Daphne Caruana Galizia: The key figures in Malta’s crisis over her murder
From BBC An investigation into the murder of a journalist is mounting unprecedented pressure on Malta’s government. Daphne Caruana Galizia relentlessly investigated corruption, which she alleged ran deep into her country’s politics, before she was killed by a car bomb…
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FDI spurt from Cayman Islands after NSA Ajit Doval’s son registers company in 2016
Vishwadeepak From National Herald India The younger son of National security Advisor Ajit Doval registered a hedge fund in Cayman Islands, a tax haven, barely 13 days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetised 86% of the Indian currency that was…
‘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…
Umno’s stealing binge hits pandemic levels: Mara thieves mimicked Najib’s 1MDB model – enough irrefutable paper trail to ‘hang’ culprits
From Malaysia Chronicle Mara corruption in Melbourne property market, assisted by Raine Horne valuers hits headlines in Australia Raine Horne KL embroiled in global corruption scandal prime Melbourne property, corrupt M’sian officials, Panama Papers leak scandal – vastly inflated valuation…
Brussels to blacklist UK tax-heaven dependencies
From NEOnline | IR British dependencies that are considered tax avoidance heavens may soon be added on the EU’s tax avoidance blacklist, The Independent reports. The first blacklist list was published by the European Commission in December 2017, without including…
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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…
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First tax havens blacklist published by EU
By Jamie Robertson From BBC The European Union has published its first blacklist of tax havens, naming 17 territories including Saint Lucia, Barbados and South Korea. A “watchlist” of 47 countries promising to change their tax rules to meet EU…
Paradise Papers: Nordea loaned billions to tax haven-based shipping firms
From yle UUTISET The Nordic’s largest bank Nordea loaned billions of euros to shipping companies whose vessels were registered in tax havens, according to one of Yle’s first reports on the Paradise Papers – the massive data leak of secret…
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The Editor speaks: From Panama to Paradise
Some people think Panama is Paradise but not the law firm of Appleby. Appleby has been described by one media outlet as “The company [Appleby] helps the rich and wealthy to avoid taxes, hide names and even supply directors for…
The Editor Speaks: Another breach and another cover up
Bermuda based Appleby has admitted there has been a breach earlier this year but did not disclose exactly when. It all smells very much like the 2015 Panama Papers case and the UK’s Daily Telegraph said the exposed information could…
