11/07/2012
UBS AG’s top employment lawyer in Europe denied claims by former trader Kweku Adoboli that bank workers are barred from testifying in his defense at a trial over a $2.3 billion trading loss.
11/07/2012
“This is a major case for all the banks, which will affect what bank bosses can say about bonuses.”
11/07/2012
German Authorities Investigate UBS Over Tax Evasion Claims
Finance officials in Mannheim, Germany, have launched an investigation into claims Swiss bank UBS helped Germans evade tax by transferring money out of the country, Stuttgarter Nachrichten reports.
11/06/2012
Amanda Staveley, the financier who negotiated the multi-billion pound refinancing of Barclays, was branded a liar and unprofessional in a High Court battle over the sale of one of London’s most prestigious building.
11/06/2012
Britain has joined forces with Germany to declare war on taxdodging multinationals and called for an end to loopholes that have allowed them to siphon off billions in profits to tax havens.
11/06/2012
Italian police seize castle in €65m tax probe
Italian police have seized assets worth €65m (£51.9m) in a tax probe involving the €5.3bn sale of fashion houses Hugo Boss and Valentino in 2007.
11/06/2012
The lack of transparency on investment charges is scandalous
11/05/2012
The three reviews into the BoE's performance and capabilities were commissioned in May by the Court of the Bank of England, which manages the affairs of the bank but does not deal in monetary policy.
11/05/2012
The 12 works of art had been left on the walls of the house by a previous owner on the understanding they would remain in place and be looked after.
11/05/2012
UBS trader in horse-race fixing probe
A SENIOR trader with troubled financial giant UBS is at the centre of a horse-race fixing probe.
11/05/2012
Merrill Lynch must pay roughly $1.2 million to a former broker who was wrongly blamed for mishandling a client's stock sale and fired, an arbitration panel ruled.
11/04/2012
British banks are to be forced to raise tens of billions of pounds in fresh capital
11/04/2012
"The tax avoidance business is alive and well," tax adviser turned campaigner Richard Murphy told Reuters.
11/04/2012
Average Greeks are reeling under the strict austerity measures passed in order to balance the country's budget. Top earners, on the other hand, continue to evade the tax man. Most of the self-employed in Greece significantly underreport their earning
11/04/2012
The agreement, which is similar to deals already ratified by Austria and Britain
11/01/2012
JP Morgan is suing the former boss of Bruno Iksil, the trader nicknamed the London Whale because of the size of the bets he made in helping to rack up a $6bn (£3.7bn) loss at the bank.
11/01/2012
The money in question totals $736,060, according to court records.
11/01/2012
National Audit Office qualifies SFO's accounts over way Phillippa Williamson's voluntary redundancy was handled
10/31/2012
Two fresh inquiries into conduct are set to spark further fines, while third-quarter profits have been knocked by PPI mis-selling charge
10/31/2012
Law firm acquisition strengthens Private Client Service team
The division is headed up by Alexandra Bartrope, who specialises in Wills, Probate and Estate Administration and Trusts.