04/14/2013
Austria finance minister turns heat on UK 'tax evasion'
Maria Fekter said the EU cannot force Austria to reform its banking secrecy laws without also forcing the UK to crack down on tax havens in its jurisdiction
04/14/2013
Merkel and Cameron lay groundwork for tax evasion fight
Both Merkel and Cameron want the EU to have an "ambitious offer on the table" when talks get underway with the US on trade deals later this year.
04/14/2013
Wealthy households would face new taxes on property and other assets under German plans to prop up the struggling eurozone
04/11/2013
In the light of recent offshore tax evasion revelations, the German government needed more enforcement capability to pursue scofflaws.
04/11/2013
He has negotiated a settlement agreement, which will be considered by a hearing panel on April 16.
04/11/2013
This year's round comes after the firm made up 23 new partners in 2012, including nine female promotions. Just two of this year's new partners are women.
04/10/2013
Barclays analyst caught in email gaffe: We’re going to steal website’s ideas
Barclays has been accused of “inappropriate” behaviour
04/10/2013
Years of spending cuts and tax rises in countries struggling to tame national debts have stoked public indignation about tax avoidance by the rich.
04/09/2013
George Osborne has a signed an information exchange agreement with the finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Spain in the latest effort to crack down on tax evasion.
04/09/2013
KPMG fires partner for allegedly giving private client information to a third party
The company said that the partner violated its policies and betrayed the trust of clients and colleagues.
04/09/2013
The agreements were based, in part, on the principles of the Foreign Account Tax Compliant Act.
04/09/2013
The Appleby team was led by Jeffrey Kirk, the banking and asset finance team leader in Appleby’s Hong Kong office and assisted by Associate, Vincent Chan.
04/09/2013
As of today, 95% of the class actions worldwide are still triggered in the US and Canada, yet this market practice is progressively expanding in a number of European markets, as well as in Asia.
04/09/2013
Julius Baer Chairman Sees ‘Painful Adjustments’ Over Tax Efforts
It will undoubtedly lead to a few painful adjustments
04/09/2013
He succeeds Peter Cashin, who left his in-house role to join insurance firm Kennedys as a partner in Hong Kong.
04/08/2013
His conviction is one of the few in Hong Kong for money laundering, despite the city's reputation as a hub in money transfers, both legal and illegal, carried out by wealthy Chinese.
04/08/2013
Switzerland, the world’s largest center for offshore wealth, is trying to shed its image as a haven for undeclared funds amid scrutiny from U.S. and European governments.
04/08/2013
The European Commission said Frieden's comments, made to a German newspaper, were a step in the right direction and that the ball was now in Austria's court.
04/07/2013
The full impact of the tax on financial transactions imposed by the European Union can be revealed today as two major studies uncover the costs to economic growth and business expansion.
04/07/2013
He is accused of distorting the value of mortgage securities in 2007.