Managers of Wealth

Riddle of the ruins

The body of Michael Treichl was recovered from Lake Geneva last week

Tax deductions: the why behind the giving

Tax efficiency appears not to be the most powerful driver of giving among affluent American households

Australian whistleblowers could get access to bounties worth millions

Under the legislative proposal, corporations could be forced to pay compensation relative to the employee's salary or a lost promotional opportunity.

FINMA imposes sanctions for insider trading and market manipulation

FINMA has also ordered the proceeds of the company's liquidation to be disgorged in full as unlawfully generated profits.

Royal Bank to cut 450 jobs, mostly at head office, in banking's shifting landscape

Canadian banks have announced more than 5,000 job cuts tied to restructurings during the past three yearshifting landscape

Bermuda under EU blacklist threat, claims Richards

Bermudians should regard this Code of Conduct Group as the ‘EU Blacklist Group

Macquarie bankers drug colleague with valium and laxatives

The drugging is believed to have occurred between June 1 and June 10, 2011.

Protection for Trusts Governed by Bahamian Law - Higgs & Johnson

The purpose of Section 8 of the TCGLA is to act as a ‘firewall’ to protect Bahamian law governed trusts from attacks mounted on familial disputes or forced heirship claims emanating from jurisdictions outside of The Bahamas.

Woman loses £50m divorce fight after claiming husband 'set up sham offshore trust'

The pair, who have not been named, had already racked up lawyers' bills of more than £2.2 million.

Edmond de Rothschild fined for alleged involvement in 1MDB scandal

The affair, however, is mentioned in the annual report published in June.

Private bank granted bankruptcy ruling against Boris Becker

Representing Becker, advocate John Briggs had argued that Becker was hoping to raise €6 million (£5.2 million) by remortgaging a property in Majorca.

Competition regulator greenlights £11bn Standard Life-Aberdeen merger

The Competition and Markets Authority launched an initial investigation into the merger in May but has decided not follow that up with a more in-depth review

IMF: Working Together to Fight Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing

We both know that these global challenges cannot be resolved by countries working alone.

EU’s new tax avoidance law to target Channel Island schemes

Schemes involving transactions to low tax jurisdictions such as Jersey and Guernsey will need to be reported to the European Union, under new legislation aimed at tackling tax avoidance.

Accountants face fines for aggressive corporate tax planning under draft EU law

The proposal will need the approval of the European Parliament and all EU states to become law

US intensifies fight against tax evasion via data mining

Agents pursue ‘leavers’ who moved Swiss bank accounts to other offshore centres

EU pushes for reporting of offshore set-ups

Draft proposal to clamp down on aggressive tax planning schemes

The 'diva of divorce' for the world's super rich

Attracting wealthy clients from around the globe there is often a mad dash between an estranged husband and wife to get to her first.

U.S. Hunts Swiss Bank "Leavers"

The Internal Revenue Service was swamped with more than 45,000 Americans who have come clean on their offshore money when the tax office offered them an amnesty.

Asset manager lobby groups call for regulator to go easy

The Investment Association has been particularly vocal in its criticism of the FCA’s proposal to introduce a single all-in fee that would include trading costs.

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