Those who support tax havens often argue that they are centres for freedom., They’re not, of course: they are centres of deceit, opacity and, for many, ruin. As
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Today the Telegraph reported a government claim that 900,000 people had given up disability allowance claims because of the threat of medical examinations. The clear
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I thought this was telling in the FT this morning: The US Federal Reserve has ordered Citigroup to improve its compliance with anti-money laundering rules, citing deficiencies
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Cyprus is moving into unknown territory today, if not wholly by choice. The deal now agreed to close Laiki Bank and massively restructure the Bank of Cyprus will mean
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I’ve just noticed that the number of companies in the UK exceeded 3 million for the first time in January 2013, when the total number in existence reached 3,002,521. The
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The OECD has published a new paper on the importance of knowing the beneficial ownership of companies, on which I have already commented today. Admittedly this is a discussion
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Jersey’s planning a new law. Under it, as they say: The purpose of the Regulations, therefore, is to enable foreign companies to act as directors of
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My friends at Global Witness have issued an important press release this morning, saying: As the scandal grows around a Nigerian oil deal involving Shell
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As the FT reports this morning: In June, Cyprus became the fifth country in the eurozone to request an international bailout after lenders got caught up in
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