02/15/2016
Call to tighten UK's new property law to crack down on ‘dirty money’
Rules should require foreign owners of prime London homes to come clean about beneficiary owners, say anti-corruption groups
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
02/15/2016
FATCA Frustration: Could Expat Voting Impact the US Election?
US expats represent a larger community than the entire populations of Rhode Island, Montana, Delaware, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska, the District of Columbia, Vermont and Wyoming combined
02/15/2016
Court orders Laura Ashley boss to settle 'titanic' divorce case
Khoo Kay Peng ordered to make offer to Pauline Chai to end legal battle that has already cost £6.1m
02/15/2016
James Packer's Crown Resorts to fight $362m tax bill
Crown was subsequently forced into billions of dollars of write-downs.
02/12/2016
Did Gawker stash millions overseas ahead of Hogan trial?
The trust holds 26 percent “of the ordinary share capital of Gawker Media Group,” incorporated in the Cayman Islands, public records state.
02/12/2016
Charles Stanley appoints new platform provider
Allfunds has more than £145 billion in assets under administration.
02/12/2016
Sarah Ferguson applies for Swiss residency after moving to her £13m ski chalet
Prince Andrew’s ex-wife says she feels a 'positive energy' in the Alpine town
02/12/2016
Why Is Monaco A Haven For Tax Defaulters?
And in any case even renting of a studio apartment will do but in either case a wannabe resident has to open an account in one or more of its secretive banks with a minimum deposit of 5,00,000 euros.
02/12/2016
Why Is Monaco A Haven For Tax Defaulters?
India let off foreign sportspersons and entertainers with a slap on the wrist-10 percent of the receipts
02/12/2016
Widespread Brexit complacency in FTSE 100 by Nick Le Riche, Bircham Dyson Bell
With a referendum on the UK’s continued membership of the EU likely to take place later this year and a recent survey by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors highlighting that only four FTSE 100 companies have engaged in detailed planning fo
02/11/2016
FATCA: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
A recent blog post by The Tax Foundation offers compelling data that suggests a strong correlation between the recent spike in U.S citizenship renunciations and the 2010 passage of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
02/11/2016
S’porean banker key link between Swiss bank, 1MDB
Yak was not personally at the Singapore High Court on Friday, when he sought to unfreeze his Singapore funds to pay taxes and legal fees.
02/11/2016
The Singapore-based banker at center of Swiss bank BSI, 1MDB relationship
Yak was not personally at the Singapore High Court on Friday, when he sought to unfreeze his Singapore funds to pay taxes and legal fees.
02/10/2016
UK weighs in on Malaysia's 1MDB state fund as it launches own investigation
It is alleged that RBS Coutts in Zurich, which is owned by RBS, is one of the banks that had transferred the state fund's money out of Malaysia.
02/10/2016
Tax transparency – what’s it worth? by George Bull
As Google and HMRC prepare to face the Treasury Select Committee on Thursday, there have been calls for businesses (and individuals) to make their dealings with the taxman more transparent. All this comes as MPs vote on whether to overturn their right to
02/10/2016
Princess Cristina corruption trial: Friend of royal couple says he felt 'used' by them
Trial of the sister of Spanish King Felipe marks first time a member of Spain's royal family has faced criminal charges
02/10/2016
Mifid II rules delayed by a year to 2018
ESMA will have to design data exchange systems with about 300 trading centres offering around 15 million financial instruments in order to implement the regulation.
02/10/2016
5 Tax Mistakes Made by Rich People
From failing to understand tax-loss-harvesting rules to a lack of knowledge about international investing laws, these errors cost rich people both money and time.
02/09/2016
FCA fines former Head of JP Morgan’s CIO International
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Achilles Macris £792,900 for failing to be open and co-operative with the Authority.
02/08/2016
NAJIB'S Arabian Nightmare Begins
In Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said that he accepted the attorney general’s opinion that there had been no wrongdoing, but he also said that he did not think that the money had come from the Saudi government or that it was a politi