10/16/2012

Morgan Stanley facing discrimination lawsuit

The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, was filed Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union and others on behalf of five Detroit residents and Michigan Legal Services.

10/11/2012

Ex-UBS Client Avoids Prison in Offshore Tax Case

The U.S. charged at least 50 taxpayers with tax crimes since 2009, when UBS avoided prosecution by paying $780 million, admitting it helped thousands of Americans evade taxes and turning over the names of 250 American clients to U.S. authorities. UBS, bas

10/08/2012

Channel Islands & IOM to negotiate FATCA agreements

The Governments of Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey are today (9 October 2012) simultaneously announcing their intention to negotiate partnership agreements with the United States of America to implement FATCA.

10/07/2012

Credit Suisse probed by U.S. over mortgages: sources

Credit Suisse was a big player in the residential mortgage-backed securities market until the housing bust in 2007 Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/04/credit-suisse-probed-by-us-over-mortgages-sources/#ixzz28cZlrChy

10/03/2012

RBS investigated by NY Attorney General

Royal Bank of Scotland is among the banks under investigation by New York’s top prosecutor over the sale of mortgage-backed bonds before the financial crisis.