12/02/2016
5 Things About The Caribbean Citizenship By Investment Programs
Not just from the global elite in countries like China and Russia but also from the United Kingdom and the United States.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
12/02/2016
Private Client Lawyers: Exceptional Centers Of Influence
Private client lawyers and accountants tend to be the best people to refer clients from a list that also includes private bankers and concierge service providers.
12/02/2016
Basel IV to ban banks’ own risk models
Capital requirements may go down for some banks and go up for others
12/02/2016
Standard Chartered and Coutts hit with fines by Singapore regulator
Singapore's regulator launched its investigation
12/01/2016
Tax revenues reach new high as the tax mix shifts further towards labour and consumption taxes
The 2016 edition of the OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics publication shows that the OECD average tax-to-GDP ratio rose slightly in 2015, to 34.3%, compared to 34.2% in 2014.
12/01/2016
Burns & Levinson Wins $6 Million Appeal For Client in Post-Divorce Dispute
Burns & Levinson's lawyers moved to dismiss the case for a number of reasons including lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
12/01/2016
No let up for HNWs from the taxman
The National Audit Office’s recent re-evaluation of HNWs will see HMRC taking ever greater interest in their affairs says Hannah Blakey.
12/01/2016
China hikes tax on 'super cars' amid luxury crackdown
Beijing issued new rules saying top officials should cut down expensive travel and avoid owning fancy cars, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
12/01/2016
How to Hide $400 Million
She could come up with several family purchases worth more than that off the top of her head.
12/01/2016
Steve Cohen is paying $135 million to settle an insider trading case from his old hedge fund
The proposed settlement was disclosed in court papers filed on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court and would resolve a class action launched following the arrest of a former SAC Capital portfolio manager, Mathew Martoma, for insider trading.
12/01/2016
Indonesia's Richest Take Advantage Of Amnesty
Among the most notable participants were a number of Indonesian rich-listers.
12/01/2016
Panama Papers: Europol links 3,500 names to suspected criminals
Law enforcement agency analysis uncovers probable matches connected to terrorism, money laundering and organised crime
12/01/2016
Steve Cohen’s former hedge fund settles insider trading suit for $135M
SAC got the inside info from doctors involved in the clinical trials of Elan’s Alzheimer’s drug, it was alleged.
12/01/2016
In Focus: Malta Citizenship By Investment Programme
Malta Individual Investor Programme, is the first citizenship by investment programme in the European Union
11/30/2016
Tax revenues continue to rise, but scope remains for increased tax mobilisation in emerging Southeast Asian economies
Levels of tax revenues among the six Asian countries ranged from 12.2% of GDP in Indonesia to 32% in Japan in 2014. The tax-to-GDP ratio in Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Singapore increased while it decreased slightly in Indonesia and Malaysia in 2014
11/30/2016
Cyprus: Changes In Tax Regime For Directors And Other Officers
Acceptance of a position on purely personal grounds does not of itself create an economic activity
11/30/2016
Swiss bankers plead not guilty in New York
The charges mark the first time employees of a cantonal bank, which benefit from a state guarantee
11/30/2016
Ex-BSI Banker's Guilty Plea Reveals Swiss Bank Ties
Yeo's trial also revealed how bankers enjoyed relatively free rein from BSI for their illicit dealings
11/30/2016
HSBC and Barclays deemed less risky by global financial regulator
The decision to downgrade the capital that must be held by HSBC and Barclays
11/30/2016
What has HMRC ever done for us?
If we want to encourage workers from abroad to come to the UK – and it still seems to be government policy to do so – we have to ensure that they are properly treated.