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Profiles of leading secret account holders

Leading figures across the globe with secret overseas entitiesMongoliaName: Bayartsogt SangajavOffshore company: Legend Plus Capital LimitedOne of Mongolia's most senior politicians says he is...

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Leaks reveal secrets of the rich who hide cash offshore

Exclusive: Offshore financial industry leak exposes identities of 1,000s of holders of anonymous wealth from around the worldMillions of internal records have leaked from Britain's offshore financial...

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Jailed property man hid his assets in offshore network during divorce

Ex-wife is suing Scot Young for share of £400m fortune that he claims he lost within three monthsJailed British property developer Scot Young, an associate of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky,...

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PM of Georgia among owners of secret firms in British Virgin Islands

As fresh names emerge, senior Lib Dem politician says British Virgin Islands offshore haven 'stains the face of Britain'The prime minister of Georgia heads a list of fresh names that emerged on...

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More than 175,000 UK companies have offshore directors

Figures raise concern about scale of offshore secrecy arrangements by British businessesMore than 175,000 UK-registered companies have used directors giving addresses in offshore jurisdictions, the...

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David Cameron urged to act over British Virgin Islands

Secret offshore havens 'stain face of Britain', says Lib Dem peer, as evidence grows over sham directors and hidden cashThe prime minister has come under pressure to act against Britain's secretive...

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Letters: No way to dodge the tax haven issue

It's sad, sombre, sobering and soulless, when one reads that the aid budgets in most of the wealthy countries are falling, yet so many of the really rich hide their money offshore for personal gain...

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Osborne urged to improve tax transparency in dependent territories

Chancellor and PM warned by Save the Children to introduce greater transparency prior to G8David Cameron and George Osborne were warned on Sunday they are in danger of losing credibility on their...

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George Osborne claims progress in tax haven plan

All British overseas territories with large financial operations have signed up to transparency strategy, says chancellorGeorge Osborne claims to have won a significant victory in his campaign to open...

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Tax transparency campaigners give cautious welcome to Treasury deal

British overseas territories agree to share information on bank accounts, but activists call for more action on offshore havensTax transparency campaigners have cautiously welcomed a deal between the...

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UK's top companies condemned for prolific use of tax havens

• Only two of FTSE 100 have no subsidiaries in havens• Big four banks and Tesco among biggest users • ActionAid findings described as shaming by Lib Dem peerThe UK's 100 biggest public companies are...

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David Cameron writes to Britain's tax havens, calling for transparency

PM urges havens to 'get our own houses in order' before G8 summit in June, where he claims tax avoidance will be a priorityDavid Cameron has written to the leaders of Britain's offshore tax havens...

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Kallakis: how offshore secrecy in British Virgin Islands lends itself to fraud

Fraud trial heard how a crook under an assumed name was able to cite forged accounts from two BVI companies he controlledThe Achilleas Kallakis case is a graphic demonstration of the way in which the...

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The spiritualists, the offshore company and the case of the extra millions

Charity headquarters in Belgrave Square, London, were sold for £6m then immediately resold for £15m profitSir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes and an ardent spiritualist, could have...

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British firm accused of supplying poor-quality drugs to Kyrgyzstan

Doctors claim patients suffered side-effects, but company's offshore base prevents UK regulator from interveningThis article is the subject of a legal complaint made on behalf of Rotapharm Limited and...

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Profiles of leading secret account holders

Leading figures across the globe with secret overseas entitiesMongoliaName: Bayartsogt SangajavOffshore company: Legend Plus Capital LimitedOne of Mongolia's most senior politicians says he is...

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Leaks reveal secrets of the rich who hide cash offshore

Exclusive: Offshore financial industry leak exposes identities of 1,000s of holders of anonymous wealth from around the worldMillions of internal records have leaked from Britain's offshore financial...

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Jailed property man hid his assets in offshore network during divorce

Ex-wife is suing Scot Young for share of £400m fortune that he claims he lost within three monthsJailed British property developer Scot Young, an associate of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky,...

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PM of Georgia among owners of secret firms in British Virgin Islands

As fresh names emerge, senior Lib Dem politician says British Virgin Islands offshore haven 'stains the face of Britain'The prime minister of Georgia heads a list of fresh names that emerged on...

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More than 175,000 UK companies have offshore directors

Figures raise concern about scale of offshore secrecy arrangements by British businessesMore than 175,000 UK-registered companies have used directors giving addresses in offshore jurisdictions, the...

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