The FT has reported that: One of the most senior private bankers at UBS, the world’s leading wealth manager, has been detained by authorities in
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Another one bites the dust: Vanuatu gives up being a tax haven
The Australian has reported that: THE Vanuatu Government will scrap its secretive company law provisions within months as part of a legal overhaul aimed at
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Trouble in the Turks & Caicos
Fresh after last week’s condemnation of financial regulation in the Turks & Caicos comes more new from a place that would like to suggest it’s
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The US moves to put ownership data on file
In view of my recent comment on Delaware LLCs the following, issued yesterday, is significant: Today Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Senator Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), and
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The UK is responsible for its tax havens
The House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has reported on the UK’s Crown Protectorates a day after the Treasury Select Committee announced it was
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Bermuda is appalling
The Royal Gazette of Bermuda has noted that: Bermuda’s record in tackling money laundering and tightening compliance in the financial sector has been branded “appalling”
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The double-headed Hydra
Yesterday’s news that a senior partner in international accountants PKF has been arrested on charges of blatant tax evasion is, I regret, a matter of
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PKF Vanuatu: rotten to the core
A partner in PKF Vanuatu has been arrested for blatant tax evasion being sold from that tax haven. As Accountancy Age report it: Australian Federal
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From Corruption to Good Governance
The National Council of Churches in Australia has issued a stunning new report called “From Corruption to Good Governance”. As the summary says: Rich nations
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