August is supposedly the quiet month of the year. The month when in the UK at least there is no news. And when people shut
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Country-by-country reporting: the Dodd-Frank Act in multiple languages
Given the importance of the recent US law requiring country-by-country and project-by-project reporting by extractive companies listed on the SEC, Revenue Watch has translated it
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The Isle of Man needs an opposition – and it isn’t me
The Isle of Man Today web site carries the following back handed compliment today, the following being an edited (shortened) version of the story: We
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Who needs a Treasury when we have Goldman Sachs, PWC and KPMG?
As the FT notes: George Osborne is planning to cut staff numbers at the Treasury by about one-quarter and scale back his department’s role as
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CHRISTIAN AID URGES HOUSEHOLD NAME FIRMS TO BACK ACCOUNTING REFORM
Christian Aid is launching a new phase of its Trace the Tax campaign for greater financial transparency by multinational companies. The charity is asking supporters
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Blair – a deluded, desperate, neoliberal banker
Blair’s spoken about his new book to the Guardian. There’s much to despise. For example,as the Guardian notes: Blair’s outspoken remarks about the financial crisis
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