Richard Hay of London lawyers Stikeman Elliot has been in Jersey offering more of his well known opinion, which is always strongly pro-tax havens. As
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There are lies, d***ed lies and some in the offshore financial services industry
My blog entitled The Crown Protectorates – Open for Money Laundering was reposted on the Is This Jersey? web site. They often are. And, as
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UK Tax Amnesty raises £400 million – so far
The Times has reported that: HM Revenue & Customs has clawed back £400 million from people with offshore bank accounts after it granted a partial
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The most important tax haven report in years
I’ve written quite a bit about the NAO report on the Crown Protectorates over the last few days. And having read the detail I’ve now
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The NAO – in complete denial on tax evasion
The NAO report on the Crown Protectorates says: Seven Territories have offshore financial centres, delivering financial services almost exclusively to non-residents. Three Territories, (Bermuda, Cayman
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Money laundering regulation in the Crown Protectorates – just how bad it is
I blogged yesterday on how few suspicious activity reports are raised in the Crown Protectorates. The I dug into the NAO report into the places
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The Crown Protectorates can’t account – so how can it regulate?
The NAO report on the Crown Protectorates is an almost never ending horror story. Take this on Bermuda, one of the best regulated of these
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The Crown Protectorates – open for money laundering
The National Audit Office Report on the Crown Protectorates is shocking. I knew things were bad in the tax havens, but not this bad. I’ll
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Branson’s pickle
Prem Sikka has an article on Richard Branson’s bid for Northern Rock on the Guardian blog today under the above title. Prem notes that: Sir
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