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HSBC brings in $45 billion of SIVs
The FT has reported that: HSBC has unveiled plans to take $45bn of mainly complex debt investments onto its balance sheet to end uncertainty surrounding
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Jersey wants to renege on Tax Information Exchange Agreements
A fascinating article in the Jersey Evening Post yesterday. It said (sorry, no sustainable link) Finance firms say that they are now losing business as
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For the price of a cappuccino
There’s an article on the Guardian site under the title “For the price of a cup of cappuccino a week, we can have growth and
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Why not just abolish the domicile rule?
I am as amazed as almost every other commentators at Gordon Brown’s loss of a deft touch as prime minister. Take this as the next
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Jersey’s black hole
Jersey has published its budget for 2008, which includes forecast to 2012. According to the budget all is well in the Isle. Having had a
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Northern Rock: can the market heal itself?
The FT has reported that: Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin group on Monday was confirmed as the preferred bidder for Northern Rock. It is reported that:
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It could only happen in Jersey
Earlier this year an accountant in Jersey was found guilty of money laundering £27 million. Let’s be clear: Peter Michel was no big time player,
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Books of the Year
The New Statesman Book of the Year column has the following from Michela Wrong: Poisoned Wells by Nicholas Shaxson (Palgrave Macmillan)Brazzaville Charms by Cassie Knight
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