09/04/2017
Michelle Mone's billionaire boyfriend Doug Barrowman linked to alleged £13million tax avoidance scheme
Barrowman was director of offshore payroll firm Aston Management Ltd, which helped slash tax bills to less than 10%
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09/01/2017
Premier League footballers aim to score against Ingenious
Investors have all suffered significant financial losses as a result of these schemes being mis-sold to them
09/01/2017
Superyachts, risk and reward for financial institutions
It is becoming increasingly popular for the world's ultra rich to borrow against their luxury assets. However, more so than other assets, superyachts pose a unique set of problems. We explore the risk and reward for financial institutions of owners b
08/31/2017
Donald Trump’s debt to Deutsche Bank
As others shied away, the German bank lent money for several projects. But the president and lender face increased scrutiny over their ties
08/31/2017
Retired stockbroker sues Credit Suisse over US$26m investment losses in 2008
The lawyers said Credit Suisse had promised Mr Koh "the heavens and the stars" when trying to get him to open a private wealth account with the bank.
08/31/2017
Problems of the yacht industry in France raise concern
This market for luxury boats, ranging from rental to maintenance and bunkering, may be on the brink of sinking.
08/31/2017
Court Grants Billionaire Rybolovlev’s Request for Sotheby’s Documents in Ongoing Feud With ‘Freeport King’
The feud between the billionaire collector and the so-called “freeport king” can be traced back to one particularly high-profile purchase: that of Leonardo da Vinci‘s Christ as Salvator Mundi.
08/30/2017
Credit Suisse Sued by Billionaire in Singapore and New Zealand
He could not have acted alone over such a long period of time.
08/30/2017
RK&O Client Alert: "The Implications of the Decision in United States v. Martoma"
Cases have run the gambit from insiders receiving bags of cash to cheating husbands getting the psychic benefit of knowing that their girlfriends were profiting on their tips.
08/30/2017
Revealed: Britain’s top 50 tax advisers
These are the people who know their tax so that the busy HNW doesn’t have to.
08/30/2017
Luxembourg regulators urged to increase supervision of fund industry
Luxembourg's investment fund industry is the world's second largest by assets under management
08/29/2017
Swiss private bank hands to investigators documents
Yousef allegedly has a financial link to Jho Low, the Malaysia businessman whom US prosecutors believe masterminded the illicit trail of state money into private coffers.
08/29/2017
More Insurance Woes for CS?
The probe would represent a widening of the bank's troubles with so-called insurance wrappers, for which it has already run into trouble with Italian and German officials – and paid dearly.
08/29/2017
CS' Mozambique Loan: Violation of Regulation?
The money was approved for a development project involving the purchase of a tuna-fishing fleet and the protection of the coastline of the African nation
08/29/2017
Serious Fraud Office investigating Formula One
The allegations surround the Concorde Implementation Agreement, the contract which underpins F1, and shares sold to the FIA which later netted them £62m profit
08/29/2017
Isle of Man strengthens Commonwealth connection
The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council brings government heads and business leaders together to promote trade and investment across the Commonwealth
08/24/2017
Swiss fund giant latest to absorb research costs
This decision will not result in any change in management fees and Unigestion remains fully committed to continue delivering value for money to all of its clients.
08/24/2017
Wealth managers risk fines over offshore asset warning letters
If you have money or other assets abroad, you could owe tax in the UK
08/24/2017
Sibling rivalry eclipses Asian family businesses
While more than half of the leading 200 companies in Southeast Asia are controlled by a single family, few have succession plans in place as a pioneering generation fades away
08/24/2017
IRS Hunts Bitcoin User Identities With Software In Tax Enforcement Push
It takes time for people to adapt, and that is one reason compliance may be poor so far.