02/09/2015
UBS Puerto Rico Apparently Pressured Brokers to Sell Risky Puerto Rico Bond Funds -- Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein
Investors have lost billions of dollars in the UBS funds
02/09/2015
British offshore financial centres on Sunday criticised the leader of the opposition Labour Party after he threatened to put them on an international blacklist for tax avoidance if he wins a national election in May.
02/09/2015
Currency-linked investments marketed by Barclays Plc. and UBS are under the scanner of the US Department of Justice
02/09/2015
Former trade minister and HSBC boss was either asleep at the wheel or involved in dodgy tax practices, says head of public accounts committee
02/08/2015
Business leaders say Ed Miliband failed to do his research in a tax avoidance warning to the Channel Islands.
02/08/2015
Jersey has captured beneficial ownership information on a corporate registry since 1999 and this information is available to law enforcement agencies.
02/08/2015
It should be noted that Bermuda has in fact had a central registry, of the kind being introduced in the UK, since the 1940s, and has been a leader internationally in this area.
02/06/2015
How can wealth managers benefit from HNW divorces?
High net worth divorces throw up many issues for wealth managers as marriages end, portfolios are divided and suddenly there are two potential clients instead of one.
02/06/2015
‘War for talent’ being waged in compliance space
IFA networks and wealth managers are struggling to find the quality and quantity of compliance staff to keep up with an ever-increasing regulatory burden
02/06/2015
A Swiss banker charged three years ago in New York with helping Americans evade taxes was arrested in Germany and faces extradition to the U.S.
02/05/2015
Ex-wealth manager back in news
He failed to attend two court appearances in December of 2014
02/05/2015
Authorities Investigate Whether Swiss Bank’s Clients Used ‘Bearer Securities’ to Hide Cash
02/05/2015
Europe has long established itself as the most sought after region in terms of high net worth immigration, accounting for over half of the total number of global citizenship applications, with the Caribbean in second place, followed by North America in th
02/05/2015
Switzerland must overcome numerous challenges regarding international financial and tax matters
02/04/2015
Singapore is without question the financial and legal centre of South East Asia and has the highest concentration of millionaire households in the world
02/03/2015
Welcome to the January 2015 edition of the Guernsey Tax Bulletin, which provides an update on recent local and international tax issues relevant to Guernsey businesses and individuals.
02/03/2015
A federal judge dismissed a class action claiming Swiss banking giant UBS made billions of dollars by improperly closing accounts of secret account-holders, including those of a former Indonesian vice president.
02/02/2015
Julius Baer CEO confident of resolving U.S. tax case in 2015
The head of Julius Baer said on Monday he was confident the Swiss bank would resolve this year a U.S. probe for allegedly helping wealthy Americans to evade taxes with hidden offshore accounts.
02/02/2015
Many may have unwittingly underpaid their tax
01/30/2015
HSBC Still Aiding Tax Fraud Even After Justice Department Settlement
Justice Department officials have defended deferred prosecution agreements