Financial Transparency Coalition

Felix Salmon responded in a thoughtful post to a variety of news stories yesterday. This paragraph, referring to estimates of the total value of assets located in tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions, caught my eye:

Tuesday's Top News Stories from Global Financial Integrity.

Monday's Top News Stories from Global Financial Integrity.

Yesterday on the Daily Show, Jon Stewart dedicated his first three minutes to talking about the HSBC money-laundering case.  As he’s known to do, Stewart gave a quick primer of the situation coupled with some humor.  During his HSBC segment, he mentions how there are a lot of banking scandals that most people don’t really