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Another S.F. accounting firm swept up in industry consolidation

With its latest deal, Squar Milner will have more than 150 professionals in the Bay Area.

Effort to block recognition of O’Reilly’s Bahamas bankruptcy in the US

Ex-nurse suing Sir Anthony over his promise of millions of dollars in company shares

Law firm mergers are heating up says Altman Weil

Among other international deals were the merger of K&L Gates with Singapore’s Straits Law which completed this week.

Data Protection Predictions 2019

The GDPR appears to have resulted in a big shift away from consent as the processing condition relied upon for the majority of commercial processing activities.

NFL Star's Lawsuit Over Smashburger Investments Alleges Failures to Supervise Multimillion-Dollar Account

According to the couple’s lawsuit, Williams and his assistant received compensation and benefits from the Smashburger venture

Streamlined Procedures for Foreign Accounts Compliance

FinCEN Forms 114, Report of Foreign Financial and Bank Accounts, (“FBARs”), are not part of a Streamlined Procedures filing.

World Bank's Kim abruptly resigns to join infrastructure firm

Just last month, the World Bank announced it would double its investments to fight climate change to around $200 billion over the next five years.

Will FATCA Ever Become a Success?

It is also fair to say that the IRS suffered from being politicized through numerous administrations and, consequently, not well managed at the top end.

Tax Evasion, Money Laundering and the CRA’s use of the ‘proceeds-of-crime’ method of collection – A Canadian Tax Lawyer Analysis

This tax planning, when done in the cleverest of ways, requires considerable time, effort and intellect.

SEC Adopts Final Rules to Disclose Hedging Policies

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton stated that the final rules, together with existing reporting requirements regarding insider transactions in company securities, would serve to “bring increased clarity to share ownership and incentives” of company ins

Standard Chartered STILL on the hook over Iran deals as it faces £1.2bn fine in US

StanChart will be saddled with an independent monitor until the end of March

Arthur J. Gallagher to acquire UK broker Stackhouse Poland

With more than 500 employees, Stackhouse Poland operates from a network of 23 offices across the UK.

No tax on interest? Ruling pertaining to convention between South Africa and Brazil

On 4 July 2018 the South African Revenue Service (SARS) issued Binding Private Ruling (BPR) 307, which deals with relief from the double taxation of interest in terms of the convention.

America’s EB-5 investor visa programme backlog it putting Chinese capital at risk

In June, US Senator Chuck Grassley wrote to Trump, calling the EB-5 programme “riddled with fraud.”

How to make companies fully fund their pensions

Workers deserve retirement security.

Regulatory competition is hot again — and that’s worrisome

The renewed competition is a marker of how far the proverbial pendulum has swung in the decade since the crisis.

S Korea inks deal to join Central American multilateral development bank

South Korea is set to become the 15th member state of the multilateral lender once the deal is ratified by the National Assembly.

Bitcoin Trader Troy Woody and Pal Mir Islam Charged in Philippines Murder

Tomi Masters was a small-town gal swept off her feet by a California cryptocurrency mogul. Now she’s dead and he and a friend are charged.

J.P. Morgan takes three former advisers who joined competitor to court

The three also “improperly took with them to Raymond James J.P. Morgan’s confidential client information,” including contact information, J.P. Morgan alleges.

Canadian Pension Steps Up Gender Board Diversity Advocacy

CPPIB will use its voting power to increase presence of women on boards.

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