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.
01/17/2014
The knock-on effects are widespread and not always intended
01/17/2014
PwC launches Intergovernmental agreement monitor
The expected wave of intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) implementing the tax reporting and withholding procedures commonly associated with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) has begun.
01/16/2014
Switzerland has also agreed to an OECD global automatic exchange of tax information framework
01/16/2014
The Finance Minister Michael Noonan revealed to the Finance Committee that Revenue is sourcing out those involved in tax evasion or smuggling on the internet, and using 'predictive analytics'.
01/16/2014
International commercial and chancery set, XXIV Old Buildings is delighted to announce the appointment of Sue Medder as Chambers’ Director.
01/16/2014
Switzerland is at risk from plans to tighten European regulations on cross-border wealth management as the industry is vital to the nation’s economy, according to the Association of Swiss Private Banks.
01/16/2014
Baker & McKenzie LLP is planning to build another back office to handle document processing and more complex support services,
01/15/2014
West End law firm boosts private client offering with new partner appointment
He was a partner in the Private Client department of Lee Bolton Monier-Williams
01/14/2014
HM Treasury intends to make an amending statutory instrument to this effect in early 2014 but in the meantime, all transitional AIFMs are encouraged to make their applications for authorisation or registration as soon as possible.
01/14/2014
The regulator currently separates advisers into two fee blocks, A12 and A13, depending on whether or not they hold client money.
01/13/2014
Leumi said it is aware of an investigation being conducted by the German authorities
01/13/2014
Revenue clampdown on offshore trusts pays off
HMRC stepped up its attack on banks and other businesses that paid salaries and bonuses through trusts, ratcheting up an extra compliance bill for the 770 companies in the large business sector by 160 per cent to £533m in the year to April 2013.
01/10/2014
International law firm Adds Veteran Tax Controversy Partners
The international law firm have announced that two partners with deep experience in tax controversy, criminal tax law and tax litigation have joined the firm from Hass & Hecht.
01/10/2014
After Cyprus, Switzerland is next on India's black money hit list