Taiwan’s secret offshore billions lure wealth managers Euromoney
Cites TJN’s Financial Secrecy Index.
Panama Papers: Ukrainian President Poroshenko’s Lawyers Go on the Defensive OCCRP
Steppe to Soho: How Millions Linked to Kazakhstan Mega-Fraud Case Ended up in Trump Property OCCRP
New Panama Papers leak shows U.S. oddly inactive McClatchy DC
‘We Resign’: That’s what Mossack Fonseca told these Indian clients after Panama Papers leak Indian Express
New Panama Papers leak reveals fresh financial secrets of Lionel Messi, politicians, criminals McClatchy DC
Fraudsters ‘turning Dubai into the new Costa del Crime’ The Guardian
‘Emirate being used to hide millions in tax, say UK investigators’
U.K. Companies Face Pre-Brexit Tax Bombshell From EU Bloomberg
EU Member States agree cross-border freezing regulation STEP
U.S.: Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders American Prospect
‘Weakening tax enforcement combined with new complexity invites evasion and massive illicit tax savings for the rich.’
Cyprus to crackdown on shell companies ekathimerini
‘A few months ago, the Cyprus government picked a public relations firm in the US to work towards improving the image aboard through lobbying and other public relations campaigns.’
Shell companies and the who of corruption Compliance Week
‘A shell company is, by design, created to hide the true or ultimate beneficial ownership … The bottom line is that many criminals, fraudsters, and those soliciting bribes set up shell companies to help them carry out their illegal activities.’
Dutch government under fire over tax deal with Shell NLTimes
ShapeShift aims to reinvent Swiss banking privacy swissinfo
‘ShapeShift offers services to anyone with a hankering to convert their bitcoin into ether, litecoin or a host of other cryptotokens. No annoying ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) paperwork. No awkward questions asked. In that respect ShapeShift resembles an old-school Swiss private bank.’
An Alpine Bitcoin Bunker Wants to Be Your Next Swiss Bank Account Bloomberg
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