01/22/2020
What does equal pay mean to the tax system? by Susan Ball
As anyone who has been involved in an equal pay claim knows, they are complex and costly.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
01/22/2020
Millions up in smoke in cannabis scam
SEC Files Charges Against Scheme to Sell Fictitious Interests in Marijuana Company
01/22/2020
What money laundering rules mean for crypto and trusts
There are significant penalties for those individuals and entities failing to fulfil their responsibilities.
01/22/2020
5 reasons why Luanda Leaks is bigger than Angola
ICIJ uncovered a web of more than 400 companies and subsidiaries in 41 countries linked to Isabel dos Santos or her husband, Sindika Dokolo, including 94 in offshore havens like Malta, Mauritius and Hong Kong.
01/22/2020
Old Mutual pledges $8.3bn to building sustainable economies‘
A lot more can be done if the right frameworks are in place in the public-private partnership model,’ declares Old Mutual’s Ian Williamson.
01/22/2020
Google CEO Calls For AI Governance
The policy also outlined Google’s opposition to mass surveillance and the infringement of human rights.
01/21/2020
The LuxSE updates its Rules & Regulations
The LuxSE has substantially amended its Rules & Regulations to integrate recent mandatory legal and regulatory developments as well as to provide increased clarity, transparency and usability for its clients.
01/21/2020
Luxembourg's fund sector faces risk of abuse
Report warns that the country's position as an investment hub increases the likelihood for criminals to commit fraud
01/21/2020
Cheshire advice firm pays staff to quit
Equilibrium Asset Management employs 86 staff at its office in Wilmslow.
01/21/2020
Appleby advises on closing of Zedra acquisition
"We look forward to seeing ZEDRA go from strength to strength in the jurisdiction.”
01/21/2020
Heads could roll at PwC over Isabel dos Santos links, says chairman
Exclusive: Bob Moritz says he is ‘shocked and disappointed’ by Luanda Leaks disclosures
01/21/2020
Ex-Barclays chair says banker accused of fraud had instinct for 'ethically right' deals Save
City grandee Sir David Walker issued a spirited defence of investment banker Tom Kalaris, one of three former top Barclays executives who are accused of wrongdoing over multi-billion pound payments from Qatar which kept the bank afloat at the height of th
01/21/2020
High Court Strikes Out Claim Against Banks In Their Capacity As Lenders To Investors Of A Tax Deferral Scheme
This is particularly welcome in circumstances where investors are increasingly pursuing claims against such lenders
01/20/2020
House of Lords European Union Committee letter on proposed Taxonomy Regulation
The Government’s Green Finance Strategy noted that the UK would “match the ambition” of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan
01/20/2020
The death of LIBOR and the afterlife
LIBOR was developed and launched in the mid-1980s by the British Bankers Association.
01/20/2020
The 1MDB scandal: what does it mean for Goldman Sachs?
Fallout continues from the US bank’s involvement with the Malaysian state investment fund
01/20/2020
Carey Olsen leads on three chapters in latest edition of Trusts in Prime Jurisdictions
Mr Robinson said: "The book is an incredibly useful reference tool to the global trusts and private wealth sector
01/20/2020
ABS Market Flying High
The number of lessors accessing the aircraft ABS market and the issuance of aircraft ABS has surged in recent years and this trend continued in 2019.
01/20/2020
Global banks hit with £6.2bn in fines
This is double the amount, and nearly double the value, of penalties handed out in 2018, when 29 fines of $4.27bn (£3.2bn) were imposed.
01/19/2020
Beware the hidden tax pitfalls of divorce
Tax will not be the priority on divorce