09/22/2013
Smith & Williamson, the accountancy and investment management group, has been named Accountancy Team of the Year and Investment Team of the Year at the STEP Private Client Awards 2013/14.
09/21/2013
There is no question that the deal reached by the US and Swiss governments that resulted in this programme will have a deeply–resonating impact on the Swiss private banking industry
09/19/2013
So where does this leave Switzerland's legal powerhouses?
09/19/2013
The use of service companies by limited liability partnerships could be outlawed in the UK Government's latest clampdown on tax avoidance.
09/14/2013
Its failures resulted in an unacceptable risk of Axa selling products which were unsuitable for its customer
09/14/2013
At least two Swiss banks are now asking French clients for proof they are not dodging tax
09/12/2013
But the news that the European Commission has launched a probe into the tax activities of some member states, including Ireland, has added a fresh element to proceedings.
09/09/2013
The 12th annual event recognised Hong Kong and North Asia's best law firms
09/09/2013
Austrian Chancellor and Social Democrat party leader Werner Faymann clarified details of his party's wealth tax plans
09/09/2013
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
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
Baker & McKenzie has sealed the hire of McDermott Will & Emery's head of European M&A, Mats Sacklen
09/08/2013
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 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
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 appoints former US Treasury GC as UK banks increasingly seek regulatory skills
09/05/2013
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
The firm said it had reached its “target number” of redundancies
09/04/2013
New treaties will require financial institutions to automatically disclose customer assets to overseas tax bodies
09/04/2013
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today presented to G20 Leaders ground-breaking proposals to tackle tax evasion and avoidance by both companies and individuals.