10/10/2013
Colombia says Bermuda is not on tax haven ‘hit list’
“That message is getting out there loud and clear.”
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10/10/2013
Australia Defies Cayman Court Ruling
An Australian court has defied a Cayman judgment that tax information unlawfully handed over by the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority should be returned and not used in Australian tax evasion proceedings.
10/07/2013
Offshore Haven Complains To UN About Tax Squeeze
Most have agreed to life the veil of secrecy and share financial details of offshore customers
09/30/2013
US Fatca banks law delayed – again
Swiss banks have now been told they must comply with the American law by July 2014
09/30/2013
Tax evasion advice being offered by lawyers, bankers: CBC News
Experts said one plan was virtually 'untraceable'
09/22/2013
Draft Commission Regulations for Money Market Funds - Walkers Global
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09/22/2013
FATCA update for fiduciaries - Withers
Trusts covered by an applicable IGA will be subject to home country implementing legislation.
09/22/2013
Smith & Williamson celebrates double win at STEP Private Client Awards 2013/14
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
US introduces new tool to combat tax evasion: a voluntary disclosure programme…for banks
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
Sitting comfortably – Swiss lawyers benefit as Gnomes of Zurich come under attack
So where does this leave Switzerland's legal powerhouses?
09/19/2013
Law Firm Use of Service Companies Faces Scrutiny in Tax Avoidance Clampdown
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
Wealth manager fined over failures
Its failures resulted in an unacceptable risk of Axa selling products which were unsuitable for its customer
09/14/2013
Swiss banks Demand Proof French Clients Not Dodging Tax
At least two Swiss banks are now asking French clients for proof they are not dodging tax
09/12/2013
Brussels Treading Difficult Line in Tackling Tax Evasion
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
KWM, Bakers, Freshfields shine at ALB HK Law Awards
The 12th annual event recognised Hong Kong and North Asia's best law firms
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".