03/20/2015
Tunisia asked to join the Geneva prosecutor’s money-laundering case into HSBC Holdings Plc’s Swiss unit as a plaintiff in a bid to get back funds it says were embezzled by former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
03/20/2015
Swiss banks today asserted that "bank-client confidentiality" will not disappear and 'automatic information exchange' is not the only solution to the black money menace
03/20/2015
The Alpine nation was long reluctant to change its banking privacy laws
03/20/2015
Italian authorities are probing allegations of “unauthorized exercise of financial activity” and related offenses, according to the annual report.
03/20/2015
Credit Suisse Faces Italy Suit, Probe as Litigation Persists
Italian authorities are probing allegations of “unauthorized exercise of financial activity” and related offenses, according to the annual report.
03/19/2015
There is a lawsuit over a $29 million margin call that hit the joint family office of two former Goldman Sachs partners
03/19/2015
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce warns of wasteful litigation and corruption
03/19/2015
Since 2008-09, the firm’s revenue from international offices has grown 41%. At the same time, non-UK based partner numbers have grown by 195%.
03/19/2015
Combatting corporate tax avoidance: Commission presents Tax Transparency Package
A key element of this Tax Transparency Package is a proposal to introduce the automatic exchange of information between Member States on their tax rulings.
03/19/2015
Swiss law has been banning motorsport activities within Switzerland’s insular borders from 1955 onwards but a recent law change operated by the Swiss government is paving the way for Formula E
03/19/2015
One of the key developments for practitioners in recent years has been the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) between jurisdictions, which is aimed at combatting tax evasion by hiding financial accounts offshore.
03/18/2015
Brazil may tax inheritances instead of wealth -minister
Taxing big fortunes could spark speculative movements
03/18/2015
Our Colombian managing director gives insight into the changing landscape of tax in his country
03/18/2015
Fake Hedge Fund Manager, Who Faked Death Using Fake Employee Is Convicted
03/18/2015
The men all served on the Porsche supervisory board in 2008 when the company tried unsuccessfully to take over its then-rival VW.
03/18/2015
Lord Green, the former boss of scandal hit bank HSBC, has broken his silence over the Swiss tax row which engulfed the bank and saw senior executives face MPs.
03/17/2015
End of 'Murder on the Orient Express' defence for top bankers
Financial Conduct Authority vows that senior bankers will be individually accountable as regulator fleshes out rules for proving innocence
03/17/2015
IFLR Asia Awards Recognise Firm’s Work on US$3 Billion Take Private Deal
03/17/2015
Speech by Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive of the FCA, delivered at Bloomberg. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ from the delivered version.
03/17/2015
Who Will Be Next?