08/05/2014
HMRC close the net on offshore payment intermediaries
The attraction to the contractor in using an offshore payment intermediary is easy to understand
08/05/2014
The Hedge Fund Manager On The FBI’s Most Wanted List
Florian Wilhelm Jürgen Homm, a German hedge fund manager who was on the run for more than five years, is wanted by the FBI for his alleged involvement in a market manipulation scheme designed to artificially improve the performance of eight Cayman I
08/05/2014
When a UK resident but non-domiciled individual taxed on the remittance basis takes out a loan, either in the UK or overseas, which is secured on foreign income and gains and brings the funds borrowed into the UK, there are two aspects of the loan which m
08/05/2014
When a UK resident but non-domiciled individual taxed on the remittance basis takes out a loan, either in the UK or overseas, which is secured on foreign income and gains and brings the funds borrowed into the UK, there are two aspects of the loan which m
08/04/2014
US targets German bank over Zimbabwe diamond finances
The United States has placed a German financial institution under strict surveillance for clearing payments for Zimbabwe’s diamonds at the recent Dubai diamond tender, state media reported Sunday.
08/04/2014
Many financial institutions are still completely confused and unable to comply with the US government's Fatca regime. "Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act" sounds like another innocuous tax regulation.
08/04/2014
A Toppled Financier Finds a Safe Harbor in Germany
He used a debit card to buy a ticket to Florence
08/04/2014
Ogier Legal has announced that four Channel Island based lawyers were promoted on 1 August as part of their continued investment in training and developing top quality lawyers.
08/03/2014
On a positive note, all responses to our survey suggested that AIFMs were prepared to meet the requirements of the AIFMD and the questions and knowledge demonstrated would support that sense of readiness.
08/03/2014
A non-resident landlord ('NRL') is a landlord who has UK rental income and whose 'usual place of abode' is outside the UK.
08/03/2014
He had hoped to avoid prosecution and publicity by reimbursing Southeastern trains just three days after being caught by a ticket inspector last November.
08/03/2014
The amounts at stake are enormous.
08/03/2014
He told Scotland on Sunday that the firm had almost £3 billion of assets under management
08/03/2014
These awards form part of Investment Week’s Fund Management Summit
08/01/2014
Former UBS AG banker Raoul Weil, accused of helping Americans evade taxes, may be allowed to call fellow bankers as witnesses to testify from overseas by video because they fear arrest if they travel to the U.S.
08/01/2014
Prosecutors claim Messi, 27, and Jorge used shell firms in the UK, Switzerland, Uruguay and Belize to funnel off £3.3million between 2007 and 2009.
08/01/2014
At least £122bn of property in England and Wales is held through companies in offshore tax havens where ownership is difficult to trace, a Financial Times analysis of Land Registry data has found.
08/01/2014
Amendment 11 was approved by Privy Council on 16 July 2014. It was registered in the Royal Court on 25 July 2014 and came into force on 1 August 2014.
08/01/2014
This collaboration will enhance the strength of the two firms’ international offerings, providing clients with immediate access to leading Africa practices with recognised expertise across multiple sectors including Energy & Infrastructure and N
08/01/2014
Asset managers have dodged a regulatory bullet following a decision by US authorities’ that they do not pose a ‘systemic risk’ to the global financial system.