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Michael Kerekes

Winnetka Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Tax Shelter Conspiracy, Evasion

22 October 2010

A lawyer in Winnetka has pleaded guilty on charges of conspiracy and tax evasion for helping wealthy clients set up tax shelters that allowed them to fraudulently claim almost $7 billion in tax losses, Winnetka Talk reports. Erwin Mayer has admitted to the New York court that he helped design, market, implement and defend fraudulent shelters while we was a partner at Altheimer & Gray in Chicago from 1994 to 1998 and was part of Jenkins & Gilchrist in Texas from 1996 to 2004 . He reportedly built tax shelters that enabled high net worth clients to eliminate and reduce taxes on significant incomes or gains.

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Tom Burroughes

Regulation Puts Squeeze On Global Wealth Industry - RBC/Capgemini

The rising level of financial sector regulation means that fewer firms will be able to offer the full suite of wealth management products, according to the RBC/Capgemini World Wealth Report.

Tom Burroughes

19 June 2013

Diane Harrison

Guest Opinion: An Earnings Report Every Hedge Fund Manager Should Review

Here Diane Harrison, principal and owner of Panegyric Marketing, argues that the debate over fees in the hedge fund industry often focuses on the wrong topics.

Diane Harrison

20 March 2013

Harriet Davies

Q&A: Rockefeller & Co's Jimmy Chang On The Investment Environment

Here, Jimmy Chang, a senior portfolio manager and a managing director of Rockefeller & Co, discusses some issues around investing in the current environment.

Harriet Davies

4 April 2013

Harriet Davies

INTERVIEW: Regular Risk Reviews Gain Traction In The Family Office World

The period between 2008 and 2012 saw an uptick in risk reviewing business at New York’s Rothstein Kass Family Offices Group, says partner Evan Jehle.

Harriet Davies

9 April 2013

Charles Lowenhaupt

FEATURE: Twins And The Business Of Family

Building functionality into a family’s business affairs involves defining each person’s role but it’s never easy to think differently about family members who were children at the dinner table, but are now adults around the board table.

Charles Lowenhaupt

8 April 2013

Marc Odo

Guest Opinion: Diversification In The Age Of Globalisation

Marc Odo, director of research at software and business intelligence firm Informa Investment Solutions, discusses why diversification failed during the credit crisis.

Marc Odo

25 March 2013