Managers of Wealth

Switzerland Tops The Financial Secrecy Index

When the HSBC Holdings plc Swiss leaks story broke the big shock was that someone had produced evidence, not that one of Switzerland’s notoriously secretive banks had helped people evade taxes.

Brazil probes currency market activity of 15 global banks

The Brazilian investigation comes weeks after six of the world's largest financial institutions agreed to pay $5.8 billion to the U.S. government

Team Pacquiao sues Team Mayweather for $100M

The suit centers mainly on alleged violations of federal antitrust laws

UBS has whistleblower deal in Brazil currency investigation - paper

In a document released Thursday, antitrust watchdog Cade alleged the banks colluded to influence benchmark currency rates in Brazil

Fifa arrests: US asks Switzerland to extradite officials

The United States has asked Switzerland to extradite seven Fifa officials arrested on corruption charges in May, the Swiss authorities say.

HMRC scraps thousands of QROPS from overseas pensions list

HM Revenue & Customs has dropped thousands of QROPS schemes from its recognised overseas pension schemes (ROPS) list, with Australian schemes fairing the worst.

IRS Considers New Tax on Wealthy Families

The IRS wants to sharply curtail a favorite tax benefit affecting family partnerships and LLCs

KPMG And Dun & Bradstreet Alliance Addresses FATCA Due Diligence Challenges

Collaboration offers tool to simplify FATCA business entity compliance as 2016 deadline looms

FIFA scandal exacerbates Canadian banks' Caribbean troubles

Blazer has pleaded guilty to a series of financial crimes, including money laundering, wire fraud and tax evasion, and is cooperating with authorities.

It Just Got More Risky to Violate Swiss Bank Secrecy

The penalties for whistleblowers and others breaking Switzerland’s fabled bank secrecy laws just got more severe.

Redemptions Re-examined, Rectification Refined – In Re Herald Fund SPC

Herald Fund SPC was one of the larger Madoff feeder funds and made headlines recently when it settled the competing claims between it and Irving Picard (the Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Madoff estate).

The Wealth Finance Brief - Field Fisher Waterhouse

In this quarter's edition of The Wealth Finance Brief we provide some practical guidance for banks and other financial institutions in the private wealth sector

Millions from golfer Phil Mickelson linked to money laundering, gambling case: report

Phil Mickelson may have more explaining to do after a report by ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” named him as the bettor whose $2.75 million led a former handicapper to plead guilty

Mifid II ruffles fund research practices

With Mifid II on the horizon, what impact will the new rules have?

Citywealth names eight Ogier private client specialists on Leaders List 2015

Sally Edwards, who heads Ogier’s Private Client and Trusts team, is ‘the guru of the Jersey trust world’ according to a client testimonial shared by Citywealth. She is named on the Honours List and as a Citywealth Power Woman.

Greek minister slams Swiss over tax evasion

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has taken a swipe at Switzerland for providing only limited information about wealthy tax evaders from cash-strapped Greece who are believed to have stashed billions of euros in Swiss banks.

Potential Changes to Creditors’ Rights in the BVI – Administration Orders

The BVI is once again considering proposals to bring into force provisions which permit the making of administration orders in relation to BVI companies.

Offshore tax zones cost developing countries $100 bln a year - UNCTAD

"Tax avoidance practices therefore are responsible for a significant leakage of development finance and resources," UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi told a news conference.

Offshore tax zones cost developing countries $100 bln a year -UN

Developing countries are losing around $100 billion a year in revenues because foreign investors are channelling profits through offshore zones to avoid tax

Ogier is named Offshore Law Firm of the Year 2015

2014 was an exceptionally strong year for the firm

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