08/31/2016
BNP Paribas Wealth Management fined $4 million
The SFC’s investigation found that at the material time, the monetary benefits, including charges, mark-ups and fees, received by BNPPWM from around 2,300 client transactions exceeded the levels it represented in its documentation provided to the cl
08/30/2016
Top 10 Retirement Planning Mistakes Lawyers Make
These potential HNW clients are smart and successful yet need a lot of help from advisors on the road to retirement
08/30/2016
FBR to brief cabinet on Swiss agreement, OECD convention
Finance minister appreciated the work done by Federal Board of Revenue on above matters and desired that the federal cabinet be briefed about both the Conventions/Agreements.
08/30/2016
London police hunt group of women after ex-Coutts banker killed
Oliver Dearlove was attacked in Blackheath in the early hours of Sunday
08/30/2016
Non-Dom Tax Changes On The Way
He also flagged that permanent non-domicile tax status would be scrapped.
08/29/2016
Brexit Engagement for the Crown Dependencies
08/26/2016
The amendments will improve the quality of information that investment advisers provide to investors and the Commission.
08/26/2016
US accused of ‘acting like a tax haven’ for threatening retaliation against Brussels’ anti-trust investigations into Apple, Amazon and Starbucks
08/26/2016
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio purportedly received funds from scandal-tarnished Malaysian state fund 1MDB for his environmental foundation. A Swiss foundation devoted to protecting Malaysia's rainforest wants answers. Leonardo DiCaprio’s c
08/25/2016
The new regime will improve the Swiss city’s competitive position, according to Credit Suisse Group AG.
08/25/2016
An SEC investigation found that WL Ross advises the WLR Funds and other private equity funds, as well as separately managed accounts and co-investment vehicles.
08/25/2016
Singapore’s private banks are coming under scrutiny
At least half the S$875 million ($650 million) of bonds that have failed since November were sold by private banks earning rebates.
08/25/2016
AML type laws have, over recent times, forced banks and other financial intermediaries to cultivate lustrous “pearls of financial data” safe within the confines of the shell of privacy laws.
08/25/2016
Birkenfeld's book about the UBS Swiss banking investigation, Lucifer's Banker, is published in October.
08/24/2016
But the court dismissed several counts alleging the breach of bank secrecy laws.
08/24/2016
When all is said and done, you either pay the tax due or you do not. You are a compliant taxpayer, or a tax evader. So does tax avoidance have a future? And what does the Cheshire Cat have to say about this?
08/24/2016
This consultation, which has been a long time coming, provides some welcome and much needed clarification.
08/24/2016
The dispute relates to Brooks’ 2012 purchase of Channel Island fund manager Spearpoint, which had invested around £30 million in zero dividend preference shares issued by Origo.
08/24/2016
He is also claiming unfair dismissal and a failure of employer to pay.
08/24/2016
Unlike the LDF and other disclosure schemes, HMRC’s preliminary announcement suggests there will not be favourable terms available for settlement.