Approval to buy ‘sensitive’ NZ land, linked to Panama law firm, under review
By VERNON SMALL From Suff.co.nz Officials are reviewing an approval to buy sensitive New Zealand land linked to notorious Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca. The IRD has requested information from the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) regarding the application, approved in…
HSBC risks losing US banking licence as pressure mounts over Panama Papers probe
By JAMES BURTON FOR THE DAILY MAIL HSBC risks losing its US banking licence if US authorities decide to investigate and find it has acted improperly over the Panama Papers tax leaks, experts warned. It will pile pressure on British…
Paper Trail: How the ‘Panama Papers’ data leak tracks back to Idaho
By Zach Hagadone From Boise Weekly Among dozens of entries, there is one big Gem State name in the files No one was supposed to know the financial details held by Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. Run by two lawyers—one…
OPINION: The case for offshore
By Richard Hay Eye-popping revelations in the Panama Papers have fanned concerns that the so-called “tax havens” lie at the centre of a giant web of criminal conduct. Some, including UK Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn, have demanded that…
Don’t call for me, Venezuela
From Caribbean News Now CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s two main cellular phone service providers are suspending international calling as the country’s economic situation worsens. cell-phone-ban.jpg Movistar, a subsidiary of the Spain-based Telefonica, and Digitel both announced last week that they…
Cayman Islands announce enhancements planned for information sharing
Enhancements are to be made to the Cayman Island’s current framework for sharing Beneficial Ownership information with the United Kingdom (UK). The announcement was made Monday 11 April by Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin and Chief Office of the Ministry of…
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NZherald lists world’s most beautiful tax havens [Cayman is second]
From New Zealand Herald The Panama Papers have put the spotlight on the world’s tax havens. Photo / iStock It can’t be just a coincidence that many of the world’s tax havens are in stunningly beautiful locations. As the Panama…
The Editor Speaks: The threat of direct rule
When the United Kingdom’s Opposition Leader, Labour Party head Jeremy Corbyn, made his startling statement in Parliament in the wake of the Panama Papers leak, that the government should now impose “direct rule” on its Overseas Territories, it sent shock…
Cameron sets out transparency measures as Corbyn, Osborne publish tax returns
By Press Association From Maol On Line David Cameron has set out new measures to make it harder for people to hide the proceeds of corruption offshore, as Jeremy Corbyn and George Osborne published details of their tax returns. The…
Is Putin behind Panama Papers leak?
By Greg Richter From Newsmax Russian President Vladimir Putin was the first world leader mentioned when the Panama Papers leak first hit the press last week, but one prominent economist is suggesting Putin himself might be behind the leak. In…
