The Pope on globalisation
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008TheTimes has reported that: The Pope, who is preparing an encyclical on the social effects of globalisation, gave a homily at St Peter’s yesterday on
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Jersey - riddled with corruption
Friday, January 4th, 2008I have been involved in a discussion on the IsThisJersey web site, where my blog entitled ‘2007 – a year in retrospect’ was reproduced. As
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The IMF are coming - let's get the prosecutions rolling
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008The IMF is undertaking reviews of many offshore territories in 2008 with regard to their money laundering compliance. Jersey is rolling out new legislation every
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Crown Dependency money laundering: a plea for advice
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008My correspondence with a member of the financial services community in Guernsey is continuing. I have made a simple suggestion to him. This is that
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2007 - a year in retrospect
Monday, December 31st, 20072007 was a good year for tax justice. Most important of all was a serous change in the development community. There is now significant support
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What does GST mean in Jersey?
Friday, December 28th, 2007One of my Jersey correspondents tells me that the public’s repulsion for the regressive GST (Goods and Services Tax) to be introduced in Jersey in
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What I'd like for Christmas: that Channel Island's bankers understand their money laundering laws
Friday, December 21st, 2007Two people claiming to be Channel Island’s financial services operators have been making extensive comments on two blogs on this site. Despite the claims of
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Jersey: a house built on sand
Thursday, December 20th, 2007Jersey has issued its Economic Digest for 2007. It is a fascinating document. These are some of the highlights: ¬? In 2006 Jersey’s total GVA
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Why argue as I do?
Monday, December 17th, 2007I have been subject to some fairly predictable verbal assaults from some in the financial services industry over the last few days, especially but not
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