A week ago it was possible to report that UK pension funds were in surplus. A week’s a long time in the financial markets. They’re
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BDO US – going under?
Accounting firm BDO has been fined $521 million in the USA. It’s annual fee income is $589 million. $351 million of the penalty is punitive
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Hecklers – BBC Radio 4
I had an amsuing time yesterday evening and since the result will be broadcast next Wednesday I thought I’d give it a mention now. I
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The UK ‘tax amnesty’ – PWC’s view
The PWC web site (which is well protected by passwords – heaven knows why) has the follwoing to say this week on action needed on
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We can tackle inequality
The Guardian is doing well with its blogs today. Seamus Milne has a great one on the growing poverty gap in the UK. As he
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One-eyed corruption hunting
A good blog by Alex Cobham in the Guardian yesterday. As he, rightly, argues, if you define corruption as only taking place in the public
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Jersey’s ticking clock
The Jersey Evening Post reported yesterday (sorry, no permalink and reproduced in the public interest as a result) that: THE Treasury department has 18 months
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Non dom wants to finace Labour
Accountancy Age has reported: Non-domiciled steel billionaire Swaraj Paul has pledged to finance the election campaign of Gordon Brown if the prime minister calls a
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Tax haven UK – 4 – Never file a set of accounts
One of the chief characteristics of a tax haven is that it provides a secrecy space – an opportunity for something to happen about which
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