Managers of Wealth

FFW snares longstanding Taylor Wessing partner in three-lawyer swoop

Field Fisher Waterhouse has ratcheted up its City partner recruitment by hiring three lawyers from a trio of firms

Nigel Farage set up offshore fund to avoid tax: UKIP leader admits "it was mistake"

The UKIP leader paid a tax adviser to create a trust in the Isle of Man – which he intended to channel funds through

ABN AMRO clearing unit fined $1M over account breaches

Settling the charges without admitting or denying wrongdoing

SimCorp Webinar Addresses Challenges with Growth and Regulatory Requirements

Following on the heels of the global financial crisis, progressively more legislative regulation has been initiated to increase control and supervision.

UK law firm adds three partners to private client group

Plans for further significant growth in private client legal services work with the appointment of three experienced partners and several other fee earners to its national Family law team.

Former UBS and Citigroup trader charged over Libor-rigging scandal

Hayes has been charged with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud for his alleged role in manipulating the price of benchmark interest rates at the heart of the banking industry.

FCA asks Hargreaves to reveal details of share class negotiations

A preferentially-priced 'super clean' share class made available to a few distributors, or a clean share class with a rebate - which would be taxable.

Swiss lower house refuses to vote on US bank deal

Swiss lawmakers refused to bow today to pressure to vote on a deal with the United States exposing US tax dodgers

Panel backs Commission over tougher standards for bankers

We are delighted that our call for tougher professional standards has been endorsed with the suggestion of a new Senior Person Regime and a new set of Banking Standards Rules.

UK prepares charges against former UBS Libor trader

He has already been charged in the U.S., which is running a parallel criminal probe.

OECD reports to G8 on global system of automatic exchange of tax information

The OECD has presented to G8 leaders the steps needed to create a fairer and more transparent global tax system.

ABN Told by Court to Pay Fired Energy Bankers $1.41 Million

ABN Amro Group NV was told by an Amsterdam court to pay 1.06 million euros ($1.41 million) in compensation to two bankers it fired

Brit Banks In £1bn-Plus 'Asian Sibor Probe'

Three British banks are told to set aside hundreds of millions each as Singapore investigates its equivalent of the Libor scandal.

3 Olympus advisers 'told banker to move 2.2Bilion yen'

A Liechtenstein bank official allegedly said three former employees of major securities firms instructed him to transfer 2.2 billion yen from an account of the bank to different accounts,

The 'unyielding rock' of corporate integrity? - Withers

Welcome clarity from the Supreme Court on financial awards from companies on divorce

Switzerland Favors Move Toward Sharing Bank-Account Data

Tax compliance for the future coupled with a fair and reasonable settlement for the past and the best possible market access are ways of achieving these two goals.

RBS dealt fresh blow by Singaporean regulator

The Royal Bank of Scotland has been dealt a fresh blow after Singapore’s financial regulator ruled some of its traders attempted to manipulate inter-bank rates.

Madoff's UK unit was "warehouse for stolen money"

U.S. fraudster Bernard Madoff used his London-based company to "warehouse" huge amounts of money stolen from the Ponzi scheme

Hopes of G8 tax avoidance breakthrough fading fast

An international deal to crack down on secretive tax havens is in jeopardy

UK's FCA Gathering Information on Alleged FX Rate-Rigging

The FCA is aware of these allegations and has been speaking to the relevant parties,

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