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UAE To Conclude FATCA IGA This Month
February 17th, 2015
The Ministry of Finance of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held a press conference on February 15, 2015, to discuss the latest developments regarding the draft agreement on implementing the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). FATCA, which ...
HSBC boss Stuart Gulliver apologies as tax avoidance row grows
February 16th, 2015
Bank issues letter after allegations against Swiss private banking arm, saying it has ‘no appetite’ to deal with clients seeking to dodge tax HSBC has issued an apology as a political row over its Swiss private banking arm grows, saying ...
Self protection against money laundering
February 16th, 2015
There is much that both financial and non-financial businesses can do to take the initiative and implement their own money laundering prevention measures. The framework for such prevention measure for protection against money laundering is: Know your administration Know ...
HSBC files: Swiss bank hid money for suspected criminals
February 13th, 2015
HSBC’s Swiss bank concealed large sums of money for people facing allegations of serious wrongdoing, including drug-running, corruption and money laundering, leaked files reveal. Despite being legally obliged since 1998 to make special checks on high-risk customers, the bank ...
SEC Imposes Sanctions Against China-Based Members of Big Four Accounting Networks for Refusing to Produce Documents
February 9th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today imposed sanctions against four China-based accounting firms that had refused to turn over documents related to investigations of potential fraud. The China-based firms are members of large international networks associated with the “Big ...
HSBC files show how Swiss bank helped clients dodge taxes and hide millions (Video)
February 9th, 2015
Data in massive cache of leaked secret bank account files lift lid on questionable practices at subsidiary of one of world’s biggest financial institutions. HSBC’s Swiss banking arm helped wealthy customers dodge taxes and conceal millions of dollars of ...
PwC rejects Margaret Hodge’s claims that it promotes “tax avoidance on an industrial scale”
February 6th, 2015
PwC has rejected the findings of the Public Accounts Committee, which has accused the financial services firm of promoting “tax avoidance on an industrial scale”. The committee, led by Labour MP Margaret Hodge, published a report this morning slamming ...
UK SMEs lack processes required to eradicate late payments, reveals Neopost survey
February 5th, 2015
New research from Neopost UK has found that – even though invoices make up nearly a third (31%) of all SMEs outgoing communications – the majority of the UK’s smaller firms are struggling to manage their invoicing processes in ...
Merkel Says Greek Diplomatic Offensive Is Failing
February 5th, 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated that a diplomatic offensive by newly elected Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to ease his nation’s bailout-aid requirements is failing to win over converts. “I don’t think that the positions of the member states ...
UK watchdog hands KPMG fines totalling £390,000
February 4th, 2015
The UK accountancy watchdog said on Tuesday it had fined KPMG a total of £390,000 for putting commercial considerations above ethical standards for auditors in two separate cases of misconduct that stretch back to 2010 and 2011. In the ...
