The FT has noted that: The acting premier of the British Virgin Islands, Natalio Wheatley, has rejected as “unacceptable” the reimposition of direct rule from
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Corruption in the British Virgin Islands? Whatever next?
The Guardian reports this morning that: The premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been arrested in a sting operation in Miami on charges of
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Where is the UK government on Biden’s tax plan? Is Johnson intending to come out as the friend of tax havens?
I wrote about the Biden tax plan last week. I mentioned that it might raise an estimated £13.5bn pa for the UK at the weekend. And
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It’s time for the EU to get tough on Jersey and Guernsey
I was pleased to note this report in the Guardian yesterday: The European parliament is pushing for UK overseas territories including the British Virgin Islands,
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Just as the UK announces it plans to be a tax haven it has to announce an investigation into corruption on the British Virgin Islands
I mentioned this morning the confirmation that the UK government has made that it plans to turn the UK into a tax haven. I made
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Beneficial ownership for the Overseas Territories is just the start: there is a long way to go to get corporate transparency
My apologies: it’s been a slow start to the day. It was, for me, a late evening. There was a small celebration of the victory
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There will be no apology to the UK’s tax havens
The FT has reported this morning that: Britain has incurred the wrath of several of its overseas territories by backing measures to force them to
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Today could really mark the beginning of the end for the UK’s tax havens
Today MPs vote on an amendment to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill that would require the UK to impose a requirement on the UK’s
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The UK government is defending the tax haven secrecy that helps Russian criminals launder billions
I thought I might share this press release, from Christian Aid, out this morning: Today’s revelations that British Virgin Islands companies helped Russian mobsters launder tens
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