Accountancy Age published their Top 50 Financial power List for 2007 today. After a year’s hard work I moved up one place from last year
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Trust me, I’m a trust company.
I’ve been accused on occasion of focusing too strongly on dubious practice in Jersey. I accept that it’s the haven I know best, but sometimes
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TJN 4 Africa
The Tax Justice Network for Africa is launched in Nairobi on 18 / 19 January. It’s still ( I understand) just possible to book a
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Guernsey – putting anti-avoidance rules to use
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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Who deserved to be in the New Year’s Honours list?
AccountingWEB is asking who really deserved to be in the New Year’s Honours list. I’ve commented as follows: If Mike Rake deserves a knighthood, then
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Tax caps – one person’s benefit is another’s killer
Jersey begins the new year with discussion on whether the rich should have their tax liabilities in the Island capped. This follows on from moves
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What does success look like?
Out to dinner last night and someone asked me what success would look like in my work. Now, he’s doing an MBA and I know
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Mike Rake – a Knight too far
The UK is wedded to the class system, and so still awards new year honours of varying classes, indicating your rank in society. Amongst recipients
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Toynbee – spot on
Polly Toynbee has a new year’s wish in the Guardian today. Amongst them this: ¬? Create a standing tax commission to expose who pays what
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