Bitcoin divorces skyrocket as spouses stash wealth in cryptocurrencies
Married individuals are concealing assets in cryptocurrencies as top divorce lawyer warns of 'cat and mouse' hunt for assets
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The Panama Papers Double Cross How a spy-for-hire got closely guarded dirt on the global elite.
The operative who beat the system was a hybrid journalist/spy-for-hire named Mark Hollingsworth.
OTS continues to tweak CGT as it eyes extending property reporting deadline
Extending the ‘no gain no loss’ window to the end of the tax year two years after the separation is a positive step and should prevent CGT difficulties cropping up unexpectedly.
Credit Suisse and Lara Warner: defeats in New York
The Southern District Court has ruled that former CS executive Colleen Graham may bring her claims and allegations against CS and Warner to arbitration.
Crown 'too focussed on wealth': inquiry
But they exposed the gaming giant to money laundering, with one criminally-linked junket group gambling $20.5 billion at the Southbank casino from 2015 to 2018.
The Shift in Real Estate Trends
There now tends to be greater weighting to commercial real estate, with many residential properties moved to personal ownership.
Cayman Islands family offices and the continuing rise of SPACs
The re-emergence of SPACs in the last couple of years shows no sign of slowing down as the demand for SPAC formations in the Cayman Islands continued to increase in the first quarter of 2021.
MPs braced for battle with global accounting firm over naming wealthy Canadians behind offshore tax shelters
Global accounting firms have mostly managed to keep their clients' names secret by arguing that their codes of conduct prevent them from publicly naming the multimillionaires behind the shell companies they helped to set up.
Swiss Trader Accused of Laundering Mafia Money With Diamonds
The case dubbed “Cambio Veloce” -- Italian for Quick Exchange -- by prosecutors has been run out of Lugano, an Italian-speaking financial hub in Switzerland.
Carey Olsen retains best offshore law firm title at WealthBriefing European Awards
Winning this award for the second successive year is testament to the hard work of our teams
Credit Suisse Dealmakers Leave in Droves
Archegos' bankruptcy prompted Credit Suisse to lose 5 billion Swiss francs ($5.5 billion) to date, hitting it harder than other banks.
Andrea Orcel Drops Part of Suit Against Santander
Orcel, who ran UBS' investment bank for six years, isn't backing down, but he is dropping the part of his claim demanding Santander make good on the job offer.