03/17/2013
US hedge fund SAC pays record fine to settle insider trading allegations
SAC Capital, a hedge fund run by billionaire Steve Cohen, is to pay $600m (£397m), the biggest insider dealing fine in history
Tax
03/17/2013
Fatca, French deals with US overlooks needs of Swiss expats
Swiss Abroad slams gov’t for hasty tax deals that don’t consider country’s expats
03/14/2013
Italian Police Seizes Bulgari's Assets in Tax-evasion Probe
Among the seized assets there were several properties including one in Rome's renowned shopping street Via dei Condotti.
03/14/2013
U.S.-China anti-tax evasion deal seen as crucial, but elusive
China is seen by some tax experts as an important participant if the U.S. China - the world's second-largest economy - is seen by some tax experts as an important participant if FATCA, is to work effectively.
03/14/2013
Clifford Chance seals hire of Norton Rose's Diamond lawyer
He led the Norton Rose team acting for Diamond amid allegations last year that Barclays had manipulated Libor.
03/14/2013
214 Asia GCs polled: Linklaters, KWM and Ashurst win client plaudits
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Ashurst and Linklaters have ranked among the top providers of legal advice in Asia in a new Legal Week report on client satisfaction in the region.
03/14/2013
A&O US financial services regulatory chief exits to join Milbank
He represents many of the best-known global financial institutions in their U.S. regulatory matters, including dealings with the Federal Reserve, SEC and other regulatory agencies.
03/13/2013
Hedging through the tax charge: a threat to tax revenue
Risk management and hedging are key issues in corporate management. In certain cases, taxpayers may see an opportunity or a need to factor taxation into their hedging transactions to be fully hedged on an after-tax basis.
03/13/2013
Hedging through the tax charge: a threat to tax revenue
Risk management and hedging are key issues in corporate management. In certain cases, taxpayers may see an opportunity or a need to factor taxation into their hedging transactions to be fully hedged on an after-tax basis.
03/13/2013
Spanish Efforts To Combat Tax Fraud Bear Fruit In 2012
According to the Government, revenue from fraud control activity alone increased by 16.9% last year
03/13/2013
Taxman set for more time to hunt dodgers
Recent cases have seen HMRC battle cases successfully through the courts
03/12/2013
FSA to ban platform legacy rebate deals from 2016
The new rules will be revealed officially in the near future, most likely in the upcoming platform paper.
03/07/2013
IFA firm director banned from working in regulated financial services
"He both failed to understand or act upon either his personal duty to his customers or his obligations as principal to a number of Appointed Representatives."
03/07/2013
U.S. regulators look to punish bankers for money laundering
Regulators and law enforcement authorities have recently settled with top banks
03/07/2013
Hedge Fund Manager Charged in US Captured in Italy
He was the founder and chief investment officer of Absolute Capital Management Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands-based investment advisor that managed nine hedge funds from 2004 until September 2007.
03/06/2013
Where To Go as Swiss are Shutting Out U.S. Taxpayers
Beware of Safe-havens Other than Switzerland
03/06/2013
Deutsche Bank 'overcharged investors by millions of dollars in British stamp duty'
Investors were overcharged millions of dollars in British taxes by Deutsche Bank
03/05/2013
Arrest warrant issued for tax evasion scheme's alleged mastermind
The court heard that between 1999 and 2005, the accountant helped two Gold Coast phonebook salesmen make millions through an offshore tax evasion scheme he set up.
03/05/2013
FSA was warned of 'significant' Libor problem in 2008
Bank regulators realised as early as 2008 that manipulation Libor could pose a “significant” problem
03/05/2013
London- based wealth manager Says Ex-Employee Arrested on Suspicion of Fraud
The firm reported the broker, who retired on Aug. 3, to the police and Financial Services Authority