Sometimes a tax haven does something that is blunt, even crude, and yet seems indicative of what is right. Take Guernsey for example. It was
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Statoil’s crown slips
I mentioned recently that Statoil was one of the most ethical companies. It’s disappointing to note therefore that it has settled fines of $21 million
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Vantis – another name for the hall of shame?
The Sunday Times broke the news on Sunday that: [HM Revenue & Customs] investigators have raided the homes of executives at a top City accountancy
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Accountants can’t do it – but campaigners can
I have already noted the complete absence of comment by the professional bodies representing accountants regarding the dropping of corruption allegations concerning BAE. Now we
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2007 – the year when offshore goes ballistic?
You know the sort of thing – the inevitable ‘what will happen next year’ discussion that takes place at this time of the year. Chris
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Will Citibank settle?
Citibank is being sued for $36 million in Switzerland by an irate customer whose bank account was defrauded by an employee, in which fraud he’s
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Where are the accountants on BAE?
The collapse of the investigation into BAE last week was a national disaster. I know Blair thinks he’s preserved jobs and the UK’s ties with
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Another Jersey myth – that their fulfilment industry competes with iTunes
Jersey has often claimed that its on-line fulfilment industry competes with the music download market run by the likes of iTunes. This explanation is, of
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Time for KPMG to smell the coffee
The Jersey Evening Post (whose web site is so bad I won’t link to it) has published a story today in which it reports that:
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