Friday, July 13, 2018

The continuing problem of shell companies

The Staggering rise India's super rich 


Time to ‘definitively address’ Ireland’s tax haven reputation The Irish Times
See alsoIreland’s playing games in the last chance saloon of tax justice Tax Research UK


Michael Olenick: Update Confirms That Share Buybacks Are Still Corporate Suicide


Reconfirming the findings of a study that debunked some key claims about the supposed benefit of stock buybacks.


Birch tree wallpaper for walls.



In his analysis, Camarota found that employers are seizing on older immigrants, often over 20 and with some working experience, instead of U.S. teens to fill summer jobs. And another driving factor, he said, may be that immigrants are willing to work for a lower wage.

Malaysia 1MDB scandal: Ex-PM Najib Razak arrested Al Jazeera
See also1MDB: nest egg for poor turns into good way to blow billions The Australian



Welcome to Malta, playground for the frivolous grandees of the right The Guardian
‘Citizenship for sale “foments corruption and imports organised crime and money laundering into the union”, the European parliament warned. As did the Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia before she was murdered in 2017.’


funny weddings 25 in Wedding Photos That Will Never Be in Your Wedding Album
If Ronaldo Can’t Beat Uruguay, the Least He Can Do Is Pay Taxes The New York Times Op-Ed
By Gabriel Zucman: ‘The Portuguese soccer star’s financial maneuvers can tell us a lot about the world’s failure to adapt to globalization.’
Swiss Banks to Welcome Cryptocurrency and break Singapore’s crypto dominance ZyCrypto (Citing report in Financial Times)
“… other jurisdictions such as Malta and Singapore are very active and making a lot of effort to attract these companies”


Parky’s coups: how the APS head conjured up two major strikes
VERONA BURGESS: Whether Martin Parkinson's APS reform coups prove helpful in the long run will depend on those from the public service diaspora who willingly step into the fire.