Managers of Wealth Offshore

ABN Amro Has Court Seal Arjav Belgium Diamonds

He said that the company’s dispute is only with ABN Amro.

U.K.'s FSA Sends Libor Notices to UBS Staff

The U.K.'s Financial Services Authority has sent out investigation notifications in the past week to at least five individuals linked to UBS

Serious Fraud Office charges hedge fund founder in revived case

At the time the SFO was filtering out cases which it felt had no reasonable chance of conviction.

U.S. Secret Service Bans Certain Gold and Silver Coins On eBay

Email was sent to affected sellers when the systematic removals began.

Swiss mulls new bill to check black money flow to banks

Statement from the SBA regarding the Taxed Assets Strategy Paper issued by the Swiss Federal Council

More than 30 UBS bankers 'to be implicated in rate rigging'

Authorities are this week expected to say that more than 30 bankers and managers at Swiss banking giant UBS were involved in the alleged rigging of the key Libor interest rate.

LSE cleared by OFT to buy LCH Clearnet

LSEG and LCH.Clearnet confirm that they have received approval from the Portuguese competition authority.

Banker gets insider dealing jail sentence - FSA

Thomas Ammann, a banker who encouraged two girlfriends to buy shares based on privileged information, has been sentenced to two years and eight months' jail for insider dealing, Britain's financial regulator said on Thursday.

Former Wells Fargo banker indicted in insider-trading scheme

A federal indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court charged nine defendants in Charlotte and elsewhere with insider trading and money laundering, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

Private Client/Family Team of the Year: Harbottle & Lewis

Harbottle & Lewis sealed the prize for Private Client/Family Team of the Year after successfully proving to the judges that it has adapted its practice around this rapidly-evolving area of law.

Swiss Hedge Funds Consider Relocating to Liechtenstein, PwC Says

The move would allow them earlier access to EU markets under a new regulatory regime for alternative investment managers.

Swiss financial centre continues its strategy of tax-compliant assets

The banks in Switzerland continue to back the strategy of bilateral tax agreements, which are, according to the EU Commission, compatible with EU law.

Hedge Fund Manager to Pay $44 Million for Illegal Trading in Chinese Bank Stocks

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the manager of two New York-based hedge funds with conducting a pair of trading schemes involving Chinese bank stocks and making $16.7 million in illicit profits.

Five staff arrested as German police swoop on Deutsche

German authorities investigate 25 Deutsche Bank staff, including co-chief executive Jürgen Fitschen, on suspicion of tax scam

HSBC Mexican branches became 'place to launder money'

HSBC Holdings' Mexican branches had become so well-known to drug traffickers as the place to launder money that cartels began using special boxes to speed transactions, US prosecutors said.

Brewin Dolphin Christmas party ended in 'mass brawl', court hears

A mass brawl erupted at the Christmas party of a top City investment firm after a broker discovered his fiancée was cheating on him with a colleague, a court was told.

Standard Chartered hit by $300m in Iran fines

Standard Chartered will pay more than $300m (£187m) to settle charges it violated US sanctions on Iran, Burma, Libya and Sudan.

HSBC set to pay $1.9bn to settle money laundering claims

HSBC is expected to pay US authorities a record $1.9bn (£1.18bn) to settle allegations that its failure to enforce anti-money laundering rules left America's financial system exposed to drug cartels.

The City lunch that cost £1.7m in poaching row

It was probably the world’s most expensive lunch. When Fahim Imam-Sadeque, an investment manager, invited out a colleague it ended up costing him £1.7 million.

U.K. Fraud Prosecutor Arrests Three Men in Libor-Rigging Probe

UBS AG is expected to face a fine as early as this week that may surpass the record 290 million pounds ($466.6 million) Barclays Plc, the U.K.’s second-biggest bank, paid in June to settle claims it attempted to manipulate Libor.