Tax is going bananas
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007The Guardian’s front page this morning is dedicated to a single story. It leads with the comment that: Global banana companies supplying the UK are
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Bring out your SIVs - before it's too late
Monday, November 5th, 2007The Times has reported that: The Securities and Exchange Commission, the US financial regulator, is understood to be conducting an investigation into Citigroup’s accounting of
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Northern Rock - the real questions it raises
Monday, November 5th, 2007I’ve been asked by a couple of people to do an update on Northern Rock. There are two reasons. The first is that, as the
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The Selfish Isles
Sunday, November 4th, 2007I note that Nick Shaxson has re-christened the Channel Islands the Selfish Isles on the TJN blog, and ne’er was a name so well chosen.
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Jersey asks is there any truth in Murphy's law?
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007The Jersey Evening Post had an article in its pages on Friday with the title: Any truth in Murphy’s Law? The Murphy is question turned
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The FRC - lacking meaningful leadership
Friday, November 2nd, 2007Prem Sikka has been in action, again, this time in Accountancy age. He has noted that: The FRC’s lack of vision is also evident on
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The Torygraph endorses Jersey
Friday, November 2nd, 2007The timing was impeccable. After yesterday’s story here on the amount of tax evasion taking place in Jersey the Daily Telegraph in the UK had
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PWC wants to capture Jamaica
Thursday, November 1st, 2007The Jamaica Gleaner has reported that: Senator Don Wehby, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, has set up a
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The importance of redistribution
Thursday, November 1st, 2007Larry Summers, former US Secretary of the Treasury, has given an interview to International Economy. He said: If the income distribution in the United States
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