10/10/2018
Ex-Billionaire Fights UBS Bid to Foreclose on London Home
Case is the latest legal battle for Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
10/10/2018
Rothschild Trust Poised for MBO?
The move wouldn't entirely surprise, given that wealth managers have increasingly separated themselves from trust arms for governance reasons in recent years.
10/10/2018
Julius Baer ‘Whistleblower’ to Learn Fate in War Over Bank Data Leak
The case, which stretches back more than two decades, comes at a delicate time for Julius Baer, Switzerland’s third-largest wealth manager.
10/10/2018
UBS has gathered a team of high-profile and eminent lawyers
The hearing in the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris kicked off with UBS repeating its stance that the French state had disregarded due process, and the separation of powers had not been observed, as reported by the news agency «AWP», among
10/10/2018
JPMorgan Wins Fight Against Indictment in French Tax Probe
Top judges say lower court must toss order to have bank tried
10/09/2018
Cayman, UK resume crime-fighting cooperation
The agreement does not affect the threat that the British government may impose public beneficial ownership registers in the overseas territories through an order in council, if they have not been implemented by 2020.
10/09/2018
The importance of international co-operation
Speech by Megan Butler, Executive Director of Supervision - Investment, Wholesale and Specialists at the FCA, delivered at The Pan Asian Regulatory Summit 2018, Hong Kong.
10/09/2018
Standard Chartered said to prepare for $1.5bn fine over Iran
Allegations of allowing customers to violate Iran sanctions said to date from at least five years ago
10/07/2018
UBS Accused of Bond Movie Tactics in Paris Tax-Dodging Trial
They used encrypted computers, had business cards without the lender’s logo and were told to switch hotels regularly, according to prosecutors.
10/07/2018
Payback Cristiano Ronaldo could be forced to pay back millions to sponsors if rape allegations are proven
Simon Leaf, who specialises in commercial contracts for Mishcon de Reya, said the star's backers may seek to get back a 'chunk' of the fortune they have already paid him
10/05/2018
Mystery banker's wife Mrs A spent MILLIONS in Harrods - but how did she afford it?
A JAILED banker's mystery wife who splashed £1.6m a year on shopping sprees in Harrods is being asked how she paid for her lifestyle that included property worth £22m.
10/05/2018
Swiss Banking Fraudster Exposed
He cheated his siblings out of their inheritance.
10/05/2018
He is a Swedish aristocrat, MD in wealth management and presumably a notorious fraudster
In Switzerland, he is not an unknown entity either: the Swede has aristocratic roots, his father was a well-known diplomat, and clients he allegedly defrauded have turned to Swiss regulator Finma.
10/05/2018
Liechtenstein, Peru removed from “grey” list of noncooperative jurisdictions
The listing process is part of the EU's initiative to tackle tax avoidance and evasion and promote fairer taxation, within the EU and globally
10/04/2018
Banker's wife may lose property worth millions after UK court ruling
Failure by ‘Mrs A’ to explain source of wealth could result in civil proceedings to seize it
10/04/2018
Tax Inspectors Without Borders making significant progress
Audits cover a cross-section of industry sectors including agriculture, construction, financial services, information technology and communications, hospitality, manufacturing and mining.
10/04/2018
Russian Billionaire Accuses Sotheby’s of Price Inflation in a $380 Million Suit
The businessman sought all documents related to the value of the works bought or sold in a transaction involving Sotheby’s and Bouvier
10/04/2018
Chinese superstar hit with $129m tax evasion fine
X-Men actress skewered over so-called ‘yin-yang’ contracts used to avoid paying tax
10/04/2018
Swiss justice: Art collector must pay CHF11.4 million arrears on VAT
Schwarzenbach's appeal referred to two separate requests for payment of arrears issued in 2014 and 2015 by the Directorate General of Customsexternal link, the Swiss News Agency reported.
10/03/2018
Could an increase in stamp duty for non-UK residents work in practice? by Andrew Hubbard
But is tax residence the most appropriate test?