May 10, 2011 - Julius Baer eyes Indian onshore private banking
"We are seriously contemplating to open an onshore entity in India," Thomas Meier , Julius Baer's chief executive for Asia and the Middle East and a member of the bank's executive board, told Reuters in an interview in Singapore.
May 6, 2011 - Advising Clients About the 2011 Offshore Amnesty Program
Teig Lawrence writes article for Thomson Reuters "Advising clients about the 2011 OVDI Amnesty Program" summarizing enforcement action against offshore banks.
April 28, 2011 - Advani attacks Congress over WikiLeaks exposure
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani on Wednesday attacked the Congress-run Central government over the WikiLeaks exposure on Indian illicit funds purportedly stashed in Swiss banks.
April 26, 2011 - 'Double taxation has nothing to do with asset hiding'
In an exclusive interview to TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, apart from talking about Swiss bank data featuring Indian names, also dismissed the argument of the Indian government that existing bilateral agreements with the Swiss government came in the way of the disclosures activists and political parties have been demanding.
April 26, 2011 - Black money comes mainly from India: Assange
Hinting that Wikileaks might work with specialized agencies before releasing the Swiss bank data he pulled up the Indian government for not being aggressive like Germany in going after the list of Indian account holders.
April 21, 2011 - €32bn tax take similar to 2003 level
Earlier this month, Swiss bank Julius Baer agreed to make a settlement with Germany when it launched an inquiry into German tax evasion after buying a compact disc containing stolen financial data last year.
April 20, 2011 - A leak in paradise (teaser) - Coming in 2012
A documentary on tax havens and Swiss whistleblower Rudolf Elmer, a man who broke the Cayman bank secrecy law by publishing sensitive client data from Bank Julius Baer on WikiLeaks.
April 19, 2011 - Julius Baer Settles German Tax Probe
The bank said that: “The investigations were prompted by voluntary self-disclosures of German clients and – as the media reported already last year – by data acquired and collected by authorities".
April 17, 2011 - Got Income from Land, Property or Account in India?
"The UBS case has essentially become a template for actions against other offshore banks," Miami based attorney, Teig Lawrence, told India Abroad.
April 16, 2011 - http://www.cnbc.com/id/42573824/Tax_Cheaters_Choice_Reveal
An estimated half million Americans have a painful decision to make between today and August 31 — admit to the IRS that they’ve been hiding secret offshore bank accounts, or take their chances the government won’t find out about their secret horde and possibly send them to jail.
April 16, 2011 - http://www.cnbc.com/id/42573824/Tax_Cheaters_Choice_Reveal
An estimated half million Americans have a painful decision to make between today and August 31 — admit to the IRS that they’ve been hiding secret offshore bank accounts, or take their chances the government won’t find out about their secret horde and possibly send them to jail.
April 15, 2011 - Profiled: Illegal Offshore Account Holders
Nearly a half-million Americans have a painful decision to make by Aug. 31 — admit to the IRS that they’ve been hiding secret offshore bank accounts, or take their chances that the government won’t find out and possibly send them to jail
April 15, 2011 - Julius Baer Pays EUR50M To Settle German Tax Dispute
Julius Baer Group AG (BAER.VX) said Thursday it will pay EUR50 million to German officials to end a probe into hidden offshore accounts at the Swiss private bank, a move which may set a precedent for other private banks as Switzerland's neighbors keep up the pressure on Swiss banking secrecy.
April 14, 2011 - Julius Baer coughs up to close German tax probe
Julius Baer (BAER.VX) said on Thursday an agreement to pay the German tax authorities 50 million euros to close a tax probe would avoid potential legal action against the bank and its employees in that country.
March 30, 2011 - Cleaned-up Swiss private banks seen M&A targets
Julius Baer , which some see as a choice target for a big-league player.