Compliance
Editorial writing on Compliance from The Family Office Almanac.
Pierre Mirabaud is convicted in Bellinzona. The bank that carries his name was not a party.
On 8 September 2026 the Swiss Federal Criminal Court gave Pierre Mirabaud, a former partner of Mirabaud & Cie and president of the Swiss Bankers Association, a two-year suspended sentence for bribing a Kuwaiti official and for money laundering.
A £400,000 fee instead of a £2m investment: the FCA closes its Dolfin file
On 26 August 2026 the FCA fined and banned two former Dolfin Financial (UK) executives and moved to ban the firm's co-founder over a scheme that let at least 99 people obtain UK investor visas without putting £2m of their own money at risk.
French tax authority breach exposes data on 678,000 taxpayers and businesses
France's DGFiP has confirmed that tax and land registry data on 678,000 individuals and companies was extracted, two weeks after Liechtenstein's beneficial ownership register was attacked.
FinCEN ends beneficial ownership reporting for US entities
A FinCEN final rule issued on 11 August 2026 permanently exempts US companies and US persons from Corporate Transparency Act reporting, and deletes the data already filed. Foreign entities registered in a US state still report.
Liechtenstein's beneficial ownership register breached, 31,000 entities exposed
Hackers exfiltrated data on around 31,000 companies, foundations and trusts from Liechtenstein's Register of Beneficial Owners, reopening the privacy debate for wealthy families.
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