08/13/2013
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have criminally charged two former JPMorgan bankers for their alleged role in the “London whale” trading loss that rocked the investment bank last year and led to a very public overhaul of its senior management
08/12/2013
Singapore's banking system is found to be sound and able to withstand adverse scenarios after a stress test exercise
08/12/2013
Russell-Cooke has strengthened its Private Client practice with the hire of its 8th Partner
08/11/2013
The board was discussing "whether the continuation of commission payments for non-advised retail investment sales created potential risks".
08/11/2013
Wealthy investors are rekindling their interest in French property now the government has clarified capital gains tax laws.
08/11/2013
More U.S. citizens are giving up their American passports as the government cracks down on tax evaders.
08/11/2013
The UK's largest financial firms will be forced to set targets for the number of women on their boards from 2014, under proposals outlined by City regulators.
08/11/2013
"The proposals in this consultation will allow HMRC to further close in on the cowboy advisers promoting these high-risk schemes," David Gauke, the Treasury Secretary, said.
08/10/2013
Evangelos Venizelos, the deputy Prime Minister of Greece, has said London has replaced Switzerland as the destination for wealthy Greeks looking to avoid taxes.
08/10/2013
International business law firm has strengthened further its leading finance group by hiring a partner from Davenport Lyons.
08/08/2013
Tax fraud and evasion is illegal and will not be tolerated
08/07/2013
A Swiss court said on Thursday it has rejected an appeal against the continued detention of a witness in a French tax evasion investigation, who is being held in jail over allegations that he breached Swiss laws on banking secrecy.
08/07/2013
Less than one week after announcing their merger, King & Wood Mallesons and SJ Berwin are joining forces to advise ASX-listed IRESS on its acquisition of Avelo FS Holdings, a provider of financial services technology in the UK.
08/07/2013
Addleshaw Goddard has announced plans to increase its capability in Hong Kong through a formal association with a newly established local firm
08/06/2013
Switzerland's two biggest banks would have to be rescued by its creditors and shareholders before the government steps in with a bailout
08/04/2013
Many of Europe's top banks have more than tripled their provisions for litigation and regulatory expenses over the past year
08/04/2013
The Liberal Democrats are planning a raid on the wealthy after the next election
08/03/2013
The lawsuit alleges "anti-competitive and monopolistic behaviour in the warehousing market in connection with aluminium prices
08/01/2013
Killik described the bill as a ‘large payment’ and said its size came down to the portion of costs it had to pay in order to compensate clients for the failure of other financial institutions.
08/01/2013
HSBC Holdings said PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will be its auditor from 2015, replacing KPMG, in the first change by a major UK bank after calls from regulators for firms to change their accountants more regularly.