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New Treasury rule could make it easier to hide money in the US, critics say
In wake of Panama Papers revelations, US Treasury is re-examining its policies on shell companies but experts say rule is too broad to discourage tax avoidance
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Mossack Fonseca Office Raided By Police - Panama Papers
Last night the local Mossack Fonseca offices were raided by the police. They seized documents, computer equipment and interviews some of their employees however none of them were detained. If you have been up to date with the panama papers scandal you will know that this is the second police raid of the week. The first was when the FIFA HQ was raided earlier this week after his connections (FIFA president) were shown in the Panama papers.
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Panama Papers Endanger Anonymity of 'Pirate' Sites
Described as one of the largest leaks in history, the Panama Papers reveal where some of the wealthiest people in the world hide their fortunes. However, offshore companies are also widely used for anonymity, as the listing of two Megaupload defendants reveals. This could spell trouble for quite a few file-sharing sites and services that hide behind offshore companies.
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Unaoil Scandal and the Panama Papers: when worlds collide
It was only a matter of time before the Panama Papers controversy and the Unaoil bribery scandal overlapped.
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How a US president and JP Morgan made Panama: and turned it into a tax haven
In 1903 the US bullied Colombia into giving up the province that became Panama. The plan was to create a nation to serve the interests of Wall Street
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Offshore tax haven specialist David Marchant unpacks the headline grabbing #PanamaPapers
There are few better positioned to explain the relevance of the #PanamaPapers scandal than offshore tax haven specialist David Marchant.
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New Treasury rule could make it easier to hide money in the US, critics say
The US Treasury is re-examining its policies regarding shell companies, which can serve as tax havens for the rich, in the wake of the leak of 11.5m documents from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca. Experts, however, are worried that instead of limiting the ability to hide wealth, one rule under review could actually enhance it. At the moment, firms like Mossack Fonseca can provide their clients with officers and shareholders for their shell companies..
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CBC says no to CRA's request to turn over Panama Papers
The Canada Revenue Agency has formally asked the CBC to hand over offshore tax-haven data from the massive Panama Papers leak, but the news organization is refusing. The commissioner of the agency, Andrew Treusch, sent an email on Friday to the president of the CBC asking for the data, saying the agency wants to begin work immediately on reviewing the information. CBC spokesman Chuck Thompson said the corporation rebuffed a similar request from...
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Swiss banker whistleblower: CIA behind Panama Papers
Bradley Birkenfeld is the most significant financial whistleblower of all time, so you might think he'd be cheering on the disclosures in the new Panama Papers leaks. But today, Birkenfeld is raising questions about the source of the information that is shaking political regimes around the world. Birkenfeld, an American citizen, was a banker working at UBS in Switzerland when he approached the U.S. government with information on massive...
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Swiss banker whistleblower: CIA behind Panama Papers
Bradley Birkenfeld, a former UBS banker who blew the whistle on tax dodges, told CNBC he believes the CIA may be behind the Panama Papers leak.
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Politicians don’t know the price of milk – but they do know how to set up a shell company
The Panama papers show that rich people aren’t even rational: they send their money on holiday to the Caymans, and live in perpetual rain in Britain. By Frankie Boyle.
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'So what if Putin is corrupt?': Russia remains unmoved by offshore revelations
Panama leaks have passed with little fanfare in a country where corruption is seen as part of the fabric of life
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The Panama Papers and the Monster Stories of the Future
The story of the moment lacks a lead actor from the top rank of the journalism establishment. Is that a sign of things to come? By Nicholas Lemann.
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Japan and the Panama Papers
A deeper insight into Japanese businessmen’s offshore deals. By Scilla Alecci and Alessia Cerantola.
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Panama Papers details are correct but do not implicate me, says Putin
Vladimir Putin has said the revelations from the Panama Papers published in the Guardian concerning an old friend of his are true. However, the Russian president went on to say that the files demonstrate no illegal activity on his part. The papers link the cellist Sergei Roldugin to a number of offshore companies with cash flows of up to $2bn. During his annual phone-in with the nation, Putin discussed the documents with an irate caller who...
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Panama agrees to adopt global tax reporting standards | News | DW.COM | 15.04.2016
In a reversal, Panama has agreed to join global tax reporting standards. The move comes shortly after European powers threatened a crackdown on tax havens.
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How the Panama Papers revealed Nazi-looted art
Alleged Nazi-looted artworks were discovered through the Panama Papers revelations. Among the works hiding at the Geneva Freeports was a masterpiece by Modigliani - and many more lost treasures could be found. By Sabine Oelze.
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How the Panama Papers revealed Nazi-looted art
Swiss federal prosecutors searched a warehouse in the Geneva tax-free zone in connection with alleged looted art on Friday morning, according to two Swiss newspapers, "Der Bund" and "Le Temps." The search targeted the Rodolphe Haller Company, a firm that stores thousands of artworks in the Geneva Freeports, a duty-free warehouse area. Among the works is said to be a masterpiece by Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani finished in 1918...
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Inside Panama Papers: Multiple Clinton connections
A long life in politics has allowed Bill and Hillary Clinton to accumulate relationships to wealthy people and businesses across the globe. McClatchy found multiple connections to the Clintons in the Panama papers database. By Anita Kumar, Marisa Taylor and Kevin G. Hall.
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Ed Miliband says Panama Papers show ‘wealth does not trickle down’
Ed Miliband has said the revelations in the leaked Panama Papers provide evidence that wealth does not trickle down in society – rather, it gets “stashed”. Speaking two weeks after the huge cache of documents were revealed, detailing the tax affairs of thousands of wealthy individuals worldwide, the former Labour leader said the leak proved the common assumption about capitalism to be false.
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