Managers of Wealth Americas

How divorces among the rich differ from middle class divorces

Money makes divorce look a little different.

OSC seeks to beef up whistleblower program with cash rewards up to $1.5M

The Canada Revenue Agency began an offshore tax informant program in January 2014, offering up to 15 per cent of funds recovered in cases that see the CRA recoup more than $100,000.

IRS releases interim guidance for FBAR Penalties

Many are now familiar with the famous Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), a relatively small form that carries with it the threat of huge penalties in the case of a willful failure to file.

5 people have been arrested for identity theft and now the Attorney General is calling Wall Street out

The ongoing investigation, named “Operation Pen and Tell”

DOJ readies fresh round of hefty bank settlements

The settlements involve mortgage securities that the banks sold in the run up to the financial crisis.

Compensation for poor conduct has cost the world's biggest banks £200bn

The cost of compensating customers, paying fines and legal bills for the world’s biggest banks has increased to £200bn

New banking rules could mark the end for credit unions

Credit unions are thriving

Cadwalader Expands Corporate Practice With Leading M&A Attorney

Richard's stellar reputation and experience will help us continue to distinguish ourselves in M&A, activism and defense work

Exclusive: Merrill brokers win a battle to lower client fees on advisory accounts

The Bank of America-owned brokerage told its 14,000 brokers almost two years ago they would be paid less if they cut fees too aggressively on a new account the firm was introducing.

Bank tied to Fifa scandal has chequered past

Delta National Bank appears more than 24 times in US charges against football officials and has had at least three prior run-ins with authorities

SEC Probes Activist Funds Over Whether They Secretly Acted in Concert

Federal securities rules require shareholder activists to disclose joint campaigns

Investment Management Lawyer joins Global law firm

From 1990 to 1996, she was at the SEC, beginning in the Division of Enforcement and then moving to the Division of Investment Management, where she became Assistant Chief Counsel.

FINRA's Top Regulatory Priorities For Financial Services Industry

The good news is that firms have stepped up supervision over senior activities

Asset managers now obliged to supply more data to the SEC

The SEC has said this data would include information relating to the pricing of portfolio securities

SEC Wants Bond Funds to Disclose Their Rate-Hike Vulnerability - Mutual Fund Commentary

The plan requires mutual funds to publish their exposure to derivatives, repurchase agreements

Shadow Banking Now Dominates The Mortgage Market, Edging Out Wall Street Giants

Ever since subprime mortgages helped torpedo the American financial system, a quiet revolution has taken place in the home loan industry

Delamaide: FIFA probe brings new scrutiny to banks

The Justice Department indictments for corruption that rocked the world of soccer last week also raises questions once again about the behavior of major global banks, including the three biggest U.S. banks

US returns Garcia's ill-gotten wealth

The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York then initiated civil forfeiture proceedings against those assets and eventually obtained default judgments of forfeiture, the statement added.

BlackRock to Vanguard Tell FSB: We’re Not Lehman 2.0

Stop trying to regulate us like banks

Two More Private Banks Reach Resolutions Under Justice Department's Swiss Bank Program

“The days of safely hiding behind shell corporations and numbered bank accounts are over,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Department of Justice’s Tax Division.

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