04/11/2013
At issue now for many global regulators and investors is that letting banks use their own risk models to calculate the buffers they need could undermine the confidence-boosting effect of higher capital ratios.
04/10/2013
Barclays analyst caught in email gaffe: We’re going to steal website’s ideas
Barclays has been accused of “inappropriate” behaviour
04/10/2013
Years of spending cuts and tax rises in countries struggling to tame national debts have stoked public indignation about tax avoidance by the rich.
04/09/2013
They moved together to Dundas from legacy Hammonds in 2005.
04/09/2013
UK signs tax deal with France, Germany, Italy and Spain
George Osborne has a signed an information exchange agreement with the finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Spain in the latest effort to crack down on tax evasion.
04/09/2013
'Tax cheats’ warned as HMRC launches new disclosure facilities
The agreements were based, in part, on the principles of the Foreign Account Tax Compliant Act.
04/09/2013
Contractual completion dates for properties investors purchased through the £200m Harlequin Property scheme between 2008-10 were not met by two thirds of those surveyed
04/09/2013
As of today, 95% of the class actions worldwide are still triggered in the US and Canada, yet this market practice is progressively expanding in a number of European markets, as well as in Asia.
04/08/2013
Switzerland, the world’s largest center for offshore wealth, is trying to shed its image as a haven for undeclared funds amid scrutiny from U.S. and European governments.
04/08/2013
The European Commission said Frieden's comments, made to a German newspaper, were a step in the right direction and that the ball was now in Austria's court.
04/08/2013
Lehman Brothers has asked a US bankruptcy court judge to reject a "grossly inflated" proposed settlement
04/07/2013
The full impact of the tax on financial transactions imposed by the European Union can be revealed today as two major studies uncover the costs to economic growth and business expansion.
04/07/2013
The Financial Services Authority was replaced by two new regulators: the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.
04/07/2013
Luxembourg is known for its highly secretive banking sector
04/07/2013
A few months later Cahuzac changed the account into his name during a visit to Geneva
04/07/2013
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is pleased to announce that Matthew Howard Getz and Jessica Gladstone have been named International Counsel to the firm
04/04/2013
Gibson Dunn recruits new London competition head in double OFT hire
will join the US firm's London office on 15 April as head of the competition practice.
04/04/2013
HMRC wins £60m Morgan Stanley tax avoidance battle
“This scheme was flagrant tax avoidance that provided finance to a FTSE 100 company that appeared cheap because the UK taxpayer was expected to pick up a £60m bill.”
04/04/2013
Bundesbank is investigating claims that Deutsche Bank misvalued credit derivatives to hide losses
04/04/2013
We assume and would welcome if the relevant documents are sent to the competent tax authorities