10/03/2012

Miliband ducks questions over his own wealth

Ed Miliband found it easy enough to criticise David Cameron’s “millionaire” status, but when questioned about his own personal wealth, the Labour leader struggled to find an answer.

10/03/2012

RBS investigated by NY Attorney General

Royal Bank of Scotland is among the banks under investigation by New York’s top prosecutor over the sale of mortgage-backed bonds before the financial crisis.

10/03/2012

UBS trader was interviewed as suspect

A close colleague of accused UBS “rogue trader” Kweku Adoboli was interviewed by police as a suspect, a London court heard on Wednesday.

09/30/2012

Hedge fund founder reveals £34m tax bill

The 51-year-old admitted that he was not "whiter than white" and had paid an overall rate of just 39pc in the last financial year, as he makes the majority of his money from dividends rather than salary, which are taxed at a lower rate.

09/26/2012

Former Credit Suisse banker arrested

"He was taken into police custody and extradition proceedings will commence at Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow," a police spokesman said.

09/25/2012

Alexander to end contracts for tax evaders

“Taxpayers’ money should not be funding tax dodgers,” he told the Liberal Democrat conference. “So I have tasked HMRC and the Cabinet Office to come up with a workable solution to this problem and we will set out more details later