Foundations have been at the core of the abuse that has taken place in Liechtenstein. And just as they have become the pariah instrument of
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How do local people benefit from being a tax haven?
The Jersey Evening Post reported a week or so ago that the price of an average three bedroom house in the island is now £470,000,
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The rogue’s gallery
Tax-news.com has reported: Jersey has been recommended as one of the top three global financial centres by leading advisers and wealth managers in research conducted
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Guernsey: why has there been no investigation of its rampant money laundering?
There was an article on Mondaq.com a few days ago entitled Guernsey – A World Class International Finance Centre. You have to take this seriously:
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Jersey: Heads in the sand
The Jersey Evening Post published this yesterday (no sustainable link): FINANCE experts were this morning telling Islanders not to panic amid reports of plummeting share
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Jersey – riddled with corruption
I have been involved in a discussion on the IsThisJersey web site, where my blog entitled ‘2007 – a year in retrospect’ was reproduced. As
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The IMF are coming – let’s get the prosecutions rolling
The IMF is undertaking reviews of many offshore territories in 2008 with regard to their money laundering compliance. Jersey is rolling out new legislation every
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Crown Dependency money laundering: a plea for advice
My correspondence with a member of the financial services community in Guernsey is continuing. I have made a simple suggestion to him. This is that
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What does GST mean in Jersey?
One of my Jersey correspondents tells me that the public’s repulsion for the regressive GST (Goods and Services Tax) to be introduced in Jersey in
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