United Kingdom | 15 Dec 11
canaccord to buy collins stewart for 250m
Collins Stewart Hawkpoint is to be bought by Canadian brokerage firm Canaccord, in a deal expected to be worth £250m.
intl money laundering gang jailed
Four men who created a tangled web of financial transactions across the globe in an attempt to launder $15.5m stolen 11 years ago from a German bank have been jailed.
bogus facebook adviser fined hkd20000
An unlicensed adviser was today fined HK$20,000 and given a community service order of 80 hours, for advising on securities via the social networking website Facebook.
Profiles & Comment | 15 Dec 11
singapore switzerland of the east
With Switzerland's banking secrecy laws under attack from cash-strapped G20 governments keen to track down hidden overseas assets, Singapore's wealth managers are positioned to benefit, writes Helen Burggraf
North America | 15 Dec 11
irs announces new fatca form
The Internal Revenue Service said that it plans within days to release new forms intended to enable Americans to begin complying with some of the new reporting requirements being brought in by the Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act.