10/11/2012
Tax havens and tax hells
KPMG's latest Individual Income Tax and Social Security Rate Survey covers 114 countries and finds 10 countries that charge no personal income tax at all.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/10/2012
Police bust wine merchants for tax evasion
Three officials for the Italian customs agency in Naples and Bari are also being probed.
10/09/2012
Libor-rigging bankers should be jailed, survey finds
Almost 90pc of people in the UK believe bankers who commit fraud or manipulate markets such as Libor should be jailed
10/09/2012
Standard latest provider to facilitate fund-based CC against FSA guidance
Standard Life is the latest provider to unveil a consultancy charging structure that includes options currently not permitted under FSA guidance.
10/09/2012
Global law firm announces raft of leadership changes
The Firm has dramatically improved its rankings across a range of global geographic markets, practices and industry areas and in respected, client-based surveys, including Corporate Board Member magazine, BTI Consulting, mergermarket and others.
10/08/2012
Govt to step up 'ruthless pursuit' of tax avoiders
"We are the party for low taxes for the many, not of no taxes for the few."
10/08/2012
UBS trader discussed "slush account" with Adoboli
Adoboli, 32, was arrested on September 15, 2011, and has pleaded not guilty to two charges of fraud and two of false accounting.
10/08/2012
Jones Day recruits Paris derivatives heavyweight as Euro push continues
The hires comes amid an expansive period for Jones Day’s European practice.
10/08/2012
Freshfields and Linklaters take the lead as Barclays buys ING Direct UK
The team was led by co-head of the firm’s international asset management group Matthew Cosans and Claire Wills, head of the firm’s retail sector group.
10/07/2012
My tax gift to Middle England: Osborne pledges NO mansion tax, NO wealth tax and FREEZE on council tax
Chancellor George Osborne announced the tax breaks
10/07/2012
European parliament to make Libor-rigging criminal offence
European Parliament will widen scope of its market abuse rules
10/07/2012
Subtle shift signals 'profound change' in bank regulation
Major policy proposals from Britain’s banking regulators
10/07/2012
Solvency II delays 'are a major worry’
Delays to the introduction of controversial new capital rules for Europe’s insurers
10/06/2012
Germany to negotiate deal with Singapore against tax evasion
Germany will start talks with Singapore next week on a deal to prevent its citizens from evading taxes
10/04/2012
Dutch Justice department examines Rabobank's role in Libor - report
The Dutch agricultural cooperative bank was accused in September 2011 by some U.S. investors
10/04/2012
RBS Said to Suspend Trader Over Interest Rate Rigging
He is the first RBS employee to be suspended or fired for attempting to rig a benchmark other than the London interbank offered rate, one of the people said.
10/04/2012
Ex-Greek deputy interior minister in wealth probe kills himself
He served as deputy interior minister from 1999-2000 after being elected to parliament as a lawmaker for the socialist PASOK party in 1993.
10/03/2012
Miliband ducks questions over his own wealth
Ed Miliband found it easy enough to criticise David Cameron’s “millionaire” status, but when questioned about his own personal wealth, the Labour leader struggled to find an answer.
10/03/2012
UBS trader was interviewed as suspect
A close colleague of accused UBS “rogue trader” Kweku Adoboli was interviewed by police as a suspect, a London court heard on Wednesday.
10/03/2012
HMRC 'discriminates against millionaires'
The taxman appears to have launched "a discriminatory attack" on millionaires, a leading accountancy firm has said.