WBrief: Switz creates secretary for global tax and finance
The Swiss Federal Council has appointed Michael Ambühl as state secretary for international financial and tax matters within the Federal…
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The Christmas Day “Bomber”
The scale of the lapses in security when Abdulmutallab allegedly attempted to detonate a bomb sewn into his underwear is…
ByBusWeek: UBS expecting China revenue to double
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) — UBS AG, the world’s second-largest manager of assets for the rich, expects private-banking revenue from China…
By24 Hour Party People
Kasimira’s legendary parties are the talk of the town says Bianca Brigitte Bonomi Kasimira’s legendary parties are the talk of…
ByMerrill Lynch: 2010 recovery finely balanced
Yesterday morning Merrill Lynch laid out its vision for 2010 – cyclical equities like oil & gas companies and industrials,…
ByGuardian: UKFI’s no. 2 resigns
UK Financial Investments, the body that manages the taxpayer’s stakes in the bailed-out banks, suffered fresh management upheaval today when…
ByWSJ: UBS CEO says asset outflows must stop
ZURICH (Dow Jones)–UBS AG’s (UBS) chief executive told staff Monday halting the bleeding of assets from its wealthy client division…
ByReuters: Sotheby’s to sell -20m Commerzbank statue
LONDON (Reuters) – Sotheby’s auction house said on Friday it plans to sell one of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti’s rare,…
ByRehab and Reality
I turned to my companion and said: ‘The set designer has done their research – that’s what the Priory reception…
ByGreece-ing the EU's palms
It’s a familiar story: a corrupt socialist government has lost control of public expenditure. If, Dear Reader, you think I…
ByWBrief: UBS data handover illegal, Swiss court says
The order last February by the Swiss financial regulator to make UBS hand over client data to the US authorities…
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What does a new year bring? New year, new office We’re now working out of our most civilised new offices…
ByBusWeek: UBS client sentenced to five years’ probation
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) — A New Jersey businessman who admitted using a UBS AG account to hide $6.1 million from…
ByReuters: Vestra plans £500m offshore in 2010
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) – London-based investment firm Vestra Wealth plans a rapid expansion of a new offshore business, targeting…
ByUS Special: There’s No ‘I’ in Private Banker
Just how will private bankers Stateside win back the confidence of their clients? The answer lies in good old-fashioned teamwork,…
ByUS Special
The signs are not hard to read: all roads lead East. China and India are rising, the West is experiencing…
ByPatrick J. Dwyer
Private Wealth Advisor, Private Banking & Investment Group of Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Miami Entrepreneurial figure you admire Howard…
ByBryan Diers
Managing Director and Private Client Advisor, US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management Dallas Top tips We feel, and…
ByAndrew L. Cohen
Managing Director and Head, J.P. Morgan Private Bank Southern California & Las Vegas Mentor J.P. Morgan and Chase merged in…
ByAre You Being Served?
Berezovsky v Abramovich is coming soon to a courtroom near you and their louche feud reveals a great deal about…
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