The Role of Global Banks, Financial Asset Management by "Private Banking". Contribution for the Think 20. CEFID By Jorge Gaggero and Magdalena Belén Rua Spooked by black money bill, Swiss banks ask Indians to utilise 'compliance window' FirstPost Law firm defends use of charities to help … [Read more...]
Finance Sector
Taxing Money Madness – now is the perfect time for FTT/Robin Hood tax
Taxing Money Madness -- Why This Is A Perfect Time for a Robin Hood Levy on Financial Transactions A guest blog for TJN by James S. Henry If ever there was a perfect time to revisit the proposal to adopt a so-called "Robin Hood tax” (AKA the "financial transactions tax," or the "Tobin tax") … [Read more...]
Links Aug 27
Denmark reveals €800m tax fraud – the country's biggest The Guardian Bangladesh: National Board of Revenue zeroes in on tax dodgers The Daily Star Making Pakistan’s target for education financing a reality Brookings Institution End corporate tax evasion - finance public services TJN-Latin … [Read more...]
Links Aug 26
Weeks removed, how should we view Addis Ababa Summit? Financial Transparency Coalition Jersey Royal Court may consider 'fair taxation' arguments in future trust rulings STEP Basel Institute on Governance - Luxembourg performs poorly in anti-money laundering index Luxemburger Wort More … [Read more...]
Links Aug 25
Global Tax Avoidance: Who's Responsible? Carnegie Council Honduras makes Carlos Slim pay pay tax arrears of at least US$ 2.5 million Equal Times Ex-Guatemala Vice President Baldetti Arrested in Tax Fraud Probe Bloomberg See also: Guatemala’s Corruption Investigations Make Swift Strides The … [Read more...]
Links Aug 24
An Orphaned Tax Agenda? Sacrificing Good Governance and Tax Justice in the Addis Ababa Outcome UNIRSD The West African Giveaway: Use & Abuse of Corporate Tax Incentives in ECOWAS ActionAid See also: Nigeria, Ghana Others Lose $10bn Annually through Multinational Tax Incentives This Day … [Read more...]
Links Aug 21
European Commission: Public consultation on further corporate tax transparency All citizens, organisations and public authorities are welcome to contribute to this consultation. Deadline is 09.09.2015 Why the Retreat of Foreign Investment From Africa Means Less Looting counterpunch South … [Read more...]
Links Aug 20
The International Tax System is 'Repulsive And Inequitable.' Here's A Way To Fix It. Huffington Post Income tax helps tackle inequality Buenos Aires Herald "Increasing the income tax paid by the wealthiest would help to tackle inequality and improve income distribution in Latin America, experts … [Read more...]
Links Aug 18
Untaxed Globalisation allAfrica / Addis Fortune Development must be generated from within countries TJN-Latin America & Caribbean (In Spanish) How Latin America loses money TJN-Latin America & Caribbean (In Spanish) Meet the Hedge Funders and Billionaires Who Pillage Under the … [Read more...]
Links Aug 17
Shining a light in dark places – Senate Committee recommendations to address corporate tax avoidance welcomed TJN-Australia media release See also: Multinational crackdown as firms avoid AU$31b in Australian tax ZDNet, Joe Hockey targets 30 companies for tax avoidance Business Insider, Labor's … [Read more...]
Links Aug 13
Cayman Auditor General Alastair Swarbrick resigns - to join the OECD as a Senior Policy Adviser Cayman 27 Tax authorities urged to be more vigilant over the super-rich Financial Times (paywall) India: How the rich are building a defence against the black money law Business … [Read more...]
Links Aug 12
Africa loses over billion annually in tax evasion, says Tax Justice Network-Africa Afrika Reporter Africa urged to tighten loopholes for effective revenue collection Coastweek Civil society groups in Kenya push for laws to criminalise tax evasion Standard Digital Canada: Organize a vote … [Read more...]
Links Aug 10
Swiss banks step up battle for Asia's super-rich Reuters See also: Coutts Millionaires to Reverse Loss at UBP Asia Private Bank Bloomberg Brazil tax amnesty plan may struggle to lure back offshore assets Reuters Petrobras Oil Scandal Leaves Brazilians Lamenting a Lost Dream The New York … [Read more...]
Links Aug 6
Joseph Stiglitz: America is on the wrong side of history The Guardian "The US has become an obstacle to reshaping international laws for tax, debt and finance" Luxembourg’s Euro Note Love Affair Raises Eyebrows Over Taxes Bloomberg Debt-Ridden Puerto Rico Plans to Become Tax Haven to Attract … [Read more...]
Links Aug 5
Women’s Working Group on the FfD3 outcome document CSOs for the 3rd Financing for Development Conference See also recent blog: “Global Tax Body: After 3 days of bullying, developing countries were run over” New report on banks’ tax avoidance: Transparency is key to fight tax dumping Sven … [Read more...]
