11/06/2016
Real Estate Heir Robert Durst Faces Murder Charge in California
Local prosecutors have been eager to bring Durst to California and try him in the killing of his friend Susan Berman in 2000
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
11/06/2016
British overseas territories fear BULLYING EU will unleash major tax attack
Mr Smith said the British Virgin Islands could play a “positive role” in the relationship with post-Brexit Britain and said he had been part of a “very cordial” meeting with the Foreign Office this week in the face of EU posturing.
11/04/2016
German finance minister plans to clamp down on offshore firms with new draft law
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble wants to force Germans to disclose their dealings with offshore firms in tax havens
11/04/2016
Tax crackdown shows nobody dares to defend the wealthy
HMRC’s high net worth unit is tax farming by any other name
11/04/2016
Italian watchdog fines LVMH executive for Bulgari deal leak
Fines must to be paid to the Italian tax agency within 30 days if the recipient is an Italian resident.
11/04/2016
Global InSight - Deloitte
Moving together. Making tomorrow.
11/04/2016
Top City law firm who led the High Court bid to stop the PM triggering Brexit still won't reveal the fat cats they're working for
In July Mishcon launched the action to ensure MPs have their say before Downing Street invokes Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty
11/04/2016
UK banks blacklist Briton jailed by China
Detractors allege that the database serves as an unaccountable blacklist, aggregating unverified blogs and newspaper articles
11/03/2016
Former BSI banker received 'a salary offer of $500k a year' to join tycoon
"Bangla" phones belonged to construction workers who had left Singapore and so would not be traceable.
11/03/2016
ANZ joins banks' move away from wealth management
The division includes financial advice, life insurance and superannuation.
11/03/2016
Royal Bank of Canada scraps UK tax advice service
The decision comes with the admission that tax advisory services are not a strength of major banks and that for this reason RBC will refer such activity to third party specialist tax advisors.
11/03/2016
Banking & Securities Viewpoints - Deloitte
A biweekly digest for executives
11/03/2016
Switzerland and Latvia sign protocol of amendment to double taxation agreement
Finally, legal certainty is increased for taxpayers with the inclusion of an arbitration clause.
11/02/2016
NAO urges HMRC to “farm” wealthiest people for more taxes
Paying the right amount of tax – the correct amount due under the law
11/02/2016
Brazil’s amnesty collects CHF1.5 billion from Switzerland
The taxpayers and companies declared the equivalent of R$169.9 billion in undeclared assets abroad under the programme.
11/02/2016
HMRC investigating £1.9bn HNW tax avoidance
HMRC believes that around 15% of high net worth individuals have used at least one scheme.
11/02/2016
Swiss Banks: Asset Drain Amid Tax Amnesties
Tax amnesties in Latin America are successful instruments to get citizens come clean and repatriate their asset
11/02/2016
‘Killers having lunch’: The real life Wolves of Wall Street
Finance: Out of Control?
11/01/2016
US Clients of Swiss Banks May Turn to Bitcoin As Swiss Stop Accepting US Clients
It can even be more secure than traditional banks because you control your own funds.
11/01/2016
HMRC chasing £1.9bn tax from UK's richest people
They often have complex tax affairs involving different countries.