Switzerland
Italian tax police demand details of 10,000 Swiss accounts
Italy’s tax police have asked Switzerland’s Federal Tax Administration for information regarding €6.7bn (£5.9bn, $7.7bn) that has been deposited in the country by Italian citizens.
Crocodile Dundee tax fraudster to fight extradition
The Jerseyman allegedly at the centre of Australia’s biggest ever tax evasion scandal, that included Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan among its victims, is fighting attempts to extradite him from Italy to face charges down under.
Luxembourg regulator fines Rothschild over 1MDB failings
Swiss private bank Edmond de Rothschild has been fined nearly €9m (£7.9m, $10m) by Luxembourg’s financial regulator for its handling of funds reportedly linked to beleaguered sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad.
Singapore, HK to outpace Switzerland for offshore wealth
Singapore and Hong Kong remain the fastest-growing offshore centres and are set to outpace Switzerland when it comes to attracting wealth from abroad, a new report predicts.
Tax scam mastermind who duped Crocodile Dundee star arrested
The man at the centre of Australia’s biggest ever tax evasion scandal that ensnared Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan is understood to have been arrested in Italy.