03/22/2016
Whilst the main aim of the proposal is to tackle crime, corruption and money laundering it is quite likely that one of the aims is to collect beneficial ownership information so that the new rules in relation to UK Inheritance Tax for residential properti
03/22/2016
A judge has cited 224 Argentines under investigation for tax evasion and money-laundering, ordering them to give testimony over a high-profile scandal involving HSBC bank accounts held in Switzerland
03/22/2016
Meanwhile, a new survey out today from executive search firm Wilkinson Partners and law firm Withers recorded a seven per cent increase in the number of female partners hired in the tax and private wealth sectors.
03/21/2016
From investing to businesses to offshore bank accounts, past high profile cases highlight the many ways people hide money obtained illegally
03/21/2016
Nygard is a major donor to Christie’s ruling Progressive Liberal Party
03/21/2016
The smartphone app, which has raised more than $7bn (£4.8bn) in funding, and is valued at $62bn, is currently losing money as it ploughs cash into expansion.
03/21/2016
The alert was buried in the fine details of the OBR’s 260-page report on last week’s Budget.
03/21/2016
He then established Anglo’s private banking business in Ireland, which dealt with many of the country’s wealthiest people during the boom years.
03/21/2016
Central banks are already doing the unthinkable - you just don't know it
03/18/2016
The agency is seeking at least £2.4m of bonuses he received at UBS and Citigroup.
03/18/2016
The run-up to the UK Budget was dominated by rumours of major changes to the taxation of pensions which did not materialise.
03/18/2016
The FSB, which is chaired by Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, is tasked with coordinating financial regulation for the Group of 20 economies (G20).
03/18/2016
France ordered the bank in July 2014 to post a bond of 1.1 billion euros in connection with the probe. UBS disputed the legal basis for the bail and the method of calculation.
03/17/2016
The matter has been adjourned, with no date yet set for its continuation. It is a case lawyers on both sides describe as a matter of law and legal interpretation and also is one that potentially could set legal precedent in the Cayman Islands, specificall
03/17/2016
The respondents range from small IFA firms to large providers and asset managers.
03/16/2016
While the majority of these compliance breaches are in the past, we know we can do better
03/16/2016
The introduction of a Special Contribution on Banking Operations
03/16/2016
During October 2015, as part of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”)/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“BEPS”) Project, the OECD issued its final report in respect of Action 7 “Preventing th
03/16/2016
Automatic exchange of information between tax authorities
03/16/2016
Former equities trader at Schroders pleads guilty to insider dealing
A former equities trader at Schroders Investment Management Limited, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to nine counts of insider trading. He will be sentenced on 13 June 2016.