One of the commentators on my article in Comment is Free today said: I haven’t paid much attention to the UBS case. Clearly if they
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The next UK tax amnesty: what to expect
Accountancy Age has been digging about the prospect of another UK tax amnesty. The last only really affected the activities of the UK’s five biggest
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EU says regulation must be pan-European
The BBC has reported: The City of London and other financial institutions should be supervised by a new pan-European watchdog, a European Commission report recommends.
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Prime Time: Ireland is a tax haven
That was the message I delivered on Irish television last night. You can see it here. The message is a blunt one: Ireland chose to
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Gordon hasn’t changed his spots
Gordon Brown has not changed his spots. Re-reading his article in the Observer on Sunday makes that clear. He said: But as we design this
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One way of looking at it
One way of looking at it…with apologies to whoever owns the original copyright: The financial crisis explained in simple terms……………………….. Heidi is the proprietor of
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UBS – shouldn’t they be shut down in the UK now as an improper person to offer financial advice?
UBS is a bank now proven to be guilty of systemic fraud. And now the US Department for Justice is suggesting it assisted at least
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Why tax havens are costing us all money now
I was on File on 4 on BBC Radio 4 yesterday evening explaining why the UK banks’ tax haven operations will all cost us more
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Toxic banks
It seems every day brings news of a new banking crisis. HBOS continues to pull Lloyds down: RBS bumps along with the state unable to
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