private banking innovation : 2011 : March

Wolfgang Hafenmayer on LGT Venture Philanthropy

Tuesday, March 29 2011

Over the last few years, a substantial number of private banks have started to offer philanthropic services, driven by a very distinct client need to be provided with professional assistance with charity and philanthropy. The market – traditionally strong in the US – has rapidly picked up in Europe and is currently estimated at more […]

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Jürg Bühlmann, Attorney-at-Law, on FATCA

Wednesday, March 9 2011

FATCA, the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, has been stirring the banking industry for some time now. While the implementing rules still need to be finalized, its main elements and its grave ramifications are more or less clear at this point: Unless a so-called „foreign financial institution“ enters into an agreement with the IRS, […]

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