Managers of Wealth Offshore

KPMG has launched a global centre of excellence for family business

Family businesses are a pillar of economic growth in Bahrain

Bank of England to become one of world's most powerful central banks

Breakup of Financial Services Authorities puts Bank in charge of regulation and crisis avoidance in biggest shakeup since 1997

Deloitte Boss Blames Law For Tax Avoidance

As an example of a practice no longer deemed acceptable, he cited the way banks used trust arrangements to pay bonuses to employees that meant they avoided national insurance and allowed them to defer the tax on those bonuses.

‘Another domino’ falls in SAC insider-trading case

Michael Steinberg was arrested Friday by FBI agents at his Manhattan apartment

Sullivan & Cromwell Scores Roles on Two Wealth Management Deals

Sullivan & Cromwell and two other leading global firms have picked up roles this week on deals involving a pair of wealth management divisions.

France's Hollande Hits Companies With 75% Wealth Tax

"I am sticking by my pledge," Hollande said

Royal Bank of Scotland sued for misleading investors in 2008 crisis

Former chief Fred Goodwin could give evidence as pension funds and ING take bank to court over huge losses

ABN Said to Fire Bankers After Oil Trading Firm Prompts Probe

The Amsterdam court ruled ABN Amro was entitled to suspend the bankers before completing its investigations.

U.S. asks Liechtenstein for data in tax evasion probe

Liechtenstein, with similar secrecy laws to larger neighbor Switzerland, has long prospered by offering secretive foundations and trusts through firms known as fiduciaries.

AWD Chase de Vere to be lead case in FSCS Keydata legal battle

There are around 500 adviser firms being pursued by the FSCS, relating to about 1,500 Keydata investors.

Slaughters, Herbert Smith and Ashurst advise on Schroders' £424m Cazenove takeover

The deal comes after Berwin Leighton Paisner earlier this year took a role for Schroders on the Alternative Investment Market listing of its West End property trust.

Bundesbank blasts plan to hand Bank of England regulatory powers

Plans hand the Bank of England sweeping new powers to regulate the financial system have been criticised by the former head of the Bundesbank, who warned they risked the independence of the central bank.

Wider powers could damage BoE, warns UBS head

I refused it flat… I thought this was too high a price to pay

Man Group picks new GC as hedge fund's legal chief leaves

Singh has been a member of the alternative investment manager’s in-house team since joining from Clifford Chance

FSA fines Prudential £30m and censures CEO over failed AIA bid

Prudential failed to deal with the FSA in an open and cooperative manner when it was seeking to acquire AIA in early 2010, because it did not inform the FSA of the proposed acquisition until after it had been leaked to the media on 27 February 2010.

FSA fines IFA firm £56,000

The Manchester-based firm advised 98 clients to invest a total of £3.1m in Keydata’s life settlement products between September 2005 and April 2009.

Withers reports UK turnover and profit rise for 2011/12

Turnover for Withers’ worldwide operations rose by 12 per cent last year

FCA to probe fund management costs

Regulator to probe “complex” and “harmful” fund charges in the next financial year.

IRS Apologizes for $60,000 'Star Trek' Tax-Evasion Training Video

There was demand that the IRS release the “Star Trek” video to the public, to show how money was being wasted.

British regulator details new Libor rules

The Financial Services Authority has finalised new rules and regulations for financial benchmarks.