Managers of Wealth

Brazil's ruling party to propose tax on large fortunes

Tax plan is part of strategy to win voter support

India to blacklist tax havens not sharing info

Switzerland, UAE, Hong Kong and Singapore will find it difficult to do business with Indians

Harper Government Announces New Requirements for Canadians With Offshore Property and Income

Our Government is committed to combating tax evasion and getting tough on tax cheats.

Private Weath Team Of The Year

private wealth team features lawyers in several jurisdictions with London as a hub.

Brevan Howard trader linked to Libor probe leaves hedge fund

A trader allegedly connected to a global rate-rigging scandal has left hedge fund Brevan Howard

OFT publishes BlackRock-Credit Suisse decision

Anticipated acquisition by BlackRock of the exchange traded funds business of Credit Suisse

Switzerland “compliant” for Basel III bank capital

The standards were drawn up in the wake of major banks around the world finding themselves in difficulties

Solicitor leads the way with private client role

A North East law firm is welcoming a new solicitor to lead its Private Client Services division.

France Tweaks Wealth Tax Cap

The French Government has published an instruction stating that interest derived from euro fund life insurance policies,

Walker Morris appoints former Deloitte chief as non-exec

Walker Morris has named former Deloitte managing partner Stuart Counsell as its first non-executive board director

HMRC confirms VAT exemption on discretionary transactional fees

It stated that VAT should not be levied on fees charged strictly on a transaction by transaction basis

Global ETF regulation proposed

The International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO) has issued a report outlining how it wants exchange traded investment vehicles regulated globally.

Barclays calls lawyers in for cost-cutting summit

Barclays’ external legal advisers are expecting widespread spending cuts by the bank’s legal function as part of its Transform Programme

Surveying the wreckage of torpedoed Swiss-US tax deal

House of Representatives finally threw out plans to allow banks to pass over confidential data to the US.

Swiss Court Blocks Credit Suisse From Sending Data on Employee To US

Douglas Hornung, an attorney representing the unnamed Credit Suisse employee, said he won an interim ruling in January blocking Credit Suisse from transferring the data. That ruling was confirmed by the civil court in Geneva on Friday, Mr. Hornung said.

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