Why juries reject the insanity defense
From Leon Friedman, The National Law Journal The jury in the James Eagan Holmes murder case in Colorado on Thursday rejected his insanity defense, finding him guilty of first-degree murder after he killed 12 people at a movie theater in…
US authorities investigating Singapore asset manager in offshore tax evasion crackdown, says WSJ
By Ann Williams From The Straits Times SINGAPORE – Criminal investigators from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are investigating whether a Singapore asset-management firm accepted transfers from undeclared Swiss accounts closed by US taxpayers, the Wall Street Journal reported….
Ardan ties with RL360° for platform-ready offshore bonds
By Daniel Flynn From International Adviser Isle of Man-based Ardan International has partnered with life company RL360° to allow advisers to manage investments held within RL360’s PIMS portfolio bond through its international platform for the first ever time. So far,…
Baroness Amos: I was taken aback when I found out I was the first black female head of a university
By Jonathan Wynne-Jones From The Guardian The honour Baroness Amos feels as she prepares to take over a top London college is tempered by dismay that only 85 out of 18,500 UK professors are black Making history as the first…
Van Eyk asset hunt: investors take legal action in Cayman Islands
By Ben Butler Margin Call Columnist Melbourne From The Australian The hunt for assets belonging to failed funds management empire Van Eyk has moved to tax haven the Cayman Islands. Investors have launched legal action in the Grand Court of…
The Edge: Our report exposed fraud
From Malaysia Kini The Edge Financial Daily’s latest report on 1MDB today denied the allegation that it was part of a political conspiracy, and instead recounted an alleged scheme by tycoon Jho Low and PetroSaudi International (PSI) to steal billions…
Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility end date brought forward
By Calum Fuller From Accountancy Age The Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility will come to an end earlier than originally scheduled when HM Revenue & Customs ceases operating the regime on 31 December 2015. The LDF enables Britons to obtain a generous…
Prisons officer shot dead, thrown from speeding car
From The Guardian TT A prisons officer was shot dead and thrown out of a moving car at Red Hill, Morvant, yesterday, sparking fears among prisons officers across the country. The killing comes in the wake of death threats against…
party for pooches
Devoted dog owner spends £10,000 on party for pooches By CAROLINE MCGUIRE FOR MAILONLINE ‘I could never love a baby as much’: Devoted dog owner spends £10,000 on party for pooches that included canine cocktails, beauty treatments and a DJ…
Embryo case could break new ground
By Marisa Kendall, from The Recorder With her eyes scrunched closed, her voice so shaky that the judge at times checked the transcript to make sure the pivotal testimony was being recorded, Dr. Mimi Lee told the story of the…
