Following a talk by TJN's John Christensen in the Stroud's Subscription Rooms, UK, on 20th January, the presentation have now been made available, in six parts.
Tax Havens part 1: Alternative to the Cuts.
Tax Havens part 2: Britain is the Biggest Player: How Bananas Help Us Understand Tax Havens.
Tax Havens part 3: Trusts, Evasion and Grolsch.
Tax Havens part 4: Cause of the Financial Crisis and Solutions.
Tax Havens part 5: Interview with John Christensen
Tax Havens part 6: Comments and Questions: Boots, Treasure Islands and the Joy of Tax.
With an overview here. With thanks to Philip Booth.
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“The Rise of Britain’s tax haven empire” will hopefully be concluded by its “Fall”.
Caveat emptor – Let the buyer beware
Caveat venditor – Let the seller beware
Caveat emptor is a defence used by the Isle of Man government to protect investment funds.
Of course any buyer is required to make reasonable scrutiny of an investment vehicle before buying shares in it. But when the seller is in the business of regularly selling a complex investment product the seller has a greater responsibility to ensure that this “scrutiny” is not corrupted by misleading or confusing statements.
Only when the buyer and seller are negotiating from equal bargaining positions should the doctrine of caveat emptor apply.
In other words; the means used to persuade pensioners to part with their life savings can NOT be compared with the means used to sell second-hand cars from a backstreet lock-up.
This and other tomfoolery account for the “The Rise of Britain’s tax haven empire”.