Managers of Wealth Offshore

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.

Merrill Ordered to Pay Ex-Broker $1.2M in Flap Over Mishandled Sale

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.

British banks face new crisis as a result of accounting rules

British banks are to be forced to raise tens of billions of pounds in fresh capital

Tax haven property markets thrive as political scrutiny grows

"The tax avoidance business is alive and well," tax adviser turned campaigner Richard Murphy told Reuters.

Wealthy Greeks Still Don't Pay Taxes

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

Swiss President Hopeful On German Tax Deal

The agreement, which is similar to deals already ratified by Austria and Britain

JP Morgan sues London Whale’s boss

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.

Ex-Credit Suisse Broker’s Wife Can’t Have Assets, Judge Says

The money in question totals $736,060, according to court records.

Serious Fraud Office made 'irregular' £400,000 payoff to chief executive

National Audit Office qualifies SFO's accounts over way Phillippa Williamson's voluntary redundancy was handled

Barclays struggles to escape Diamond's shadow

Two fresh inquiries into conduct are set to spark further fines, while third-quarter profits have been knocked by PPI mis-selling charge

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.

UBS under investigation for possible manipulation of benchmark rates

It is believed that this is the first time that UBS has disclosed the investigation by MAS.

Libor Complaint Prompts Paris Prosecutors to Open Inquiry

Paris prosecutors opened a preliminary inquiry

Investment banking is a gamble, Kweku Adoboli tells court

Kweku Adoboli, the UBS “rogue trader”, denied gambling away the bank’s money, claiming if his actions amounted to gambling then all investment banking was just a game of chance.

FSA sees rise in whistleblowing cases

‘Whistleblowing cases are becoming much more common and they can be hugely significant for companies; we have investigated cases where losses of up to £1 billion have been reported by a whistleblower.'

Barclays hit by fresh US investigations

Barclays, already rocked by an interest rate rigging scandal, unveiled two new US regulatory investigations into the bank's financial probity on Wednesday and said its profit was hit by charges for mis-selling insurance.

Greek publisher in court over Swiss bank names

Greek prosecutors say the more than 2,000 Greek names were given to Greece’s government by French authorities.

Files on alleged AIB fraudster's luxury jet revealed in court

Mr Kallakis and his co-accused Alexander Williams are facing charges that they conspired to defraud AIB in Britain

$3.79 trillion (£2.35tn) smuggled out of China in last ten years

GFI analysed data filed with the International Monetary Fund on import and export prices.

Court could force Barclays to release Libor emails

Lawyers for Guardian Care Homes are set to claim in court on Monday