The Australian has reported: UBS’s US operations decided on the ban earlier this month after it was caught up in a congressional enquiry into tax
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Siemens to sue its former directors for corruption
The FT has reported that: Siemens on Tuesday announced it planned to claim damages from eleven of its former executive board members, including ex-chief executives
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Mud cakes
If you wonder why I and my colleagues argue for tax reform to benefit the poorest people in the world look at this picture: That
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Jack Blum firing broadsides
Jack Blum is a US attorney who has specialised in tackling offshore abuse for many years. He can fairly claim to have done more to
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Jersey, tackling the wrong issue, as ever
The Jersey Evening Post has reported that: A LEADING Jersey finance company has been closed down by the Jersey Financial Services Commission following a police
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The UK Tax Amnesty – here we go again
Last year’s ‘tax amnesty’ in the UK worked: about 45,000 people who had hidden cash in tax havens paid up. Almost 20,000 more declared they
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The challenge offshore banking poses
James Henry has written an amazing article in the US magazine The Nation regarding the US Senate hearings on UBS and LGT. It’s lengthy, and
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UBS knew it was acting illegally
I have been reading the US Senate report on tax havens that focuses on LGT and UBS. I have already reported my doubts about the
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UBS: their business model was illegal
This report is typical of many tonight: UBS admitted it broke U.S. law in setting up sham offshore tax shelters for wealthy Americans and agreed
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