I think it’s worth reiterating something I blogged yesterday because it is so significant. As the Guardian reports: A scathing report by regulator says top financial
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British banks aren’t doing enough to tackle money laundering and corruption
Global Witness is a partner of Tax Research LLP in the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development. Global Witness has done stunning work
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The US gets tough on tax evasion, unlike the UK
As the FT notes this morning: Banks and foreign governments are mounting an increasingly desperate push against a sweeping US tax law that will force
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Dirty money requires two to tango
In a piece titled Dirty Money: Why does the international banking system make it so easy for corruption to flourish?, the People & Power series on Al Jazeera reports on
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Southern Cross is the model for the privatisation of the NHS
Southern Cross is not an aberration. Of course people will like to say it’s a bad apple, but it’s not. It is the model for the
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Clinton endorses the tax justice agenda
Hilary Clinton made an extraordinary speech to the OECD on aid today. It went far beyond anything I might have expected. The whole thing is here. The
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Poorest countries lost $197 bn to illicit financial flows in a decade
A United Nations Development Program (UNDP) commissioned report from Global Financial Integrity (GFI) (one of Tax Research LLP’s partners in the Task Force on Financial
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If you don’t think Channel Islands’ Foundations aren’t meant to abuse the UK, read this
I’ve just noted that Guernsey is planning to introduce laws so that foundations can be established on the island. They like to say this is for the benefit of clients from
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Guernsey promotes new tax abuse
Tax-news.com is proudly reporting that: Guernsey’s Commerce and Employment Department has launched a six-week consultation on the proposed new foundations law. Foundations are, of course,
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