The FT brings welcome news this morning, noting that: US authorities are demanding JPMorgan Chase pay more than $6bn to settle allegations it mis-sold securities to government-backed mortgage
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The BVI’s tax information exchange is in chaos – and it’s time the UK acted
As the OECD has noted in a new report on information exchange: British Virgin Islands : The Phase 2 review shows that the Virgin Islands experienced
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Increasing corporate accountability – what the UK Transparency Bill delivers
I’ve already written about the UK Corporate and Individual Tax and Financial Transparency Bill (which, t has to be admitted is a but of a mouthful
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What’s a £1 billion fraud worth? A suspended sentence
The reluctance of the world’s jurisdictions to tackle major corporate fraud – especially when undertaken by pilars of society – is notable. It extends to Japan, where as Financial
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JP Morgan wants Europe to be rid of social rights, democracy, employee rights and the right to protest
In late May J P Morgan issued a chilling review of what they saw as the state of progress on tackling the Eurozone crisis. As they put
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Cadbury’s: a corrupted culture
The FT this morning reveals something that has, to a very large degree, been known for a very long time – which is that Cadbury’s in its pre and post
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The OECD says there are vast amounts offshore – and that can only be with the knowing assistance of the world’s big banks
The OECD issued a new report overnight for the G8. The subject is automatic information exchange – the theme of today’s G8 summit. In the forward
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Tax transparency begins at home: what could be done for tax transparency without any G8 agreement
Politicians from the Coalition have been keen to say in advance of today’s G8 summit that progress on tax transparency is dependent upon international agreement.
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Why voluntary disclosure of beneficial ownership of companies is like asking criminals to leave their calling cards
I have already written of my concerns about Cameron's announcement on transparency, but I think those concerns still need further elaboration. The reason is that,
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