Firm linked to ‘Paradise Papers’ leak put up for sale by its private equity owners for £700m
By Ben Harrington From Mail on Sunday UK A company connected to the Paradise Papers leak has been put up for sale by its private equity owners for up to £700million. City sources said British buy-out firm Bridgepoint is seeking…
Tax avoidance by the numbers: The Paradise Papers
By Kenneth W. Boyd Here’s a quick riddle for you: what do Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Shakira, and Queen Elizabeth II have in common? All of them are mentioned in the Paradise Papers! This 1.4-Terabyte treasure trove of financial documents contains details about some…
‘Dirty money’: U-turn as Tories back plans to make tax havens transparent
By Dan Sabbagh From The Guardian UK Government says it will support bill amendment to introduce public ownership registers in Britain’s overseas territories Britain’s overseas territories will have to introduce public ownership registers, after a minister announced the government would…
Dutch FIOD looks for black money at a bank in the Caribbean
From Curacao Chronicle THE HAGUE – From hundreds of Dutch customers of a bank in the Caribbean is suspected that they have deposited black money there. The Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) has started a criminal investigation through a…
Stanford investing billions offshore in Central America and Caribbean, tax returns show
By Brian Contreras From Stanford Daily Stanford has nearly 10 billion dollars invested in Central America and the Caribbean, analysis of the University’s tax returns shows. Held offshore in places like Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, much of this money…
The overlooked past of the ‘next PM of Greece’
By NIKOLAS LEONTOPOULOS, INVESTIGATE EUROPE From EU Observer ATHENS The current leader of the Greek opposition, New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is odds-on favourite to become the next Greek prime minister. Both German and US media have dubbed him…
Caribbean Tax Havens like Barbados face new pressure, with economic costs
By Robert Looney From WPR Public interest in offshore banks and their financial services, particularly in the Caribbean, has risen considerably after revelations in two major leaks known as the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers. The increasingly common practice…
London offshore conference: ‘Paradise Papers’ seen as latest of myriad challenges
By: Helen Burggraf From International Investment London offshore conference: ‘Paradise Papers’ seen as latest of myriad challenges It was inevitable, says Offshore Alert founder David Marchant, that the recent Paradise Papers scandal would be a major topic of conversation at…
Experts urge Caribbean to take action against corporate tax fraud
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life In the wake of the “Paradise Papers” leak, two United Nations human rights experts are urging Caribbean and other states to take action against corporate tax fraud. The experts on Friday also urged…
The Scotsman’s Bill Jamieson: is it so bad to avoid tax within the law?
By BILL JAMIESON From The Scotsman The reporting of the so-called Paradise Papers suggests tax avoidance is morally wrong but is it really so bad to limit how much you pay within the law? Feast your eyes on the tax…