05/28/2013
Liberty Reserve shut down in $6bn money laundering case
US regulators become increasingly concerned about the abuse of online currencies
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
05/28/2013
Ex-KPMG senior partner to plead guilty to insider trading
Investigators then reportedly tape-recorded Mr London passing on information
05/28/2013
Swiss banks strike deal with US over tax evasion
The Swiss government agreed on Wednesday to create a legal basis that will allow its banks to settle investigations by US authorities into their role in helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars in tax.
05/27/2013
Withers/Speechly merger: Why the tie-up talks unravelled
Withers was considerably further ahead than Speechly Bircham in its international investment
05/27/2013
US requests bank data from Julius Baer
The United States has increased pressure on Switzerland to find a lasting solution to the tax evasion row between the two countries
05/27/2013
Withers chairmanship goes to NY partner
Anthony Indaimo is to stand down in July
05/23/2013
Mass. Regulator Fines Ameriprise, Four Others for Improper REIT Sales
Real-estate investment trusts own and manage income-producing property or are involved in real-estate financing.
05/22/2013
Speechlys pledges third European office opening after Withers talks collapse
We intend to open a third office in a major European location
05/22/2013
Withers and Speechly Bircham call off merger after top-level talks
our strategy of developing our well-established commercial and private wealth practices in an increasingly international context
05/22/2013
Sullivan boosts finance and restructuring with Linklaters' Howard
expertise in cross-border restructuring and finance would support the increasingly global work of the firm’s clients
05/21/2013
Swiss banks facing huge fine over US assets
US authorities have repeatedly accused Swiss banks of complicity in tax evasion
05/21/2013
HSBC Client Who Aided U.S. Offshore Tax Probe Gets Probation
A New Jersey businessman who cooperated with prosecutors in a U.S. probe of offshore tax evasion avoided prison for conspiring with five HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) bankers to hide Indian bank accounts from authorities.
05/21/2013
U.S. Justice Department tells lawmakers no bank is too big to jail
No institution and no individual is immune from prosecution because of its size
05/19/2013
Jeweler Pleads Guilty In KPMG Insider Trading Case
Senior partner accused of insider trading pleaded guilty Monday in a scheme that involved top clients of the Big Four accounting firm.
05/16/2013
JPMorgan presses Bloomberg on reporters' access to data
JPMorgan's statement comes after Bloomberg acknowledged late last week that its reporters had limited access to data about clients' terminal usage.
05/14/2013
There Are Two Questions About The Spying Scandal That Bloomberg Still Hasn't Answered
Another question that Bloomberg has yet to answer is whether Bloomberg News reporters were encouraged to use private data to spy on clients, or whether they did this on their own.
05/12/2013
Neue Privat Bank confirms U.S. tax-cheat probe
The DOJ now is investigating a number of other Swiss banks
05/12/2013
Barclays wins dismissal of U.S. shareholder lawsuit over Libor
The lawsuit had sought class-action status
05/09/2013
Ex-Dewey tax partner exits Linklaters' Washington base for KPMG
Linklaters Washington DC tax partner Joseph Pari has left for KPMG
05/09/2013
BLOOMBERG CEO: It Was A Mistake To Let Our Journalists Have Access To Clients' Bloomberg Terminal Data
Wall Street has been buzzing about a bombshell New York Post story