06/09/2013
Swiss lawyers blast secretive US bank deal
A secretive deal between Bern and Washington over Swiss banks' alleged complicity in tax evasion by Americans is "deeply worrying," according to the new head of the Swiss Bar Association.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
06/09/2013
In China, fake European wine more worrying than tariffs
"It's the most magnificent example of a hijacked brand of wine I've ever seen," says Paumard
06/09/2013
The G8 summit is a real chance to clean up the mess that is international tax law
Public faith in tax system has been seriously dented by the actions of a few top companies
06/09/2013
Chadbourne names new London head following shake up of management roles
Chadbourne & Parke has overhauled a number of key leadership positions in the EMEA region, naming insurance partner Adrian Mecz as the US firm’s new London managing partner.
06/09/2013
Online press firm to unveil more suspected offshore tax evaders
The KCIJ has already released a list of 18 high-profile figures out of 245 South Koreans who set up paper companies in tax havens
06/09/2013
DLA Piper Beats Out Baker & McKenzie at Top of Chart
The results are part of this year's NLJ 350, The National Law Journal's annual survey of the nation's largest law firms. Rankings are based on the number of full-time lawyers at firms as of December 31.
06/06/2013
Saudi Prince sues Forbes for underestimating his wealth by $9 billion on its ‘rich list’
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is a very rich man he’s worth $20 billion,
06/06/2013
Swiss lawmakers hold up bank deal
Switzerland's parliament halted a bill yesterday that would let Swiss banks hand over client information to the US authorities as part of a clampdown on tax evasion
06/06/2013
Raiffeisen reviews compliance after Stepic affair
Raiffeisen Bank International will tighten up its compliance rules
06/06/2013
SJ Berwin partners gather in Marbella for crunch meeting on KWM merger
SJ Berwin is set to put its potential merger with Asia-Pacific firm King & Wood Mallesons to partners this weekend (8-9 June) for the first partnership-wide discussion on the deal since tie-up talks began.
06/05/2013
Legal expert mulls possible Swiss bank fallout
Manuel Ammann, professor of banking law at the University of St Gallen, believes parliament’s approval of a cabinet-backed bill would make cooperation with the Americans easier.
06/05/2013
London threatened by plans to move Libor regulation to Paris
Brussels has drawn up proposals to formalise regulation of a range of pricing structures, from the Libor inter-bank lending rate to benchmarks for oil and gold. Under the plan, Libor would come under the supervision of the European Securities and Markets
06/05/2013
Watchdog fines Sesame £6m for advice failings
THE Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined investment firm Sesame £6m for selling life insurance settlement products known as death bonds to customers without spelling out the risks.
06/05/2013
Financial transaction tax will have ‘significant implications’ for insurers - TMF Group
But despite suggestions of an overhaul, insurers have been warned the FTT is likely to have “significant implications” for the UK industry regardless of its final construction. Richard Asquith, head of tax at TMF Group
06/04/2013
Act now to ensure compliance with UCIS ban - Moore Stephens
The FCA have today released their Policy Statement 13/3 confirming the restriction of marketing and distribution to the retail market of risky and complex products now defined as Non-Mainstream Pooled Investments (NMPIs).
06/04/2013
Clifford Chance Joins Linklaters in Raising London Lawyers’ Pay
Three of the U.K.’s highest-grossing law firms raised salaries for London lawyers, who can earn as much as 65,000 pounds ($99,000) in their first year after qualifying to practice.
06/04/2013
Wells Fargo, Merrill to pay $5.1 million to settle charges over bank loan funds
Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Merrill Lynch have been ordered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.
06/03/2013
FCA warns against ‘incentivising’ staff
Regulator says where risks cannot be adequately reduced, firms should change the way staff are paid
06/03/2013
UBS unit to pay $5.3 million to settle SEC charge
The rule prevents an entity from buying stocks in a public offering if it has shorted those same stocks
06/02/2013
New Luxembourg law on dematerialised securities - Maitland
Directly dematerialised securities have already been in place for a number of years in France, Belgium and Switzerland.