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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As the Guardian has reported this morning: The cost to UK banks of providing redress for mis-selling mounted on Tuesday, when Barclays set aside another £1bn to compensate its
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Sky has just reported: HSBC is to recruit a line-up of heavyweight figures including Britain’s former top taxman to oversee a new effort to combat
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I am not sure what planet KPMG are on. The FT report this morning that: The total value of large frauds reported by UK corporates
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The Guardian has reported this morning that: Britain’s most successful serial confidence trickster, Achilleas Kallakis, faces up to 10 years in jail after being found
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