I’ve had a letter from the EU in response to the initial request that TJN made for a review of IFRS 8 in the EU
Read the full article…

Good. Any other result would have been a disaster for corporate governance. Now, were were the auditors in all this? They were, inevitably, KPMG.

I have been pondering why Jersey has opted for the route of legitimising what is generally seen as tax evasion within its territory, so providing
Read the full article…

Accountancy Age has covered Ernst & Young’s work on inward investment in Europe: The number of foreign projects into Europe rose to a record high
Read the full article…

“‘For the first time in 200 years we have an integrated global structure in the Square Mile and Manhattan whose basic purpose is to shift
Read the full article…

Independent columnist Johann Hari wrote a good message to new PM Gordon Brown last week. It’s well worth reading in full. But for the benefit
Read the full article…

Senator Frank Walker, Chief Minister of Jersey responded to TJN’s submission to the US Senate on developments on the finance industry in that Island on
Read the full article…

There’s excellent news in the Observer today: Plans have been drawn up for an international taskforce to crack down on tax haven abuses orchestrated in
Read the full article…

Alex Cobham is now a regular commentator for the Guardian newspaper in the UK. He has an article out today on private equity. He argues
Read the full article…