Introducing the Maples Group: A Brand Evolution
With effect from 28 January 2019, Maples and Calder and MaplesFS which comprises Maples Fiduciary and Maples Fund Services, have consolidated their offerings under a single brand, now called the Maples Group, bringing together their internationally recognised offerings. This composite…
The Editor Speaks: Halloween
My early life living in England, Halloween was hardly celebrated at all. It was too close to GuyFawkes/Bonfire night held on November 5th. Now that was some celebration. The only memory I have of Halloween as a child was Apple…
Calls grow for Pope Francis to resign amid scandal!
From Living Gospel Daily A new day and a new story about Pope Francis. Now calls are increasing for the Pope to resign! It’s nearly unprecedented for a Pope to resign or be removed from office — I suppose that’s…
Pope Francis heads for Ireland as Catholic Church reels from sex abuse scandals
From WN Missouri’s attorney general launched a statewide investigation Thursday into sex crimes within the Catholic Church. The probe follows an investigation in Pennsylvania that determined more than 300 priests had abused more than 1,000 children, CBS News reported….
Facebook, Coke could face tax hit after ruling against Medtronic
By Lynnley Browning and Sony Kassam Bloomberg News From Accounting Today Last week, Medtronic Plc suffered a legal setback in its bid to avoid a $1.4 billion U.S. tax bill — a ruling that may have costly implications for other…
World’s biggest Corporate Tax Haven? It’s no Paradise Island
From OZY Why You Should Care Taxes on offshore U.S. corporate earnings could pay for much-needed stuff back home. For countries in the tax haven game, it’s a race to the bottom. Singapore’s welcome mat? Corporate taxes at just 17…
How Randy Boyd’s company avoided paying millions in taxes using a ‘double Irish’ loophole
By Dave Boucher From Nashville Tennessean A business founded by a Tennessee Republican gubernatorial candidate avoided paying millions in U.S. and international taxes thanks to a controversial corporate structure with a funny name. The private company, Radio Systems Corporation, deployed a…
Ireland: Anti-Abortion Group Calls Vote Result ‘a Tragedy’
From Newsmax A leading anti-abortion group said Saturday that Ireland’s historic abortion referendum has resulted in a “tragedy of historic proportions” in a statement that all but admits defeat, as two exit polls predict an overwhelming victory for those seeking…
These poor creatures suffered from dandruff 125 million years before Head And Shoulders was invented
By Mike Wehner From BGR These days, if you notice a bit of dandruff on your shoulder you just stop by the drug store and grab some specialized shampoo, but 125 million years ago the birds and feathered dinosaurs just…
U.S. Banks’ love of the Cayman Islands shows there’s still room to simplify, Fed says
By Yalman Onaran From Bloomberg The largest U.S. banks, after a decade of efforts at simplifying their organizational structure, still have hundreds of overseas subsidiaries and a fondness for tax-haven or secrecy-protecting locations such as the Cayman Islands. Those are…
