Financial Transparency Coalition

G8 countries have yet to live up to the important commitments they made on tax and transparency at their Northern Ireland summit a year ago.  According to new analysis by Christian Aid, Action Aid, Global Witness and the Financial Transparency Coalition the UK government needs to build on its leadership if there is to be a strong and lasting legacy to the tax commitments made at Lough Erne. At the gathering hosted by David Cameron at Lough Erne on 17^th and 18^th June 2013, G8 leaders declared that they would tackle some of the ways in which rich and poor...

The C20, a global network of civil society organizations, have released finalized versions of the position papers that will guide advocacy efforts ahead of the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. The most noteworthy for our work at the FTC comes within the C20's paper on 'Governance', which incorporates a number of financial transparency issues.

While places like the Cayman Islands, Jersey, and the British Virgin Islands have begun entertaining the idea of public registers of beneficial ownership, today, they might have received the biggest nudge yet to move in that direction. But rather than come from civil society or advocacy groups, this time, the nudge comes all the way from 10 Downing Street.

No need to worry, the 27th edition of TaxCast is here! The ever-interesting podcast produced by our colleagues at the Tax Justice Network can be viewed in the embedded video below. You can also view it on YouTube here.