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Nervous Americans scattered across the world are hurrying to tax advisers and lawyers ahead of the IRS' offshore amnesty deadline, according to reports.

Switzerland has stolen the United States' crown as the world's most competitive economy, a World Economic Forum report concludes.

Switzerland has stolen the United States' crown as the world's most competitive economy, a World Economic Forum report reveals.

Franklin Templeton has merged the Franklin US Growth fund into its $363.9m US Equity Sicav.

Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, has become the latest victim of identity theft.

A former UBS banker has been sentenced to 40 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud the US.

US authorities have launched an attack on a Swiss banker and lawyer who they believe helped wealthy Americans conceal assets in secret Swiss bank accounts.

US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will be nominated for a second term by Barack Obama later today.

The US has punctured Switzerland's secrecy law shielding US citizens with cash stashed in the offshore centre, forcing the Swiss authorities to reveal the names of nearly 5,000 wealthy Americans with accounts in UBS.

Medical risk assessment experts, Healix Group, has added Malta, Turkey and Singapore to its ‘Toxic Destinations' list. The addition follows three years claims analysis reflecting the high costs of claims incurred in these countries.