Tag: Cum-ex scandal
Cum-Ex trial against Christian Olearius begins
Bonn At 10 a.m. sharp, Christian Olearius enters meeting room S 0.11 in the Bonn Regional Court. Surrounded by four defense lawyers, the banker accused of tax evasion stands in…
Cum-Ex trial against Hamburg banker Olearius begins
Bonn Regional Court Starting Monday, Hamburg banker Christian Olearius will have to answer the court for cum-ex transactions. (Photo: dpa) Bonn A trial against the Hamburg banker Christian Olearius begins…
Cum-Ex trial against Hamburg banker Olearius begins
Bonn Regional Court Starting Monday, Hamburg banker Christian Olearius will have to answer the court for cum-ex transactions. (Photo: dpa) Bonn A trial against the Hamburg banker Christian Olearius begins…
Hamburg politicians give NRW Justice Minister an ultimatum
Building by MM Warburg in Hamburg The traditional Hamburg bank is deeply involved in the Cum-Ex affair surrounding double tax refunds. (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf Richard Seelmaecker is at the…
Cum-Ex “too good to be true”
Maple Bank lettering In the case of cum-ex transactions, which Maple Bank ran under the name “German Pair Strategy”, banks and investors never had any capital gains taxes paid refunded.…
Cum-Ex dispute between the Attorney General and ex-NRW Minister escalated
Peter Biesenbach In March 2023, the former North Rhine-Westphalia Minister of Justice lodged a complaint against the head of the Cologne public prosecutor’s office and his former deputy. (Photo: dpa)…
NRW justice settles dispute with Hamburg investigative committee
Benjamin Limbach The committee of inquiry and the NRW Minister of Justice had exchanged numerous letters. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Cologne Escalation averted: The Hamburg investigative committee to clarify the cum-ex…
The head of the Cologne public prosecutor surprisingly throws down
Building of the public prosecutor’s office in Cologne Cologne The largest investigative authority in North Rhine-Westphalia, with around 600 employees, needs a new boss: the previous head of the authority,…
Allegations of sabotage from Hamburg hit North Rhine-Westphalia Minister of Justice
Dusseldorf The Ministry of Justice in North Rhine-Westphalia has been refusing to send important documents on the Cum-Ex tax scandal to Hamburg for a year. There, a committee of inquiry…
Investigators search German offices of investment bank Natixis
Financial district in Frankfurt Another crackdown on the Cum-Ex tax scandal. This time the German branches of the investment bank Natixis are being searched. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Around 60 public…
Almost 100 million euros – Warburg Bank faced with further additional tax demands
Private bank MMWarburg & Co The Hamburg private bank could flourish with new additional tax demands. (Photo: IMAGO/Hanno Bode) Hamburg The Hamburger Warburg Bank, which was involved in the Cum-Ex…
Chancellor Scholz should face the Federal Committee of Inquiry
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor’s possible involvement in the Cum-Ex affair raises questions for the Union. (Photo: AP) Berlin CDU and CSU want to set up a committee of inquiry in…
Chancellor Scholz should face the Federal Committee of Inquiry
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor’s possible involvement in the Cum-Ex affair raises questions for the Union. (Photo: AP) Berlin CDU and CSU want to set up a committee of inquiry in…
Chancellor Scholz should face the Federal Committee of Inquiry
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor’s possible involvement in the Cum-Ex affair raises questions for the Union. (Photo: AP) Berlin CDU and CSU want to set up a committee of inquiry in…
Tremors in the markets – The editor-in-chief’s review
The fact is: The situation for European banks differs from that in the US (the threatening situation of Credit Suisse is more of a special case). And that is also…
Travel fever in Brussels and Berlin – the editor-in-chief’s review
welcome back Regarding my look at the most important topics of the past week: And with that straight to Brussels, where the travel bug broke out. A few days ago,…
Hanno Berger appeals to the Federal Court of Justice
Cum-Ex trial against tax attorney Hanno Berger The 72-year-old was a driving force in the share deals, in which financial players staged a confusion about the dividend record date and…
Hanno Berger appeals to the Federal Court of Justice
Cum-Ex trial against tax attorney Hanno Berger The 72-year-old was a driving force in the share deals, in which financial players staged a confusion about the dividend record date and…
The search for the formula for the future: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, The more we think about the future in the current crisis, the more we are really dealing with the past. Which brings us to the debate…
Raid on relatives of Hanno Berger
Tax attorney Hanno Berger Berger faces 15 years in prison for his role in cum-ex deals. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Hanno Berger is considered the most important head in Germany’s biggest…