Barclays ‘Head of Wealth Operations’ has been writing to his customers…. To tell them that running an offshore bank account may not always have been
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The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is a great idea, in theory. But as I’ve also said for some time there are flaws in it.I highlighted
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If you have any doubt just read this about Zurich Financial Services in the FT. As the FT noted: Many mutual funds prohibit rapid turnover
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We have often said that the UK is not just an offshore financial centre (and now an IMF study agrees). We’ve also said it’s a
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Accountancy Age has reported that: A Reykjavik court has found J??n ?Ã…sgeir J??hannesson, the founder and chief executive officer of investment group Baugur, guilty of
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The ITIO, and the Isle of Man in particular launched an attack on the money laundering and tax management standards of the world’s major economies
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I’m not going to gloat over Lord Browne’s resignation from BP. It’s sad when a gay man feels he has to lie about his private
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It’s always pleasant to find people agreeing with you. The FT’s editorial today says: At the very least, it is time to rethink what we
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AccountingWEB has reported that: HMRC has announced that from 15 June 2007, if you are travelling to or from a country outside the European Union
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