09/16/2012
On September 12, the United States and the United Kingdom governments announced the signing of a bilateral agreement to implement the information reporting and withholding tax provisions within the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
09/16/2012
There have been renewed calls for the Belgian government to honour its pledge and reform the current system of taxation in Belgium, to remove the current disparity between the taxation of labour and the taxation of wealth, and in so doing shake off the co
09/16/2012
Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli went on trial today for allegedly losing $2.3 billion in rogue trades.
09/16/2012
On September 12, the United States and the United Kingdom governments announced the signing of a bilateral agreement to implement the information reporting and withholding tax provisions within the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
09/16/2012
He specialises in corporate and finance work, with a particular focus on hedge funds, and spent seven years at Walkers.
09/16/2012
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a consultation paper on proposed Guidelines on remuneration policies and practices under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).
09/16/2012
The Guidelines are intended to support the creation of a level-playing field, consistency of market practices and convergence of supervisory practices amongst national securities market regulators across the EEA.
09/13/2012
For the moment the FSA is sticking to its line that consultancy charges that take overall contributions below the auto-enrolment minimums are not permitted.
09/13/2012
BNP Paribas' new St Pancras base purchased by insurers AXA
09/12/2012
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned a financial adviser after he gave false references from a previous employer, from which he had been dismissed for dishonesty.
09/12/2012
Freshfields is advising Barclays with a team headed up by London disputes partner Simon Orton, alongside Ewan McQuater QC, David Quest and Sandy Phipps from 3 Verulam Buildings.
09/12/2012
Former HBOS executive Peter Cummings is to be hit with both a £500,000 fine and a lifetime ban from the industry.
09/12/2012
Regulator says costs to implement measures to protect UK savers could costs US banks alone more than £1.1bn.
09/12/2012
Royal Bank of Scotland and two other banks have begun legal proceedings against an investment vehicle owned by Dubai's ruler, seeking immediate repayment after abandoning talks to restructure $10 billion in debts.
09/11/2012
“We would hand the bill to the banks, who caused this crisis”
09/11/2012
Survey raises fears of protectionism and complexity for providers and investors.
09/11/2012
The moves stem from proposals for a eurozone "banking union".
09/11/2012
'The 2008 financial crisis was not an insurance crisis, it was a banking crisis'
09/11/2012
The taxman has extracted an extra £500m from Britain’s richest people thanks to a special unit set up three years ago to target “high net worth” individuals.
09/11/2012
Vatican hires Liechtenstein's former top anti-money laundering expert
For eight years he was the director of Liechtenstein's Financial Intelligence Unit, the department which gathers and analyses information used by police to combat money laundering, organized crime and the financing of terrorism.