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David Jessop: The Panama Connection
From The Jamaica Gleaner A few days ago, the leader of the British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, called on the British prime minister to consider taking direct control of Britain’s Caribbean overseas territories. His remarks – not without irony, as…
A tangled web: Belize law firm & an offshore agent also linked to Panama Papers
From Amandala BELIZE CITY, Since the revelation of the Panama Papers, the sensational leak of a bounty of information from the private Panama offshore firm, Mossack Fonseca, the repercussions are not only being felt across the globe, but also here…
UK National Crime Agency demands quicker access to offshore firm records
By Caroline Davies From The Guardian UK Call comes as it emerges that Britain has given £400m in aid to 18 countries regarded as tax havens, including Panama The UK crime agency is demanding quicker access to the corporate records…
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Panama Papers: Cayman Islands and Jersey on beneficial ownership From TPA Global In response to the ‘Panama Papers’, the Cayman Islands Ministry of Financial Services and CEO of Jersey Finance stressed the importance of beneficial ownership and reaffirmed countries’…
The Editor Speaks: Premier is right but is he wrong?
The Panama Papers is the burning issue at the moment and there is intense pressure upon him from the United Kingdom to disclose more of beneficial ownership than he is prepared to do. The opposition wants him to appear at…
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Letter to the Financial Times From Anthony Travers Chairman, Cayman Islands Stock Exchange
Letter to the Financial Times 7th April 2016. Sir, Much as Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour party leader, may secretly admire Lord Palmerston, sending a gunboat to the Cayman Islands is constitutionally impermissible (“Cameron accused of backing down on tax havens”,…
UK: Banks told to declare links to Panama Papers law firm by next week
By Jill Treanor, Rowena Mason and Juliette Garside Financial Conduct Authority sets financial firms deadline to check if they have links to Mossack Fonseca Banks and financial firms have been told to hand over any information about their dealings with the…
Adventures in tax avoidance: Canada’s deep offshore tax haven connections
From Business Vancouver Much of the activity is legal, but it siphons away billions in tax revenue from government coffers The massive Panama Papers data leak shines a light not only on the dirty money being shuffled through tax havens,…
Cayman Islands Premier’s Remarks to IMPACT16
By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 1 p.m., Wednesday, 6 April, 2016 Ritz-Carlton Good afternoon, For those of you experiencing your first time in the Cayman Islands I welcome you. For those of you who were here with…
Panama Papers: Bermuda minister scorns UK Labour leader Corbyn
From Royal Gazette Finance minister Bob Richards insisted yesterday that Britain could not “unilaterally tear up Bermuda’s constitution” and impose direct rule on the island to make it obey UK tax law. He told The Royal Gazette that a suggestion…
