Bank and its senior management have co-operated with the FCA investigation and have taken significant steps at significant cost towards remediating the issues identified, including seeking advice and assistance from external consultants.
01/23/2014
The Guardian, Le Monde, El Pais and parts of BBC also unavailable on mainland
01/23/2014
Accused Hedge Fund Fraudster Arrested In Colombia, Indicted In N.Y.
A U.S. Naval Academy graduate defrauded his fellow midshipman as part of a $1.2 million hedge fund fraud, prosecutors said this week.
01/22/2014
Higher wealth taxes on the cards for Singapore?
Will higher taxes derail Singapore's economy?
01/22/2014
Offshore assets of China's elite revealed in leaked records
Files shed light on more than 20,000 tax haven clients, including relatives of president
01/22/2014
Christoph Gloor, President of the Swiss Private Bankers Association, has welcomed the Swiss Federal Council's decision to establish a new expert group
01/22/2014
The artist behind the famous bronze statue of a charging bull near Wall Street seen as symbolising an aggressive financial optimism has settled a tax evasion claim against him in Italy.
01/22/2014
Revealed: Countries With The Highest Income Tax Rates
European countries feature high on the list of the nations with the world’s highest income tax rates
01/22/2014
He is a specialist in leveraged transactions, real estate finance and syndicated lending and maintains a practice in securitisation and other innovative financing techniques.
01/22/2014
Talks between Credit Suisse Group AG and U.S. authorities on settling allegations the Swiss bank helped Americans evade taxes have intensified
01/21/2014
HMRC issues letters to Cayman Islands evaders
UK residents with assets concealed on the island will have until September 2016 to disclose details to the taxman and pay any tax owed to HMRC
01/21/2014
Scottish law firm expands Private Client and Wealth Planning teams
Announcing our new staff members, Head of Private Client, Ian Macdonald said, “Our focus on putting the client at the centre of our circle of services is paying off.
01/20/2014
HMRC to Reclassify Bitcoin as Private Money
HMRC is set to change its stance on the classification and taxation of bitcoin and other virtual currencies in the UK as soon as February.
01/20/2014
Liechtenstein's Prime Minister and Finance Minister Adrian Hasler has recently held talks in Vienna with Austria's Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Michael Spindelegger
01/17/2014
Former Morgan Stanley wealth manager says sex tapes made with three women were accidentally recorded by camera meant to watch his dog:prosecutors
“I have this camera set up in my apartment to watch my dog when I'm not there,” John C. Kelly allegedly told prosecutors
01/17/2014
France says 11,000 declare hidden bank accounts
Budget minister Bernard Cazeneuve said today that 11,000 people had come forward to regularise funds hidden abroad, which could bring in USD 1.4 billion in extra revenue.
01/17/2014
It comes after regulations were introduced last year to ban commissions paid by fund providers to advisers.