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German public prosecutor instructs further evidence gathering in Frankfurt offices as tax authorities step up efforts to recover cum-ex losses
Minister of Justice optimistic that extradition treaty will enable the Danish government to apply for extradition of cum-ex fraud suspects resident in Dubai
Denmark’s Minister of Justice Nick Hækkerup will travel to the United Arab Emirates this week to sign an extradition treaty, potentially assisting efforts of the Danish tax authorities to pursue recovery from Dubai-based cum-ex defendants
Swiss authorities have extradited Hanno Berger, the German lawyer accused of defrauding the German tax authorities through ‘cum-ex’ trading and tax improprieties
Sunrise Brokers has been fined £600,000 by the Financial Conduct Authority for deficient anti-money laundering systems and controls, the second cum-ex trading case to face the FCA this year
Accused in German cum-ex scandal to be extradited from Switzerland, subject to appeal. Berger denies all charges
Hanno Berger, a German lawyer and tax expert accused of being involved in ‘cum-ex’ tax infringements, has been arrested in Switzerland according to German and Swiss sources
The FCA has fined Sapien for facilitating a dividend arbitrage scheme by Solo Group and its underlying off-shore clients, which were all connected to Sanjay Shah, and illegally collected withholding tax reclaims from the tax authorities of Denmark an
In the second of two articles, Bob Currie reviews how tax reforms are impacting securities financing markets and how tax authorities are reassessing transaction-based taxes as part of their revenue-generating powers
In a two-part article, tax experts speak to Bob Currie about how tax reforms are impacting securities financing markets and how tax authorities are acting to eliminate the risk of tax abusive schemes
Bob Currie provides a comparative update on the efforts of national authorities to eliminate dividend tax reclamation fraud and to seek recovery of funds lost through cum-ex and cum-cum trading
In the second of two articles, Bob Currie evaluates the SEC’s 10c-1 proposal to promote transparency in US securities lending