This was in Bloomberg on Friday: Ireland led a surge to record levels in the cost of hedging against losses on European government bonds on
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Prem Sikka is arguing for a maximum wage: We should limit the maximum remuneration (salary, bonus, share options, pension, perks) for executives at public companies
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These are my links for February 13th through February 14th:

• The Royal Gazette – US legislation to close 'tax havens' will come, but we'll be ready vows Premier of Bermuda
• Darling declines to rule out Lloyds nationalisation – Why not say it's highly likely?
• It seems mad but Labour really did ask its Sirs to apply their genius to public policy and finance | – "When historians come to judge the least edifying patronage scandal of recent years, it will not be cash for honours, which anyone with half a brain realised has been happening since time immemorial. No, they will surely settle on financial collapse for honours, the enchanting outreach programme whereby bankers were given baubles, government jobs and taskforces to chair, on the basis that extremely rich men must be right (I paraphrase slightly)."
• Noble Corporation to Hold Shareholders' Meeting to Vote On Proposed Change in Place of Incorporation – They're running away from Cayman

The Guardian has concluded its Tax Gap series. In a closing editorial it said: Denis Healey had his own definition of tax avoidance. It differed
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From Hansard: Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much tax has been repatriated to the UK by each country adopting
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These are my links for February 13th from 12:23 to 12:39

From Hansard: VAT: Channel Islands Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the effect on value added
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Ruedi Elmer’s allegations against his former employers Julius Baer in Cayman feature in the Guardian today. Ruedi admits to having made mistakes in his campaign.
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The FT has reported: France on Friday will press for tighter controls on hedge funds, urging other big industrialised nations to strengthen regulation of the
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