'Tax haven' tag generates growing unease
Friday, May 4th, 2007I didn’t say that. It’s a headline in this morning’s FT. The article refers to the web site featured here (and subsequently on BBC news
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AABA - a web site to read, time and again
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007I’m aware that there have been many new readers of this site of late. Site traffic is rising fast. Some may not be familiar with
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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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What is offshore?
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007It’s always pleasant to find people agreeing with you. The FT’s editorial today says: At the very least, it is time to rethink what we
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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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The Rich List
Monday, April 30th, 2007Some have said I should comment on the Sunday Times Rich List. OK, if you insist. This says most of it: When the Blair administration
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The UK is a giant hedge fund
Monday, April 30th, 2007I do, as so often, recommend Simon Caulkin’s column from the Observer this weekend. It, when combined with William Keegan’s column, made a refreshing page
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Irish lawyer - dodging the EU Code of Conduct
Monday, April 30th, 2007Finfacts, one of the best sources of what is going on in Ireland, has reported: Cruickshank, Ireland’s leading firm of patent and intellectual property attorneys,
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IFRS 8 - heading for trouble in Europe
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007I have had an ongoing battle with the IASB on IFRS 8. This standard moves accounting into uncharted waters that only the US have looked
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