Jack Blum firing broadsides
Monday, July 28th, 2008Jack Blum is a US attorney who has specialised in tackling offshore abuse for many years. He can fairly claim to have done more to
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Jersey, tackling the wrong issue, as ever
Sunday, July 27th, 2008The Jersey Evening Post has reported that: A LEADING Jersey finance company has been closed down by the Jersey Financial Services Commission following a police
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Equitable Life: what it mean for offshore
Thursday, July 17th, 2008The Parliamentary Ombudsman (Ann Abraham) has found that: The U.K. should compensate Equitable Life Assurance Society policyholders who lost out when the insurer almost collapsed
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There's something rotten in the State of Jersey
Friday, July 11th, 2008I had a very interesting conversation with a person who lives in the Channel Islands last week. He did not come from Jersey. The person
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Tackling round tripping: India fights back
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008The Economic Times of India has reported that: The government is planning to scrutinise investments flowing in from tax havens such as Andorra, Aruba, Bahamas,
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Jersey: costing £500 million in tax evasion to the UK a year, at least
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Jersey has published its figures for tax retained under the EU Savings Tax Directive in 2007. The press release they put out is misleading. I
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CORRUPTION: Norway Turns the Spotlight on Tax Havens
Monday, July 7th, 2008A new commission appointed by Norway will investigate ways of putting a stop to the huge flows of money into tax havens. Tax evasion and
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It is time for tax justice
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008I spoke at the meeting calling for tax justice in London this evening, supported by a wide range of organisations. This is what I said:
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Tackling turmoil: creating solutions to the tax haven problem
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008In ‘Tax Havens: Creating Turmoil’ I have sought to illustrate the scale of the tax haven problem, to explain how they really work (an analysis
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