Managers of Wealth Offshore

Linklaters City finance partner quits

Linklaters finance partner Chris Howard is set to leave the magic circle firm to join the London arm of Sullivan & Cromwell.

Bonelli names new joint managing partners in top-level overhaul

Slaughter and May ally Bonelli Erede Pappalardo has appointed a new management team as part of a wider governance overhaul

HSBC Client Who Aided U.S. Offshore Tax Probe Gets Probation

A New Jersey businessman who cooperated with prosecutors in a U.S. probe of offshore tax evasion avoided prison for conspiring with five HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) bankers to hide Indian bank accounts from authorities.

U.S. Justice Department tells lawmakers no bank is too big to jail

No institution and no individual is immune from prosecution because of its size

Amid Spy Scandal, Russia Boots Baker & McKenzie Lawyer

Former Justice Department official and liaison to the U.S. embassy in Moscow, has been expelled from the country.

Global pact to hit tax-dodging giants: Countries to exchange information about corporations who are not paying their fair share

Finance ministers from 17 EU countries, including Britain and Ireland, have signed a declaration backing the global system

Minister says end to US tax dispute in sight

Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says a resolution may be not far off to end a long-running dispute with the United States over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of taxes.

Wife wins battle for billion pound hedge fund

Their marriage may have ended in a divorce battle but as business partners their combination led to unprecedented success – worth billions.

Bank of Montreal ordered to fix oversight lapses

Federal regulators are ordering the Bank of Montreal to take steps to correct lapses in oversight that could allow the bank to be used for money laundering.

India, other FTA members to share offshore leaks tax info

FTA was set up in July 2002 by the Paris—based think tank Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Tax Administration 2013: Comparative Information on OECD and Other Advanced and Emerging Economies

The series identifies some of the fundamental elements of modern revenue bodies.

SJ Berwin name poised to vanish as King & Wood merger vote looms

SJ Berwin is gearing up for a vote on a global merger with Asia-Pacific firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) that would see the UK outfit’s name disappear.

Nordic Countries Target Tax Evasion Ahead of EU Summit

A staggering 1 trillion euros ($1.3 trillion) is lost to tax evasion each year in the member countries of the European Union.

Majority of brokers believe FCA is merely a rebrand

The survey of more than 150 brokers, carried out by compliance firm UKGI, also found that 20% feared that the FCA would have a negative impact on the industry, while 21% stated that it would have no impact at all.

Baker Tilly boosts forensic services team

We’ve concentrated on building a team of cross-complimentary forensic service specialists with a wide-range of strengths and experience

Withers and Speechly settle on proposed name ahead of merger votes

It is currently unclear whether the firms will fully financially integrate

Russia to Join FATCA Tax Watchdog

We agreed that this matter will be considered at expert level

Speechly Bircham and Withers merger vote just days away

Both firms are holding an interim vote

Head of SocGen’s Russia arm detained on suspicion of taking bribes

Black-clad police with automatic rifles stormed the Moscow offices of Rosbank, French bank Société Générale’s daughter company in Russia, and detained the bank’s chief executive on Wednesday on suspicion of receivin

HMRC cleared of letting Goldman off £20m in 'sweetheart' deal

The UK taxman has been cleared of letting Goldman Sachs off £20m in a "sweetheart" deal but was told it was wrong to factor in potential embarrassment to Chancellor George Osborne in its decision making.