Gore to this than meets the eye?
By Ben Butler Business reporter, The Sydney Morning Herald If the corporate watchdog is to be believed, the Gold Coast is not the only sunny place favoured by bankrupt property developer Craig Gore, the son of Sanctuary Cove developer Mike….
Double Dutch: loopholes get multinationals off tax hook
By Peter Cluskey From The Irish Times Amongst the Dutch tax provisions companies find most alluring is the absence of withholding tax on earnings derived from IP Holland’s byzantine network of tax treaties has led to some 23,000 shell companies…
Bre-X class action settlement approved; investors get fraction of losses
Hugh McKenna, Canadian Press From Financial Post TORONTO — The lengthy battle by Bre-X investors to recover billions in Canada’s largest mining fraud appears to be over in what one of the original plaintiff lawyers in the case called a…
Jersey firm defends island’s tax regime
From The Voice of Russia A Jersey-based finance company says David Cameron is playing politics over tax havens ahead of an international summit. The PM has invited representatives from Jersey, the Cayman Islands and other tax havens to London on…
Tiger sharks prowl Flagler Auditorium in Guy Harvey documentary
By Julie Murphy STAFF WRITER, The Daytona Beach News Journal PALM COAST — Everyone needs a champion and for the tiger shark Guy Harvey is it. The marine wildlife artist’s newest documentary, “Tiger Shark Express,” premieres Friday (7) at the…
NEMA reports farms lost, coastal erosion in Exuma flooding
From Bahama islands info EXUMA, The Bahamas – On Sunday, June 2, 2013, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, conducted an Initial Damage Assessment exercise of the flooded areas and communities on Exuma, caused by widespread rain with thunderstorm in…
Four centres get ESMA’s AIFMD seal of approval
By Hannah Beecham, IFAonline Guernsey, Jersey, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands have all received approval from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for co-operation agreements. Approval means all four finance centres can continue to deliver alternative…
Prime Minister Christie meets China’s president
From Bahama islands info Prime Minister Perry Christie, left, speaks with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Sunday, where they agreed on a new package of technical support amounting to US$8…
Tax havens are okay if you’re a politically-connnected leftist
by Daniel J. Mitchell From The Commentator There’s nothing wrong with tax havens – they are in fact a huge plus for the global economy. So why can’t leftists just admit it? Earlier this year, I had some fun when…
McTaggart appointed Councillor in Finance and Financial Services
Statement by Premier, Hon. Alden Mclaughlin, MBE, JP to announce the appointment of Roy McTaggart as a Councillor Thursday 6th June 2013 I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Roy McTaggart, MLA as Councillor in the Ministries of…
