01/30/2014
Offshore scheme loses appeal over £80m unsettled tax
HMRC states certain investors that used the scheme since 2005 have settled some £20m in tax bills
01/29/2014
The Agreement was signed by the Minister for External Relations, Senator Sir Philip Bailhache, and the Hungarian Ambassador, His Excellency Janos Csak.
01/28/2014
They face serious repercussions if they don’t. Whether FATCA is a grand idea or a travesty, the IRS and Treasury Department have made Herculean efforts to implement it.
01/28/2014
HSBC was found to have laundered over $670 billion over the course of four years, and this makes BitInstant's total amount pale in comparison.
01/27/2014
A recently introduced tax on luxury cars, could be the first in a series aimed to addressed inequalities in the country.
01/27/2014
Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, has warned senior bankers that conduct costs related to past misbehaviour have become the most pressing issue for the industry
01/27/2014
Switzerland's cabinet has twice refused to accept the nomination of a British-born ex-UBS banker
01/27/2014
The European Union has hinted moves are afoot for an EU FACTA to include all 28 nations belonging to the union.
01/27/2014
Wragge & Co is to temporarily relinquish its all-equity partnership model as it aligns its remuneration structure with Lawrence Graham, The Lawyer can reveal.
01/24/2014
Operational Intelligence Group set up in anticipation of more global risk and regulatory changes
01/24/2014
A former Morgan Stanley employee, burdened by gambling debts and fearing for his job, killed his wife 'in a fit of rage' last July, London police said after he was sentenced to life in prison Thursday.
01/23/2014
Since August, Jersey has demonstrated to the French authorities that the Island is fully committed to cooperative exchange of information under Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs), including the Jersey/France agreement.
01/23/2014
China’s new reporting offshore asset reporting requirements affect individuals residing in the country for more than a year, and corporations registered in China.
01/23/2014
Standard Bank and its senior management have co-operated with the FCA investigation and have taken significant steps at significant cost towards remediating the issues identified, including seeking advice and assistance from external consultants.
01/23/2014
The Guardian, Le Monde, El Pais and parts of BBC also unavailable on mainland
01/23/2014
Accused Hedge Fund Fraudster Arrested In Colombia, Indicted In N.Y.
A U.S. Naval Academy graduate defrauded his fellow midshipman as part of a $1.2 million hedge fund fraud, prosecutors said this week.
01/22/2014
Higher wealth taxes on the cards for Singapore?
Will higher taxes derail Singapore's economy?
01/22/2014
Offshore assets of China's elite revealed in leaked records
Files shed light on more than 20,000 tax haven clients, including relatives of president
01/22/2014
Christoph Gloor, President of the Swiss Private Bankers Association, has welcomed the Swiss Federal Council's decision to establish a new expert group
01/22/2014
The artist behind the famous bronze statue of a charging bull near Wall Street seen as symbolising an aggressive financial optimism has settled a tax evasion claim against him in Italy.