05/13/2016
Why Jersey says it's not a tax haven
Convincing the world you're not a tax haven isn't easy.
Tax
05/13/2016
British tax havens accuse Cameron of double standards
I’ve been shocked by the degree to which I find corruption.
05/12/2016
Emma Watson: Illustrating the Difference Between in the Public Interest and What Interests the Public
There has been a great deal of media focus in the build-up to Thursday’s anti-corruption summit but, while the amount of news has been substantial, it has also served to show the risks of introducing a public register.
05/12/2016
UK tipped off over Swiss bank years before US exposed tax fraud
The banking secrecy techniques revealed in internal BSI documents seen by the FT offer the latest glimpse of how bankers in the City have helped clients move money around the world incognito.
05/12/2016
Societe Generale CEO Defends Panama Link in French Senate
The CEO was questioned for two hours in Paris over the bank’s business links with law firm Mossack Fonseca & Co.
05/11/2016
Gibraltar’s tax officials probe Panama Papers
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published in searchable format information on over 300,000 offshore entities.
05/11/2016
Candy brothers may have paid almost no UK tax on £27m land deal
Panama Papers leak shows property tycoons bought and sold Parkwood estate near Windsor using offshore companies
05/11/2016
Credit Agricole says wealth arm no longer managing offshore structures
The Le Monde report suggested Credit Agricole had 54 active offshore companies in Panama, set up via Mossack Fonseca, as of end-2015.
05/11/2016
French senator says no grounds to pursue SocGen CEO for misleading parliament
I think I asked very precise questions," Dominati said, referring to when he was chairman of a Senate inquiry committee into the matter.
05/10/2016
Offshore Finance Centres 'More Transparent Than UK'
New global rules forcing companies to report taxable activities country-by-country publicly have been called for by a group of 300 prominent economists, in a push to close down tax havens.
05/10/2016
What would a world without tax havens look like? George Bull
More a case of ‘be careful what you wish for’?
05/10/2016
JFSC action taken re Mossack Fonseca
The level of attention globally generated by the Panama Papers matter, linked to further anticipated public disclosures covering worldwide financial dealings over the coming days, suggest that the authorities in Jersey should be as well prepared as possib
05/09/2016
Commerzbank Sent Interim Trades Report to German Tax Authorities
Germany’s government is looking at allegations that banks used a scheme to let clients reduce capital-gains tax by exploiting a legal loophole.
05/09/2016
The UK should clamp down on tax havens as there are no justification for them
The economists are urging the government to lift the secrecy over the ownership of companies and trusts.
05/09/2016
Here's what 300 top economists told the UK about tax havens
The UK has sovereignty over around a third of the world's tax havens such as the British Virgin Islands, the economists say.
05/06/2016
Iceland’s First Lady speaks out on offshore speculation
I have never had a bank account with HSBC nor have I been a client of that bank
05/06/2016
Italy PM Renzi's ally, Tiscali head, convicted of tax evasion
Renzi has been under growing pressure in recent months over scandals involving his government and members of the PD.
05/05/2016
Bank of mum and dad - a road paved with good intentions by George Bull
As has been well reported, the Centre for Economics and Business Research suggests that the 'bank of mum and dad' will account for around £5bn of lending to children buying property, making them a top 10 lender.
05/04/2016
How world's big money sails to offshore investment hubs: UN report nails Panama model
The leaks from the database of world’s fourth biggest offshore law firm, Mossack Fonseca, shows that it acts for about 300,000 companies spread across the world.
05/04/2016
HMRC poised for further high net worth tax crack down
HMRC needs to ensure it makes use of some of its new and more contentious tools in a reasonable way - and focuses on activity which constitutes real abuse.