05/16/2012

Money laundering: 'Swiss 5 times faster'

Swiss government's official agency for monitoring money laundering cases has said it replied within an average of five days to inquiries from Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) of foreign governments in 2011, but the average response time for its ow

05/16/2012

Occupy London protesters target British Bankers Association

The activists, who were marking a year since the start of the Spanish protest movement called los Indignados, rolled a makeshift dice to decide which banks to visit during the day. Last year, los Indignados occupied plazas across Spain in opposition to au

05/16/2012

Italian Property Tax Slammed As 'Odious And Inequitable'

Rinaldi pointed out that, in most cases, those Italians “have made sacrifices and earned money for Italy through their remittances.” He added that, in Parliament, MEPs are hearing the profound dissatisfaction of Italians around Europe.

05/15/2012

Tax head doesn't see EU opposition to Swiss pact

Dave Hartnett, head of British tax authority HMRC, was responding to a question on whether E.U. common markets officials could mount objections to Britain's deal as well as ones Switzerland clinched recently with Germany and Austria, in favour of dem

05/15/2012

UK investment funds in line for tax rebate

he European Court of Justice has ruled that foreign investment funds that invest in French companies should not be liable to pay a discriminatory withholding tax on dividends

05/10/2012

FSA publishes Recovery and Resolution Plan update

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a feedback statement setting out the approach being taken by the FSA to ensure firms develop appropriate recovery plans and resolution packs.

05/09/2012

Payne Hicks Beach boosts private client team

He brings with him a knowledge of tax, trust and estate planning for wealthy individuals, as well as their advisers and trustees, both domestically and internationally.