07/30/2013
SJ Berwin partners vote through $1bn merger with KWM
SJ Berwin will become one of four partnerships under KWM’s existing Swiss Verein
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07/30/2013
Billionaire Saudi prince loses UK court battle over Gaddafi jet
The High Court ruling is an embarrassment for Prince Alwaleed bin Talal
07/29/2013
Paris tax hunt sends French to Switzerland
Her comments came after Paris and Bern signed a deal earlier this month changing the way cross border inheritance is taxed, as part of a French drive to rake in taxes.
07/29/2013
Italy and Vatican Sign Tax Agreement
Italy and the Vatican have laid the groundwork for future cooperation in the fight against financial crimes.
07/29/2013
Barclays fights financial authority findings on Qatar deal
The FCA and Britain's Serious Fraud Office have been investigating for about a year the circumstances surrounding the Qatari cash injection secured by Barclays, which is struggling to restore its reputation after a string of scandals.
07/29/2013
SEC charges analyst Sandeep Aggarwal in SAC Capital case
The analyst, who usually lives in India, had previously worked for Microsoft, and used information from one of his contacts at the technology giant to help Mr Lee profit from the deal, it is alleged.
07/29/2013
Israel Diamond Exchange Negotiate With Tax Authority Over Diamantaires' Fate
Israel's tax authority and the Israel Diamond Exchange are currently in negotiations as to whether diamantaires who were involved in an undisclosed bank that operated within the IDE should be granted immunity from criminal proceedings in exchange f
07/27/2013
UK Serious Fraud Office to get £2M for Barclays probe
The UK Treasury will likely pledge £2M in "blockbuster funding" to the Serious Fraud Office to assist the department in broadening its investigation into Barclays' (BCS) 2008 fundraising activities, FT says.
07/27/2013
U.S. Seeks PNC, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Records To Find Tax Cheats--From Norway
In the latest example of how the world’s wealthy nations have ramped up cooperation against offshore tax evasion
07/27/2013
Ireland's 450 richest people hit for twice the tax paid in 2010
This team largely collects tax from people worth more than €50m and non-residents with "substantial economic interests in Ireland".
07/26/2013
The shifting contours of OTC derivatives regulation
BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP Paribas) provides the latest developments on EMIR, Dodd-Frank and the international policy framework with its latest document.
07/25/2013
Global impact of ‘Offshore Leaks’ grows
The global impact of our latest international investigation has been astonishing
07/25/2013
Anti-money laundering - FCA
This report sets out our obligations relating to anti-money laundering, our approach to carrying out those obligations, and the trends and emerging risks in money laundering that we are seeing in the firms we regulate.
07/25/2013
Vatican, Italy near deal on bank information exchange sources
Italy and the Vatican are about to reach a deal allowing for the first time regular exchange of financial information between the two states to combat money laundering, several sources with direct knowledge of the situation
07/24/2013
RSM Tenon in buyout talks with Baker Tilly
RSM Tenon Group PLC Statement regarding unsolicited approach
07/23/2013
International law firm recruits six-strong team for Luxembourg launch
Hogan Lovells will be opening an office in Luxembourg on 1 August as part of its strategy to continue to grow its funds and tax practices and develop in markets that are key to the firm's clients.
07/23/2013
Former UBS banker gets 18 months, $1 mln fine, for muni bid-rigging scheme
Former UBS AG banker Peter Ghavami was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in deceiving U.S. municipalities
07/23/2013
Goldman Sachs deputy GC joins Fried Frank
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced that David J. Greenwald, has agreed to rejoin Fried Frank in a leadership role.
07/23/2013
Italian PM Enrico Letta pledges war on tax evasion
Italian prime minister Enrico Letta pledged to "fight relentlessly" against tax evasion in the recession-hit country, as the government pushed new growth measures through the lower house of parliament.
07/22/2013
AIFMD will reduce choice and increase costs for fund managers and investors
New research by BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, points to significant uncertainty about Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive