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UBS Faces a New Tax-Evasion Probe

05/02/2015(0)
Authorities Investigate Whether Swiss Bank’s Clients Used ‘Bearer Securities’ to Hide Cash Federal prosecutors have launched a new probe into whether Swiss bank UBS AG helped Americans evade taxes through investments ... Read More
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Skadden still strongest law firm brand, but field closes gap

03/02/2015(0)
Jones Day sits just 13 points behind Skadden; Baker & McKenzie makes large gains For the fourth straight year, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom holds the strongest law ... Read More
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Fraud accusations held for Alibaba IPO made public in regulator’s report

29/01/2015(0)
A white paper from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce published Wednesday alleged that Alibaba Group‘s (BABA.NYSE) Taobao Marketplace sold counterfeit goods and allowed stores to be run without ... Read More
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Foreign Law Firms Face Pressure in China

27/01/2015(0)
For Western law firms doing business in Asia, last week represented the best of times and the worst of times. On one end of the spectrum: New York law ... Read More
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Second French suspect charged over Luxleaks tax probe

26/01/2015(0)
A second French suspect was charged Friday with theft and money-laundering in ongoing investigations into the leaking of secret tax avoidance deals between Luxembourg and multinational companies, a scandal ... Read More
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Beijing unveils draft of foreign investment law

26/01/2015(0)
China has begun public consultation on the law which will replace and update three existing laws which are seen as being out of date and also in conflict with ... Read More
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WARNING: Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier

22/01/2015(0)
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) warns the public of the activities of an entity named iGetMania which claims to have established in Luxembourg an alleged investment fund named ... Read More
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Bank of Russia: Termination of activity of provisional administration

19/01/2015(0)
Due to the ruling of the Arbitration court of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area — Yugra, dated 24 December 2014 on the forced liquidation of the credit institution open joint-stock company Bank Purpe (Bank of Russia Registration No. 709, ... Read More
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140 current female KPMG US employees join lawsuit against firm

12/01/2015(0)
More than 140 current KPMG US fee-earning female staff have opted in to a lawsuit against the firm. Lawyers contacted 9,000 current and former fee-earning female staff from KPMG in the US, ... Read More
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Massive fraud link to major mortgage broker

07/01/2015(0)
The Melbourne man at the centre of an alleged $110 million mortgage fraud holds a senior position in one of the country’s largest mortgage brokerage networks, raising concerns that the true ... Read More
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