07/30/2012
Ex-UBS bankers cheated cities by rigging bond bids -U.S.
The probe has focused on rooting out schemes to fix prices and rig bids on bond transactions, and has ensnared some of the world's largest banks.
07/29/2012
A hedge fund manager has been sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to serve 78 months in prison for running a Ponzi scheme.
07/29/2012
The pair, who separated three years ago, have now divorced, quietly and without an undignified courtroom fight involving overpaid lawyers.
07/29/2012
Trade minister who headed banking division is facing further pressure
07/29/2012
Ireland’s High Court found both men and the elder Quinn’s nephew Peter Darragh Quinn in contempt of court last month for putting assets outside of the reach of Anglo Irish’s successor, Irish Bank Resolution Corp.
07/26/2012
From 1st January 2013, under FATCA, the United States will require all of its citizens to report their worldwide earnings to the Internal Revenue Service, regardless of where they live, how long they have lived there, or whether any money is owed.
07/26/2012
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has reprimanded two companies for failing to ensure their employees met the minimum exam requirements of the Financial Advisers Act.
07/26/2012
The OECD welcomed today a new model international tax agreement designed to improve cross-border tax compliance and boost transparency.
07/25/2012
The data came as the government is increasing its surveillance on illegal currency transactions and other cross-border financial crimes by beefing up global cooperation.
07/25/2012
Swiss authorities confirmed they were carrying out a criminal investigation into the matter, which dates back to 2008.
07/24/2012
Bloomsbury Wealth Management has won an appeal to have almost £260,000 in VAT repaid after a tax tribunal ruled the firm was providing services that were exempt from VAT.
07/24/2012
A Deutsche Bank internal investigation into Libor has found that two former traders may have been involved in colluding to manipulate the rates but said there was no indication of failure at the top of the organisation, Reuters reported.
07/24/2012
The consortium has attracted interest from an array of academic, industry and regulatory researchers and two conferences have been held at which institutional investors, academics and industry experts presented new research and discussed how to better qua
07/24/2012
His arrest at Dublin airport as he returned from a break in the US is just the latest sign that Sean FitzPatrick still enjoys a lifestyle way beyond the reach of most of those left to pick up the Anglo tab.
07/23/2012
The Senate inquiry found that HSBC accepted more than $15bn in cash between 2006 and 2009 from Mexico, Russia and other countries at high risk of money-laundering but failed properly to monitor transactions.
07/23/2012
International law enforcement agencies are close to arresting traders under suspicion of attempting to manipulate inter-bank interest rates.
07/23/2012
The Treasury Committee has turned to Devereux Chambers corporate and financial crime silk Jonathan Fisher QC to advise it on an investigation into the ongoing fallout from the Libor scandal.
07/23/2012
Tax avoidance has become a hot topic in the UK recently, with the government keen to be seen as cracking down on the practice. Last month, a number of high profile celebrities were revealed as having participated in legal schemes including the 'K2&am
07/23/2012
Libor scandal: Veteran lawyer to lead Barclays review
A lawyer turned investment banker is to lead a far-reaching review into the culture at Barclays in the wake of the Libor rigging scandal that has rocked the bank.
07/22/2012
WPP, the world’s biggest advertising group, has already committed to moving its company headquarters back to London from Dublin, and a slew of others are expected to follow suit.