03/14/2017
Family Offices - Are you required to be registered or licensed in Singapore?
The importance of regulatory clarity in encouraging the growth of the family office industry.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
03/14/2017
JP Morgan prepares wealth clients for change in IRAs
The move only affected a small portion of J.P. Morgan's clients
03/14/2017
Prohibition Orders against individuals involved in 1MDB-related breaches
Mr Leissner will be prohibited for a period of 10 years from: (i) performing any regulated activity under the Securities and Futures Act
03/14/2017
Benchmark finds vast gulf in responsible investment performance at European asset management firms
The carbon footprint of investee companies.
03/14/2017
Hiding wealth in Dubai is going to get tough with stricter rules
UAE will share financial information with India from January 2018
03/14/2017
The Tax Havens Housing 26 Per Cent Of The World’s Wealth
Switzerland is one of the most, if not the most famous tax haven in the world.
03/14/2017
Guernsey-China relationship strengthened with regulatory MoU
One of the early adopters of the Common Reporting Standard, Guernsey has a reputation for working in tandem with its finance industry
03/13/2017
World Tax Advisor - Deloitte
Connecting you globally.
03/13/2017
Rangers' seven-year tax saga will end this week in the Supreme Court
What has become known as the big tax case has dragged on since 2010 when HM Customs and Revenue first made the claim against the club.
03/12/2017
Millionaire Wife Fights ‘Cheating’ Ex-Husband Over Fortune
He told the three Court of Appeal judges that "because this was a short marriage Mr Sharp should not get half of the matrimonial pot".
03/10/2017
Australian Regulator Goes After Wealth Management Industry
ASIC's campaign is targetted at improving the standards of advice and remediation in financial services in Australia.
03/10/2017
ASIC bans former Morgan Stanley Wealth Management financial adviser
Mr Panayiotides’ conduct resulted in each of the client’s superannuation accounts being significantly exposed to short cash covered ETO positions that were contrary to the risk profile declarations provided by the clients.
03/10/2017
New rules in the new year: SIAC's Investment Arbitration Rules
The IA Rules can be expected to facilitate further the emergence of Singapore as a popular seat for investor-State disputes (although IA Rules arbitrations can be held elsewhere).
03/10/2017
Forsters announces its proposed acquisition of the Gowling WLG London Private Client team
Leading private client and real estate law firm Forsters LLP today announces its intention to acquire the Gowling WLG London Private Client team.
03/09/2017
The Year for Appleby as the Official Law Firm of the 2017 America's Cup
To celebrate the global partnership, Appleby is finalising plans to bring the America’s Cup experience to its clients and communities in each of its ten locations.
03/08/2017
Professional classes enabled Panama Papers tax evasion scandal
The biggest data leak in the history of journalism and exposed the world's rich and powerful as complicit in a vast offshore secrecy cabal.
03/08/2017
UBS considers refusing DoJ settlement offer
Swiss bank may follow Barclays’ lead over mis-sold mortgage bond allegations
03/08/2017
Lax Oversight of Swiss Lawyers Blamed in EU’s Panama Probe
A Swiss lawyer does not have to abide by due diligence rules when it acts as an intermediary in setting up a company that has directors as nominal beneficiaries owners of a company
03/08/2017
Tax cheats in KPMG Isle of Man avoidance scheme could face criminal charges: minister
Bloc Québécois leader calls on Liberals to stop giving KPMG government contracts in wake of recent reports
03/08/2017
Bahrain buys Korea health system
HIRA invited international organizations such as the World Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO) and 21 countries