01312nam a22001097a 4500100002100000245015500021260005400176300000800230520080900238650006201047856009301109  aLowe ,Heather A.  aRemarks by Heather A. Lowe At the Department of Labor Hearing Jan 15, 2015 Concerning the Request by Credit Suisse for Waiver of QPAM Disqualification  aWashington:bGlobal Financial Intergrity,c2015.   a3p.  aGlobal Financial Integrity (GFI) Legal Counsel and Director of Government Affairs Heather Lowe testimony where she cautioned policymakers against granting Credit Suisse AG (Credit Suisse) a special exemption from U.S. regulations barring it and its affiliates from receiving preferential asset manager treatment after the bank was criminally convicted of willfully aiding in U.S. tax evasion on an industrial scale over many years.She argued  on the role of Global Financial Integrity , a non-profit organization dedicated to curtailing the movement of illicit money around the world, like the tax evading funds that Credit Suisse was convicted of soliciting and facilitating the movement of, focusing mainly on the developing world, from which nearly $1 trillion in illicit funds is transferred annually  a	ILLICIT WEALTH, TAX EVASION, TAX HAVENS, BANKING SECRECY  uiffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/gfi-credit-suisse-qpam-testimony-jan-15-2015-final.pdf