Financial Transparency Coalition

Since the 2009 G20 Summit, we’ve seen repeated claims that banking secrecy is over. But viewed alongside the countless tax and corruption scandals that have plagued us since, it would be understandable if you question that sentiment. In our new analysis, Unequal Exchange, we explore just how far one key transparency tool, the automatic exchange of financial information, has come.

Recently, a considerable amount of literature has been published on gender and tax compliance, showing that females tend to comply with tax law more than men. Why is it interesting, you ask?

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   New appointee has strong ties to tax and transparency world, plans to hit the ground running WASHINGTON—The Executive Committee of the Financial Transparency Coalition is pleased to announce the appointment of Savior Mwambwa as Interim Director. “We’re ecstatic that Savior has decided to join the Coalition at this crucial

Could we be seeing a return to the bad old days of Swiss Banking? A right wing party in Switzerland, the Swiss People’s Party, has launched an assault on the automatic exchange of banking information, according to Swiss Daily Newspaper Tages Anzeiger. Starting next year, Swiss Banks will need to inform tax authorities in 38 countries