09/09/2013
KWM, Bakers, Freshfields shine at ALB HK Law Awards
The 12th annual event recognised Hong Kong and North Asia's best law firms
Tax
09/09/2013
Austria's Faymann Clarifies 'Millionaire Tax' Plans
Austrian Chancellor and Social Democrat party leader Werner Faymann clarified details of his party's wealth tax plans
09/09/2013
Swiss ok for US Fatca inches ahead
The agreement now returns to the upper house to iron out a difference in the two versions related to the date when the Fatca agreement will be implemented.
09/09/2013
Regulator Said Probing Deutsche Bank Over Expenses
Reuters News reports that the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) found evidence of potential infractions during a regular audit of Deutsche Securities Inc, the German bank's investment banking arm in Tokyo,
09/09/2013
Bakers Seals Hire of McDermott's Head of European M&A
Baker & McKenzie has sealed the hire of McDermott Will & Emery's head of European M&A, Mats Sacklen
09/08/2013
Hargreaves Launches Legal Challenge to Rebate Tax
Ian Gorham , chief executive of Hargreaves Lansdown, said the introduction of what the group is calling a 'discount tax' is "extremely disappointing news and an attack on the small investor".
09/08/2013
Conyers Dill & Pearman receives two honours
Conyers Dill & Pearman took home two honours at the recent Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards for its work on the Yahoo! Inc./Alibaba buyback, one of the most well-publicised deals of the year.
09/07/2013
Tax avoidance 'not a legal duty'
Britain's business leaders will be sent advice on Monday from a top law firm warning them they cannot claim it is their fiduciary duty to shareholders to avoid tax.
09/05/2013
Barclays GC hire shows wariness of US-led regulatory world, say partners
Barclays appoints former US Treasury GC as UK banks increasingly seek regulatory skills
09/05/2013
Bank of America, Merrill in $39 Million Gender Bias Settlement
Bank of America Corp agreed to pay $39 million to settle a gender bias lawsuit by female brokers who claimed they were paid
09/04/2013
Top level exits continue as BLP tax litigation head joins Clifford Chance
The firm said it had reached its “target number” of redundancies
09/04/2013
G20 summit: states chase tax evaders with plan to swap data globally
New treaties will require financial institutions to automatically disclose customer assets to overseas tax bodies
09/04/2013
OECD's Gurría presents G20 Leaders with proposal to tackle tax evasion
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today presented to G20 Leaders ground-breaking proposals to tackle tax evasion and avoidance by both companies and individuals.
09/03/2013
Netherlands Eyes Tax Treaty Update With Developing Countries
The Netherlands has tax treaties with over 90 countries
09/03/2013
Mayfair-Firm Forsters Makes First Lateral hire in two years
Breedy Henderson partner Rosalyn Breedy has joined Forsters and wrapped up the niche private wealth practice she founded in the process.
09/02/2013
FCA slaps Aberdeen over £685m client money failings
Aberdeen fully cooperated with the FCA’s investigation and agreed to settle at an early stage, qualifying for a 30% discount to their fine. Without the discount the fine would have been £10,275,000.
09/02/2013
Swiss private bank group sees U.S. Tax spats resolved by 2015
Hundreds of banks may be covered by an accord between the U.S. and Switzerland over how to punish firms that used accounts to help American clients evade the Internal Revenue Service
09/02/2013
International law firm bulks up in Paris with tax hire
The International law firm is set to launch a French Tax practice after appointing Eugénie Berthet in Paris.
09/02/2013
Saffery decision pays off as fee income rises
The latest figures put the firm 14th on the national league table of accountancy firms.
09/01/2013
KPMG Stays Top of Auditor Rankings List
KPMG has held onto its top spot as auditor for stock market clients with 376 listed clients followed by PwC, Deloitte, EY and BDO respectively.