12/17/2014
The rules would also require banks, auditors, lawyers, real estate agents and casinos, among others, to be more vigilant about suspicious transactions made by their clients.
12/17/2014
A second change deletes Article 16, paragraph 3 of the Value Added Tax Ordinance
12/17/2014
UBS to Challenge French Ruling at European Court of Human Rights
12/16/2014
Trademark lawsuits can be a little dry, but a California case in the fall has drawn attention not only because it involved John Wayne and a whiskey named “Duke,” but also because it highlights a growing tussle over legal ethics.
12/16/2014
Fortress Switzerland is showing more cracks.
12/15/2014
The watchdog has been visiting firms this year, and will publish a thematic review on due diligence in 2015, encompassing suitability requirements.
12/15/2014
Carey Olsen acts for more LSE main market and AIM clients than any other offshore law firm.
12/14/2014
I swear that I will endeavor to maintain and promote confidence in the financial sector
12/14/2014
A secret deal with the Swiss government negotiated by media group Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd when James Packer was chief executive set a tax rate of less than 2.15 per cent on PBL’s intra-company loans.
12/13/2014
Financial sector feathers have been seriously ruffled by a succession of developments which arrived, like overdue buses, in a rapid sequence of three.
12/12/2014
The prosecutor did not name the employee.
12/12/2014
Appleby Sponsoring RCA's Regulation, Operations and Compliance Bermuda Symposium on 22 - 24 April 2015
12/12/2014
A 2015 Client Advisory issued by Citi Private Bank detailing the state of the legal industry finds that large law firms are in a better position to hope for steady revenue growth from 2014 into next year.
12/12/2014
Do trustees need to register with the US Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") before 1 January 2015? Does registration need to be made in respect of a trust?
12/11/2014
Leumi has been negotiating with U.S. authorities for months
12/11/2014
More paperwork as governments force wealthy to declare overseas assets.
12/11/2014
Switzerland has charged a former computer analyst at HSBC's private bank in Geneva with industrial espionage and breaching the country's secrecy laws for passing confidential client data to foreign authorities.
12/11/2014
The Act repeals and replaces the Charities Act 1978 with substantial amendment and complements Bermuda’s sensible, well-regarded legislative framework for the establishment of charities.
12/11/2014
Welcome to the December issue of Withers' Regulatory Watch.
12/11/2014
Tax burdens and revenue collection in advanced economies are reaching record levels not seen since before the global financial crisis, but the tax mix continues varying widely across countries, according to new OECD research.