Cayman NetNews has published another of its stunning editorials, this time in response to the Christian Aid report. Please do read it in full: it’s
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My site stats suggest that this blog has passed the 600,000 reader mark. Not bad in 23 months. Thanks to all who have been here.

There is another dimension to the story I noted earlier today about Switzerland’s infringement of a Swiss banker’s human rights through the promotion of banking
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The FT has reported that Rudolf Elmer, a former manager with Julius Baer, the private Swiss bank, has filed a claim with the European Court
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These are my links for May 15th: Bank annual reports are ‘unreadable’ – Accountancy Age – Coutry by country reporting would change a great deal
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Jersey Finance has issued a press release on the future of financial services in that Channel Island. It says, amongst other things: Whilst the quality
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I hear rumours from Switzerland. Apparently the indictment of a UBS banker in the USA on charges relating to tax evasion through Liechtenstein has made
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The Economist had an article on companies leaving the UK last week. They concluded by giving space to Mike Devereux Oxford University: The government’s proposals
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Missed this when it came out in the FT. It’s an invaluable source of data on wealth and property distribution. Not reproduced here for copyright
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