The Guardian reports this morning that: Switzerland’s central bank was embroiled in an insider trading scandal after bank chief Philipp Hildebrand was accused of speculating
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Staff at HMRC have had enough of the connivance of their bosses
According to Accountancy Age this morning: Staff at HM Revenue & Customs have set up a whistleblowing network to expose “errant bosses” at the department. This is Money
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Welfare reform and the US insurance giant Unum
All I can say is please read this from ‘Think Left’. The NHS is being dismantled. So is welfare. And all to make the rich
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What’s the price of offshore secrecy? £26 million when you’re Bernie Ecclestone
So, Bernie Ecclestone did, according to the Guardian, pay £26 million to a German banker, Gerhard Gribkowsky because: he feared the German might be about to
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The three lessons from the Olympus debacle
The unfolding story at Olympus is quite extraordinary. What seems to have happened, based on reports that I’ve read, is that fraudulent fees paid at the
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The UK and its territories dominate money laundering activity
From the EU Observer: “EU member states Cyprus and the UK have been named by the World Bank as two of the world’s leading destinations
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The US demands tax justice for its Swiss tax evaders: the UK settles for 30 pieces of silver
The UK has signed a tax haven deal with Switzerland it won’t even come near to raising the money claimed for it, whilst perpetuating bank secrecy. So says the
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Press coverage for the Tax Justice Network report on the flaws in the UK – Swiss tax deal
The serious press has picked up and covered the Tax Justice Network’s new report on the flaws in the UK – Swiss tax deal. The following are some highlights: Swiss-U.K.
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The loopholes which destroy HMRC’s claim that Swiss tax deal will see a £4-7bn Treasury windfall
The following press release was issued by the Tax Justice Network this morning, and I’m proud to be associated with it: UK/Swiss tax deal could see UK lose
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