01/13/2015

The great global lie

Offshore financial centers owe their prosperity to tax transparency, not tax evasion

01/12/2015

Billionaire water boss in the spotlight

Northumbrian Water bosses have defended the company against allegations its billionaire foreign owner has used a legal tax loophole to boost profits.

01/09/2015

Switzerland, Italy Treaty Announcement 'Imminent'

The program also establishes a deadline of 60 days from its entry into force on March 2, 2015, for countries that have not yet signed tax treaties with Italy to do so, to enable the exchange of tax information, or risk inclusion on its "black list.&a

01/09/2015

Swiss Banker Loses Bail Bid for Not Showing Up in N.Y. Court

A Swiss banking executive accused of helping U.S. clients cheat on their taxes lost his bid for bail because he didn’t come to court to answer the charges against him.A Swiss banking executive accused of helping U.S. clients cheat on their taxes los

01/06/2015

European Central Bank is ‘out of bullets’: Analyst

The European Central Bank is widely expected to begin buying the sovereign debt of member countries to stimulate the euro zone economy, but the effects of such quantitative easing would be "negligible,"

01/02/2015

Taxing times

Businesses in the island’s vital financial services are gearing up for ‘substantial changes’ dealing with tax.