The future of pensions
Tuesday, August 15th, 2006Most people worry about their pensions. But the issues that worry them are usually whether they have paid in enough, or whether they have chosen
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Barclay's CSR
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006The Ethical Corporation has done an interesting review of Barclay’s 2005 CSR Report. In it they note that: In the foreword to Barclays’ most recent
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The cost of tax havens
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006MSNBC has reported on findings to be discussed before a Senate Committee in the USA today. Key amongst the claims are that: Offshore tax havens
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Let's be clear - Inheritance Tax is not double taxation
Monday, July 31st, 2006Jason Holden is proving to be a regular, and welcome reader of this blog. But I want to pick up on something he said in
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The price of VAT fraud
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006The Federation of Technological Industries has reported an article by Paul Lashmar in the Independent on Sunday. Unfortunately the IoS charges an absurd £1 an
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The people of Cayman are confused
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006The Cayman NetNews reports that the people of Cayman are confused by their poor international image. They say: There is no doubt that we have
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Apple does a Microsoft and goes for secrecy in Ireland
Monday, July 17th, 2006Apple Corp is joining Microsoft in re-registering its Irish subsidiaries as unlimited companies according to a report in the Irish Sunday Business Post online. The
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Barclays' CSR does not add up - by £1.5 billion
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006Barclays CEO John Varley spoke at the Fifth Ethical Corporation Summit in London on 31st May this year. One of the issues he raised was
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£3.5 billion - the cost of tax avoidance
Monday, July 3rd, 2006The Wall Street Journal article referred to below concerns an obscure Delaware corporation, Augustus Funding LLC. It so happens however that the LLC in question
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