Financial Transparency Coalition

Grand Theft The Southern Times, November 14, 2011 The corruption risk for governance and business livemint.com, November 12, 2011 Advani starts jan chenta yatra in Punjab on high note but loses sheen midway The Times of India, November 13, 2011 Credit Suisse released 130 US client files: report AFP, November 14, 2011 Banking on not

US SEC OKs tougher reverse merger listing rules Reuters, November 9, 2011 Siemens Charged With Bribery In Turkey The Wall Street Journal (blog), November 10, 2011 EU Transparency rules: needed in all sectors EURODAD, November 10, 2011 Swiss May Discipline Four Banks For Poor Due Diligence The Wall Street Journal (blog), November 10, 2011 G20

This entire blog post is devoted to three sentences that came out of Senator John McCain’s mouth on Tuesday. "A whole blog post for three sentences?" You might ask. Well, yes. Those sentences were just that shocking. But before I get down to exactly what Mr. McCain said here’s a little background. In 2004 Congress passed the Homeland Investment Act, which provided a one-time tax holiday for the U.S. multinationals to repatriate foreign earnings. Normally, when companies bring back profits that are earned abroad, they are taxed at the standard 35% corporate tax rate. The Act allowed those companies to...

Would IRS rule prompt foreigners to yank billions from Florida banks? Orlando Sentinel, November 8, 2011 Why Ethiopians must unite (Part IV) AbugidaInfo.com, November 9, 2011 Olympus Hid Investing Losses in Big Merger Payout The New York Times, November 7, 2011 Oldest Swiss private bank to offer U.S. client names Reuters, November 9, 2011 French