The Lord Mayor of London - Jersey's overseas sales agent
Monday, May 14th, 2007The Jersey Evening Post has reported that the Lord Mayor of London has invited representatives of Jersey’s financial services industry to join him on his
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Why the havens can't be trusted to set standards
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007The ITIO, and the Isle of Man in particular launched an attack on the money laundering and tax management standards of the world’s major economies
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Jersey has its own international identity
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007The UK and Jersey have celebrated May Day by signing an agreement recognising Jersey’s won separate international identity, distinct from that of the UK. The
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What is it about politcians?
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007Paul Wolfowitz may not be an elected politician, but he’s certainly part of the US political elite, if for no other reason than having been
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I've paid my tax - does the 'tax amnesty' affect me?
Thursday, April 26th, 2007A question has been posted on this site. It asks: I am puzzled by this so called offshore tax amnesty. I have for many years
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The Channel Island's respond to the tax amnesty
Monday, April 23rd, 2007It’s fascinating to read the response to the UK’s ‘tax amnesty’ in the Channel Islands. Remember, the information the Revenue have got on half a
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No time for excuses
Friday, April 20th, 2007I’ve been involved in a debate at AccountingWEB which flows from their limited coverage of the new tax amnesty (a story that I note has
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The UK is an offshore finance centre - according to an IMF study
Thursday, April 19th, 2007The IMF have issued a working paper in the last few days with the headline grabbing title ‘Concept of Offshore Financial Centers: In Search of
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You can trust a lawyer
Friday, April 13th, 2007Lawyers are probably the greatest obstacles to justice in the world. No, that’s not an exam question (although it would be a good one if
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