FT: London bankers earn much more than Swiss, even after 50p tax rate
Senior bankers in London are still typically earning twice as much after tax as those in Geneva and Zurich in…
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Reuters: UBS sued if no US-Switz treaty?
ZURICH, May 16 (Reuters) – UBS (UBSN.VX) (UBS)N> could face lawsuits in the United States if the Swiss parliament fails…
ByWBrief: How to make a tax amnesty work
Countries which repeatedly use tax amnesties but which do not give wide publicity to these efforts stand far less chance…
ByScorpio Partnership Expands
Pioneering global wealth management insight and business consultancy firm Scorpio Partnership is pleased to announce the appointment of three experienced…
ByReuters: Julius Baer AuM up 14%
ZURICH, May 11 (Reuters) – Private bank Julius Baer (BAER.VX) said on Tuesday strong money inflows in its growth markets…
ByMoMA's Gathering of the Brave
Billed as a festival of daring ideas, the Courage Forum featured visionary and brave individuals who had overcome personal circumstance…
ByExpert Election Analysis
The top family offices, wealth managers and accountants have sent us their reaction to the General Election result: what do…
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ByCatching the Times Square 'Bomber'
This is a classic, textbook investigation. The thirty year-old son of a retired Pakistani air force officer has been arrested…
ByWBrief: RBS wealth arm’s profits fall
The wealth division of UK-listed Royal Bank of Scotland – which includes businesses such as Coutts & Co, the private…
ByWBull: Hermes sales up 19% 1Q10
French high-end fashion house Hermes International Thursday said first-quarter sales jumped 19%, the latest luxury purveyor to unveil a strong…
ByFT: EU agrees £625bn bailout
Global financial authorities launched an audacious package of measures in the early hours of Monday morning – including -720bn of…
ByCure Britain of Gordon Brown!
by Freddy Barker Gordon Brown is akin to a disease. For 13 years, he has eaten away at the UK’s…
ByNASDAQ: Chinese brokerage to set up WM arm
Chinese mid-size brokerage Orient Securities Co. said Wednesday the country’s securities regulator has approved its plan to set up a…
ByFT: Paulson will pay for Goldmans litigation
John Paulson, whose hedge fund profited from the transaction at the heart of the civil fraud charges filed in the…
ByReuters: US to prosecute more HNWs
SINGAPORE, May 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. government expects to probe thousands more cases of wealthy individuals dodging taxes through…
ByNYT: Picasso fetches record $106.5m
A painting that Picasso created in a single day in March 1932 became the most expensive work of art ever…
ByFT: Goldmans debt costs rise
The cost of insuring Goldman Sachs’ debt against default has risen to about the level of Morgan Stanley and Citigroup,…
ByIoS: Capricorn considers breaking with Goldmans
Capricorn Investment Group, one of the world’s biggest family offices, could break its relationship with Goldman Sachs following accusations by…
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