The Guardian / BBC story of alleged tax evasion at HSBC between 2005 and 2007 covers old ground for some of us who have been around
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UK bank publicised tax avoidance strategy for use in some of the world’s poorest countries
This press release came from Action Aid, today, and is worth sharing: One of Africa’s most high-profile banks — Standard Chartered — publicised the advice
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A Greek default will cost a lot less than bank penalties and fines. So what’s the fuss about?
This is the size of Greek debt: The latest data I have on Greek GDP is €182.4 bn in 2013. So debt was 175%
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Breaking Swiss banking secrecy: a goal that will be achieved
I have almost lost count of the number of times I and my fellow tax justice campaigners have been told over the last decade or
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How bad does a bank have to be?
The FT has reported this morning that: JPMorgan Chase’s earnings were hit by $1.1bn in new legal charges as the largest US bank prepares to
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The future of democracy demands that Greece has the right to a government of its own choosing
This was in the Guardian overnight: Fears were growing on Monday night of a fresh crisis in the eurozone after Greece failed to elect a
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Bankers’ bonuses were a problem in 1856 and we’ve not made much progress since then
I was reading Hansard from 1856 this morning (as one does) and came across this quote from a speech relating to the freform of partnership
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The first tree that needs felling in the banking orchard
The Guardian is providing clear indication of the first tree that needs felling in the banking orchard: Now, who’s next? And please don’t all queue to
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When is the orchard being cleared, Mr Carney?
Mark Carney has reportedly said that current banking scandals: mean it is simply untenable now to argue that the problem is one of a few
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