12/19/2012

BNP Paribas launches FATCA service for asset managers

Under FATCA, non-US financial institutions will be required to report information about financial accounts held by US taxpayers, or held by foreign entities in which US taxpayers hold a substantial ownership interest.

12/19/2012

UBS brokers to U.S. clients: Libor isn't our fault

"Many of you have asked me what I will say to clients, prospects, recruits, family and friends who ask about the Libor settlement and its impact on me and WMA," wrote Bob Mulholland, head of wealth management and investment solutions at UBS Weal

12/13/2012

Banker gets insider dealing jail sentence - FSA

Thomas Ammann, a banker who encouraged two girlfriends to buy shares based on privileged information, has been sentenced to two years and eight months' jail for insider dealing, Britain's financial regulator said on Thursday.

12/13/2012

Former Wells Fargo banker indicted in insider-trading scheme

A federal indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court charged nine defendants in Charlotte and elsewhere with insider trading and money laundering, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.