By pure coincidence I had a booked telephone call yesterday to discuss with an NGO why accountants were not apparently complying with anti-money laundering regulation.
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Companies House is not fit for purpose
The Treasury Committee of the House of Commons has reported this morning on economic crime in the UK. It thinks Companies House a major weakness
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The Spider’s Web -the best film on offshore now available online
The Spider’s Web documentary is probably the best film on offshore ever made. And I can say that because I did not have time to
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Who are the suppliers of corruption services?
I wrote this blog post in January 2007, during a visit to Chile. My relationship with TI has changed since then, as they have developed
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It’s always the lies that get them in the end
It’s not bad luck that results in two senior US presidential advisers being either found, or pleading, guilty to corruption charges in a single day.
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The EU will say no to May’s fraudster’s charter
According to the Guardian: May’s principal aim is to finally get agreement on the knotty issue of customs, solving the problem of the Irish border.
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Jersey: still occupied
The Jersey Evening Post reported yesterday that: Last month External Relations Minister Ian Gorst announced that Jersey was following the UK by introducing a ‘settled-status’
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HBOS – fraud, cover-up and consistent public exploitation
The following is a guest post by Professor Atul K. Shah reflects on the implications of the ‘Turnbull Report’ on HBOS, recently leaked: A Bank is
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Crypto-currencies and tax enforcement
During the hearing on VAT fraud to which I gave evidence yesterday I was asked how tax authorities should respond to the threat from crypto-currencies.
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