11/17/2014
“More than 1,000 Belgian taxpayers could be affected over amounts involving several billions of dollars that were invested, managed and/or transferred between 2003 up to the present day,” prosecutors said in the statement.
11/17/2014
When it comes to new regulations, Guernsey is offering optionality to overcome 'fortress Europe', according to Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance.
11/17/2014
But the judge denied Patricia Cohen's bid for so-called Wells notices sent to Cohen by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any responses he provided.
11/17/2014
The Wealth Management Assocation and the Association of Investment Companies are lobbying to prevent a new European directive labelling investment trusts as “complex” instruments, which they say would reduce investment into the vehicles.
11/16/2014
The protocol was signed on 21 July 2014, and will come into force once the two countries have exchanged diplomatic notes and completed their necessary internal procedures to implement the agreement.
11/16/2014
Long considered "too fluffy" for serious lawyers, fashion law has emerged in recent years as one of the most lucrative -? and occasionally absurd -? new battlegrounds for the legal profession.
11/14/2014
Ex-Swiss private banker charged in U.S. for tax scheme
The bank was not identified by name in court papers, but was described as an institution that purported to be the oldest private bank in Zurich.
11/14/2014
And that's just from expected fines.
11/14/2014
The 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups will go ahead in Russia and Qatar as planned after the ethics committee of football's governing body said it could find no grounds for reopening the controversial bidding processes.
11/14/2014
The new European Commission President took political responsibility yesterday for Luxembourg’s role in helping global companies to avoid taxes, and Germany urged swift action to fight tax evasion in Europe.
11/14/2014
The government is said to be mulling curbs on imports of gold after witnessing two consecutive months of surge in September and October.
11/13/2014
Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins may be feeling pretty good too after his court victory.
11/13/2014
The BEPS Project aims to create a coherent set of international tax rules to end the erosion of national tax bases and the artificial shifting of profits to jurisdictions solely to avoid paying tax.
11/13/2014
We are hosting a breakfast briefing on Friday 21 November covering key US tax topics and developments of which investment managers and other corporate service providers should be aware, including the US political environment and other changes to which the
11/13/2014
The High Court of Justice of England and Wales (High Court) handed down two decisions earlier this year which gave employers increased confidence that the courts recognise their genuine attempts to protect their businesses.
11/12/2014
In a fascinating revelation that raises more questions than it answers, former Dabur group director Pradip Burman provided several details of his involvement in opening, maintenance and subsequent closure of accounts in HSBC Zurich
11/12/2014
Investment Management is operating in a world of more – more regulation, more transparency, more meaningful investment information and more control.
11/12/2014
The G10 spot FX market is a systemically important financial market. At the heart of today’s action is our finding that the failings at these Banks undermine confidence in the UK financial system and put its integrity at risk.
11/12/2014
Foreign-exchange related investigations resolved with FINMA, CFTC, FCA
11/12/2014
Russia is aiming to clamp down on the use of foreign offshore tax shelters in a new tax policy as part of President Putin's "deoffshorisation" campaign which was launched in 2012.