TJN Financial Secrecy Index 2015 reveals improving global financial transparency, but USA threatens progress
Monday, November 2nd, 2015The following comes straight from the Tax Justice Network and is important enough in my view to reproduce in full. I should declare that I
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Jersey's economic wasteland enjoys a one-off dead-cat bounce
Thursday, October 1st, 2015The Jersey Evening Post had a headline yesterday that read: Jersey’s economy beats rest of Europe As exercises in wishful thinking go this is a pretty
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Of tax havens, tax evasion and desperate Prime Ministers
Thursday, October 1st, 2015The Guardian has a headline this morning that says: David Cameron says not enough is being done to tackle tax evasion Prime minister says he
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The UK cannot afford tax warfare
Friday, August 7th, 2015The FT has this morning reported that: An Obama administration crackdown to stop US businesses pursuing takeovers that let them escape the country’s high corporate
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Who has got the most tax evasion disclosures amongst the Crown Dependencies?
Monday, July 20th, 2015The government has today announced new figures for settlements made under tax disclosure arrangements created for Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. The data is
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Jersey's finances going down the pan
Wednesday, July 15th, 2015The Jersey Evening Post reported yesterday that: JERSEY’S fiscal ‘black hole’ has now mushroomed to £145m — around £1,438 for every local resident — according
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If you're so into respect and inclusion Deloitte why are you assisting the exploitation of the world's poor?
Thursday, July 9th, 2015Deloitte UK has produced this video on respect and inclusion: I am all for respect and inclusion but in that case I have questions for
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The EU's banks do seem to be shifting profits for tax
Wednesday, July 8th, 2015A new report by me analysing the result of EU bank’s country-by-country reporting under the terms of the Capital Requirements Directive has been published by the
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The EU should have taken note: tax haven lists don't work, but the Financial Secrecy Index does
Friday, June 19th, 2015I am well aware that many of my critics like to say I know little about anything. Unsurprisingly I don’t agree. What I do know
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