I didn’t say that. It’s a headline in this morning’s FT. The article refers to the web site featured here (and subsequently on BBC news
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Get into STEP
There’s a fascinating article in Cayman NetNews about what makes a reputable offshore financial centre. It’s full of the usual weasel words that these things
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Why the havens can’t be trusted to set standards
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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What is offshore?
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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Mittal Steel did the right thing – will Firestone?
Last year I worked on Global Witnesses’ ‘Heavy Mittal’ report. It was depressing work. Mittal exploited Liberia in my opinion, and in meetings could offer
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Holy alliance embarks on tax crusade
The above title comes from the Observer. As they say in today’s paper: A holy alliance of church groups and bishops is demanding that Gordon
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UK government promoting the UK as a tax haven
Full marks to Andrew Goodall for spotting the web site of UK Trade and Investment, a government sponsored site on which there is a blatant
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The scale of the offshore problem
The scale of the offshore problem is graphically shown by an article in the Washington Post. If you don’t see it before, now you’ll see
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No time for excuses
I’ve been involved in a debate at AccountingWEB which flows from their limited coverage of the new tax amnesty (a story that I note has
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