Financial Transparency Coalition

Over the past fortnight, Vodafone stores across Britain have been blockaded by protesters wielding banners with the slogan "tax dodgers".

Vanessa Houlder has written an excellent article in the Financial Times this morning on the subject of tax and reputational risk. As she notes:

One lesson for companies is clear: tax is becoming an important source of reputational risk. Increasingly, businesses are weighing up whether they are vulnerable to attack and how they should respond if they become the target of a campaign.

The article has, of course, been inspired by the latest Vodafone protests,but it is much broader in it’s focus than that. It does, in particular, look at the tax...

Task Force member Global Financial Integrity has teamed up with several prominent American NGOs to call on the United States Government to take the lead on addressing transparency in the international financial system at this week's G20 Summit in Seoul. Here's GFI's full statement about the coalition:

United States: Promote Global Financial Transparency at G20 Summit

Greater Accountability Would Improve Development and Rights, Alleviate Poverty

WASHINGTON, DC—The United States should press for greater transparency and accountability in the global financial system at the G20 Summit meeting in Seoul, a coalition...

What makes India’s property market the biggest sink of black money in the country? The Adarsh Housing Society scam threatens to topple ministers, politicians and military top brass, but that’s unlikely to slow property transactions in Mumbai, Delhi or anywhere else in the country.