This the chart of the FTSE in the last ten years grabbed from here: Nothing says to me that it makes any sense that the
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Transfer pricing – the video
I made this video a while away (I don’t even recall those glasses!) but since I’ve been asked about transfer pricing and this seems to
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The three lessons from the Olympus debacle
The unfolding story at Olympus is quite extraordinary. What seems to have happened, based on reports that I’ve read, is that fraudulent fees paid at the
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I didn’t go to playschool
I was amused by Salman Shaheen’s review of the debate I took part in at the Front Line Club last week, to be found here. The debate
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The end of the Channel Islands’ VAT abuse
I have campaigned for several years to end the abuse of VAT Low Value Consignment Relief by companies based in the Channel Islands. Richard Allen
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Zug
I am in Zug this morning, for meetings. It all looks so innocent, charming, organised, innocuous. And yet the Canton of Zug sets out to
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Occupy Norwich to discuss financial reform
It’s great to see Norfolk is well and truly on the #occupy map: Occupy Norwich are to have a discussion on reform of our monetary
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Who is paying for Jersey to be a tax haven?
The reason why places like Jersey became tax havens was to raise tax revenue from third parties. The tax revenues raised were, in effect, export
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France – tackling offshore trusts
France looks to be making interesting moves to tackle offshore trust abuse. There’s a technical note on the issue here. Commentary would be welcome. My
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