HSBC Leak Reveals Key Art World Tax Avoidance Connections

Leaked documents from HSBC’s secretive Swiss banking arm have this week reveal snippets of private information about some of the bank’s art world clients. There are 100,000 individuals and companies listed in the 2005 to 2007 records, and found in the leaked papers...

Russian Avant-Garde Art Forgery Ring Trial Postponed

After detectives from the German Federal Criminal Police seized a trove of forged paintings; The trial of three men charged with running the art forgery ring specialising in the Russian avant-garde began this week but was suddenly suspended, reports the Art Newspaper....

Helen Mirren Supports The Restitution Of Nazi-Looted Art

British actress and Dame, Helen Mirren expressed her support for the restitution of Nazi-looted art at the 65th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin on Monday, AFP reported. Speaking at a press conference before the premier of the actress’s new film...