05/15/2014
Leading offshore firm maintains strong presence in Wealth Sector Leaders list
Now in its ninth year, the Citywealth Leaders List is compiled through recommendations of global peers, clients and charitable organisations and is a guide to the leading wealth managers and advisers worldwide.
05/15/2014
Tax system flaws leave professionals paying 60 per cent
Nonsensical' tax cliff-edge leaves families paying hidden marginal tax rates in system
05/15/2014
International law firm boosts energy team
Law firm has promoted director and energy specialist
05/15/2014
Anthony Thompson has been named as lawyer of the year at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2014.
05/15/2014
Currently HMRC has to demonstrate that even when someone failed to declare offshore income, that the individual intended to evade tax
05/15/2014
UBS refuses to share info on stud-farm owner
Swiss bank UBS has refused to share any information with Enforcement Directorate on matters related to alleged money laundering and tax evasion by Pune based stud-farm owner Hasan Ali
05/15/2014
The talks between Credit Suisse and Benjamin Lawsky, New York’s financial services superintendent, are ongoing
05/15/2014
Proposals that will see fund managers break down profits and losses in pounds
05/14/2014
Loughborough-based Chesterton House Financial Planning also recently launched a solicitor arm
05/14/2014
The company said the purchase would ‘add depth to the range of its advisory services’. Rooper & Whately was founded by trust planning specialists Matthew Wakefield and Julian Whately in 2009.
05/14/2014
The tax probe causing grief to Credit Suisse is demonstrating a break from legal precedent.
05/14/2014
New research from the Grant Thornton International Business Report reveals that two in five business leaders globally either currently use outsource back office processes.
05/13/2014
Guernsey introduces LLPs
Guernsey has expanded the range of structures available from the jurisdiction by introducing Limited Liability Partnerships
05/13/2014
Insider trading: alleged scam was uncovered through LinkedIn
Broker found the LinkedIn connection after his team alerted him to suspicious trades
05/13/2014
Loan funds in Malta Licensing and regulation
The Malta Financial Services Authority has recently clarified its position with respect to the licensing and regulation of loan funds in Malta.
05/13/2014
Speech by Clive Adamson, FCA Director of Supervision, at the Building Societies Association (BSA). This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ from the delivered version.
05/13/2014
Firms must present their fund charges clearly and consistently, the Financial Conduct Authority said today, so that retail investors are able to compare charges before making decisions on where to invest.
05/12/2014
Pakistan is to hold talks with Switzerland on a new tax treaty
05/12/2014
The US wants Credit Suisse to plead guilty to charges of helping Americans avoid taxes through the use of Swiss bank accounts.
05/12/2014
The U.S., which has been investigating Credit Suisse for at least three years into whether it helped Americans evade taxes