03/29/2015
Central bank warns ABN Amro on corruption risks: FD
The Dutch central bank has been highly critical of the way ABN Amro tackles the risk of corruption in Russia
03/29/2015
Ashurst and Slaughter and May have won lead roles advising on the Royal Bank of Scotland's sale of its overseas private banking and wealth management business to Union Bancaire Privée
03/27/2015
The European Commission has announced the conclusion of negotiations on an ambitious new tax transparency agreement with Switzerland
03/27/2015
The cabinet had planned to decide on how to proceed with the sale in the first quarter.
03/27/2015
Swiss bankers expected to get probation for tax fraud
Two former Swiss bankers are expected to avoid jail time when they are sentenced for their roles in a tax fraud scheme that helped U.S. customers hide billions of dollars in assets.
03/27/2015
The meeting, which was concluded earlier on Thursday, was also attended by Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos and the President of the Parliament Zoi Konstantopoulou.
03/26/2015
Changing Domicile: Satisfying the Burden of Proof When Moving Abroad - Withers
Historically taxpayers have faced difficulty overcoming a presumption against a change in domicile to a foreign jurisdiction
03/26/2015
According to Wall Street lore, Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin’s marital troubles should mean he’s a bad bet. That idea needs rethinking
03/25/2015
British Virgin Islands issues updated FATCA Guidance Notes
The update reflects a number of developments since issue of the first version.
03/25/2015
As previously reported, Italy has launched a voluntary disclosure programme along the lines of those already in existence in the UK and the US. The new disclosure facility will come to an end on 30 September 2015.
03/25/2015
This discussion paper was first distributed to attendees of the 11th Annual International Estate Planning Institute
03/24/2015
The meeting, which took evidence from Dave Hartnett, HMRC’s former permanent secretary for tax and Edward Troup, HMRC’s tax assurance commissioner, shed little additional light on the tax evasion scandal involving HSBC Suisse.
03/24/2015
With all the new laws and regulations since the financial crisis, it would be easy to believe that the banking industry is safer
03/23/2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said its chairman, Greg Medcraft, had asked the investment bank to explain its decision to change its analyst report
03/23/2015
Cape-based money manager accused as kingpin in offshore Ponzi scheme
He has been fingered as a mastermind behind a massive global Ponzi scheme run out of Mauritius.
03/23/2015
The total lock-up represents roughly 18 percent of Alibaba's shares, which if sold would fetch just over $37 billion at Friday's closing price.
03/23/2015
International law firm adds one of Nation’s top private client lawyers
She Becomes Head of New Washington, D.C. Private Client Practice
03/23/2015
Former ABN Amro Australia chief executive Angus James has won a legal case against the Royal Bank of Scotland for $2.9 million
03/22/2015
According to Goldberg, this has exactly zero to do with wanting anything to do with Kingston
03/20/2015
Bern and Brussels have clinched a deal to exhange bank account data in an effort to tackle tax fraud.