04/10/2014
Julius Baer sees resolution to US tax probe in foreseeable future
Swiss bank Julius Baer sees itself reaching an agreement with the U.S. authorities in a dispute over tax in the foreseeable future.
04/10/2014
The trade bodies need to liaise
04/10/2014
EU U-turn on key information documents
The rules were initially known as Prips - packaged retail investment products
04/09/2014
Asset managers deny money laundering
Both defendants also allegedly indicated that they would charge clients more to launder criminal proceeds than to assist in tax evasion.
04/09/2014
Dutch Lender Can Appeal the Decision
04/08/2014
Ex-UBS broker awarded $5.4 million in case over Lehman notes
Arbitration panel has held the firm liable for misrepresenting Lehman Structured notes as suitable for clients
04/08/2014
Broker says messages with UBS banker were 'misleading'
U.K. prosecutors have charged nine people with criminal misconduct in relation to the scandal.
04/08/2014
Lawyers need to be kinder to their own wealth
Many of the larger wealth managers on our panel have dedicated teams
04/08/2014
Whose Bonus is it Anyway? by Victoria Myerson, Appleby
Writing out a cheque in settlement of an ex-spouse’s claim in divorce proceedings can be an unedifying experience at the best of times, ameliorated only by the certainty that it’s the last instalment.
04/08/2014
Non-UK residents, residential property and capital gains tax - Farrer & Co
Historically, non-residents have not been subject to capital gains tax (CGT) unless carrying on a business in the UK through a branch or agency.
04/07/2014
This is a purely civil procedure, and can be carried out without the tax evader being publicly named.
04/07/2014
The cost advantages of some investment companies is under threat.
04/07/2014
The subcommittee questioned bank executives
04/07/2014
The fragmented UK wealth management sector is shrinking as firms quit, bulk up or look to service a more profitable slice of the country's growing number of rich clients, to cope with costly new regulations.
04/07/2014
Banks must reconcile the demands of investors, regulators and customers, says KPMG
04/07/2014
Too many advisory firms are not being clear with consumers on how much advice costs, the type of service they offer and what on-going services they provide.
04/07/2014
The EMIR reporting start date of 12th February 2014 has now passed
04/07/2014
With the inheritance tax threshold frozen, families are resorting to more desperate measures to avoid death duty
04/07/2014
He is a fund manager who has been embroiled in a dispute with the Liechtenstein government and Bank Frick for many years, Switzerland’s Radio 1 said
04/03/2014
The ATED is an annual tax charge of up to £143,750 on residential property situated in the UK worth £2m or more which is held by certain non-natural persons.