06/26/2012

S.E.C. Said to Be Poised to Sue Fund Manager

Adding to Mr. Falcone’s mounting woes, the Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to sue the money manager as soon as this week, planning to accuse him of taking a personal loan from his hedge fund, Harbinger Capital Partners, and of giving

06/25/2012

Managers prepare to Fatca-proof wealthy

Non-US financial institutions must sign an agreement with the IRS by June 30 2013 to identify and report on clients with links to the US and more than $50,000 in an account.

06/25/2012

Top Court Rejects Appeal on Foreign Bank Account Subpoena

The justices rejected an appeal by a man, identified by the initials M.H., who was held in contempt of court for refusing to comply with a grand jury subpoena seeking records that foreign- account holders are required to keep under the federal Bank Secrec

06/25/2012

Asset managers face challenge of Solvency II

ASSET managers face a culture shock following the implementation of the European Union’s Solvency II directive, according to research released yesterday by KPMG.

06/21/2012

Swiss and US move forward on tax compliance

The US legislation has worried foreign banks that have American clients as banks face penalties if they refuse to give the United States certain client information required under Facta.

06/21/2012

Ireland fines UBS for lack of controls

The €65,000 penalty handed out to the Swiss bank’s unit is part of Ireland’s broader effort to strengthen oversight of the banking sector after the financial collapse that forced the country to seek a €67.5bn bailout from the EU and

06/20/2012

FSA refuses to reveal the identity of Mr X

Mr X, as the person has been referred to by tribunal, denied he owned an account with the UK-based UBS Wealth Management, called Customer A account, used by some UBS officials to make large-scale unauthorised transactions.

06/19/2012

Liechtenstein Landesbank to Turn Over Client Names

Liechtenstein, a country known for its banking secrecy laws, recently agreed to allow its second largest bank, Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG, to turn over U.S. client data to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

06/15/2012

HMRC Target Buy to Let Landlords

The taskforces were launched as a result of the government’s £917 million spending review investment to tackle tax invasion, avoidance and fraud in 2011.

06/15/2012

CI law firm facilitates estate planning debate in Singapore

"We are well established in the Channel Islands and have been named the fastest growing offshore law firm - but as we are new to Singapore it has been mutually beneficial to facilitate debate and discussion around regional issues with industry leader