The FT has reported: In a 66-page report expected to be endorsed by heads of government at next week’s G8 summit in Italy, ministers agree
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A couple of weeks ago Bob Diamond of Barclays said: Our aim is clear – it’s to be the premier global investment bank over the
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I drafted the Tax Justice Network / Association for Accountancy and Business Affairs code of conduct for tax in 2007 ( summary here). It attracted
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An occasional commentator on this blog called Jim for Justice had a letter under the above title in the Manx herald. It said: The more
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Joseph Stiglitz. amongst others, has contributed to a series of economic recommendations to the G8 called the Shadow Gn. High on the list of recommendations:
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UBS Client Rubinstein Pleads Guilty Over Tax Return (Update2) – Bloomberg.com. A Florida millionaire pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return that failed to
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Private equity does a u-turn | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC. Tax havens, banks and private equity appear to be in
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Vince Cable in the New Statesman: Banks should either surrender their protection and compete like other firms, or be protected and have their profit regulated
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From the Jersey Evening Post: Jersey has plans to move to automatic exchange of tax information by 2011. Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf has revealed that
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