04/30/2015
After establishing a global two-tier panel last year, Barclays has launched a procurement process to formalise its flexible resourcing usage and establish its first contract-lawyer only panel.
04/30/2015
Ex-banker and whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld tells how he came to be the man who ended the tradition of bank secrecy and got rich in the process.
04/29/2015
DB Group Services pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of wire fraud from the U.S. Department of Justice and will pay a $775 million penalty.
04/29/2015
To date, the SEC has awarded 17 whistleblowers since its whistleblower program began more than three years ago. Payouts now total over $50 million.
04/29/2015
Proprietary reporting engine provides exceptional levels of customization for investment trend analysis and compliance
04/29/2015
Switzerland's Supreme Court has ruled that US$6.74 million (NT$205 million) on deposit in accounts held by family members of Taiwan's former President Chen Shui-bian should be returned to Taiwan
04/29/2015
The men also sent investors audited financial statements where they failed to disclose almost $3 million in expenses tied to transactions involving other entities.
04/29/2015
Norton Rose Fulbright is delighted to announce that Laura Shumiloff, global director of marketing and communications,
04/29/2015
In the first case of its kind, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission awarded a payment to a whistleblower after he experienced retaliation from his employer after he reported alleged misconduct.
04/28/2015
Family businesses generate more than 80 per cent of the non-oil gross domestic product in the Gulf, according to accountancy firm PwC, a sector of the economy each nation is trying to bolster, especially in the lower oil price environment.
04/28/2015
Jürgen Fitschen and four former executives of German lender Deutsche Bank are accused of falsely testifying in court
04/28/2015
The BSI nonprosecution agreement demonstrates the extraordinary level of disclosure and cooperation that Swiss banks are required to undertake in order to qualify for such a resolution, and provides a detailed road map for other Swiss banks seeking simila
04/27/2015
He currently represents the heirs of renowned art dealer Paul Rosenberg
04/27/2015
People earning more than £2m a year — a small enough group to fit into the Royal Albert Hall — more than doubled their share of income tax to 5 per cent in the past five years
04/27/2015
The European Commission accused the three banks in May last year of manipulating the Euribor interbank offered rate after they refused to settle a case five months earlier, unlike six other banks.
04/27/2015
Revenue & Customs is stepping up its scrutiny of the rising stars of sport, investment banking and entrepreneurial business
04/27/2015
The firm estimates that it will require a minimum of €1 million a year for each independent asset manager to become registered independently
04/24/2015
RBC Wealth Management fined $1 million for lax oversight of sales tactics
RBC previously made unspecified payments to more than 100 customers who sued the firm in California.
04/24/2015
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has paid a compliance officer between $1.4m and $1.6m
04/24/2015
This article provides a reminder of the impending deadlines and action that is required for those BVI entities that are classified as “Foreign Financial Institutions” for the purposes of FATCA.