Managers of Wealth Americas

Foreign Banks Rejoice: Overreaching U.S. Tax Law in Trouble

The penalty of not complying with FATCA will be that the institutions need to impose a 30% tax on non-compliant transfers or payments.

The Boom Years Are Not Coming Back, Get Used to It

Firms "can no longer rely on a rising tide that lifts all boats," the co-authors write. "In fact, the tide is out."

Morgan Stanley Seeks $10 Million From Convicted Ex-Trader

Serving five years in prison, he was a hedge fund manager at Morgan Stanley’s FrontPoint Partners LLC.

The case of Patricia Cornwell’s missing millions

The notoriously private author Patricia Cornwell, a titan of crime fiction, watched in court on Monday as her luxurious lifestyle was laid bare like the resolution to one of her plots.

UK court orders extradition of Credit Suisse exec

Officials at Westminster Magistrates Court said the extradition order was approved Monday, and now goes to Home Secretary Theresa May for final approval.

Former Silicon Valley hedge fund manager gets 12 years in prison for fraud

He also faces a civil lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

JPMorgan Chase gets double slap from regulators

Federal regulators unleashed a rare double slap on JPMorgan Chase & Co. Monday with a pair of enforcement actions.

Brodsky & Smith announces investigation of Duff & Phelps

Duff & Phelps shareholders will receive only $15.55 in cash for each Duff & Phelps stock they own

Raymond James Wrongful Discharge Case Is A Minefield For Stockbroker

The FINRA Arbitration Panel dismissed Claimant Pavlovich’s claims.

Canadian version of Libor has ‘potential for manipulation’: IIROC

Canada’s investment industry self-regulatory organization has found that the process for setting Cdor, the Canadian version of Libor, is murky, complex and could be manipulated, but stopped short of making concrete recommendations on how to fix it.

The FATCA Model 2 Intergovernmental Agreement

The Model 2 IGA calls for direct foreign financial institution (FFI) reporting to the IRS but with aggregate disclosure of "recalcitrant" account holder data, subject to exchange of information requests by the IRS.

Former Hedge-Fund Consultant Avoids Prison Time After Aiding Insider Probe

A former hedge-fund consultant who worked for an SAC Capital Advisors affiliate avoided prison Wednesday, after prosecutors said he cooperated and "contributed substantially" in the U.S. government's crackdown on insider trading.

UBS Client Pleads Guilty in U.S. Tax Case in Florida

Mary Estelle Curran, 79, admitted yesterday in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida, to two counts of filing false tax returns.

HSBC N.J. Client Admits Conspiracy in Offshore Tax Case

HSBC’s Geneva-based private bank is one of at least 11 Swiss firms under investigation by U.S. prosecutors investigating offshore tax evasion.

UBS Client Pleads Guilty in U.S. Tax Case in Florida

She pleaded guilty today and accepted full responsibility for her actions

Law firm? Accounting firm? Laird Norton is putting ‘wealth management’ in its name

Seattle’s Laird Norton Tyee has a new name and a new logo

Bank of America up following settlement with Fannie Mae

Shares up 1.8 percent in premarket trade following settlement with Fannie Mae

US officials pledge to respect Swiss law on bank client data

The Alpine country is trying to preserve what is left of its cherished banking secrecy that suffered a severe blow in 2009 when UBS, the first Swiss bank that came under scrutiny in the US, was required to disclose client data.

Fitch: US global tax settlement best option for swiss banks

A global settlement has been pursued by the Swiss government since early 2012.

Morgan Stanley Broker Fined And Suspended For Taking Fidelity Customer Data

In November 2010 – some eight months after his departure from Fidelity Brokerage – his former firm notified Morgan Stanley that it believed he had improperly taken nonpublic customer information.

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