October 14th, 2010
Tax Research UK has published a
new briefing on secrecy jurisdictions today. This has also been endorsed by the
Tax Justice Network and the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development. It is available in PDF format on the left.
The briefing, the first in a new format, is designed to provide a clear insight into what we think secrecy jurisdictions are, and what problems they cause, all in a somewhat limited length.
At the core of the paper are these arguments:
October 14th, 2010
The French Catholic newspaper La Croix has
published a remarkable graph showing how far opinions have changed recently in France, with respect to the causes of hunger and poverty in developing countries. In September 2010 they asked 985 people aged 18 and over to ask for their opinions about various issues with respect to poverty. Click the graph to enlarge it (and click on the
article to see more results).
October 13th, 2010
Pakistan Supreme Court postpones Zardari graft hearing
AFP, October 13, 2010
Pakistan team cleared of Oval fixing claim
AFP, October 13, 2010
Organised crime seen threatening W. Africa reforms
Reuters, October 13, 2010
IPL money trail leads to British Virgin Islands
Times of India, October 13, 2010
Make public black money stashed abroad: CIC to ED
Times of India, October 13, 2010
Oil firm under investigation for N4.5bn tax evasion
Vanguard (Nigeria), October 12, 2010
Aide to Nigeria ex-president charged in Halliburton case
Reuters, October 13, 2010
UK Banks...
October 13th, 2010
I
noted the following this morning after Guernsey emailed me about it:
Guernsey plans timing for move to automatic exchange of information
Guernsey’s Government has announced that it plans to give financial institutions a window from 1st January 2011 to 1st July 2011 for moving to automatic exchange of information.
The Fiscal and Economic Policy Group carried out a public consultation earlier in the summer and this morning Chief Minister Lyndon Trott told the local Parliament, the States of Guernsey, of the planned transition to automatic exchange of information for the equivalent...
