Offshore secrets: how many companies do 'sham directors' control?
The Guardian/ICIJ offshore investigation has identified 'nominee' directors controlling thousands of companies across the world. But just how many are there?The Guardian and the Washington-based...
View ArticleSham directors: the woman running 1,200 companies from a Caribbean rock
In name, Sarah Petre-Mears runs a global empire. In reality it is a sham, an offshore network of porn sites and luxury property vehicles linked by PO boxes and letter dropsAt the age of 38,...
View ArticleOffshore secrets: British Virgin Islands, land of sand, sea and secrecy
Microstate is now the world's biggest provider of offshore entities, yet the UK refuses to step in and force it to reformThe British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a micro-state whose national anthem is God...
View ArticleProfiles of leading secret account holders
Leading figures across the globe with secret overseas entitiesName: Bayartsogt SangajavOffshore company: Legend Plus Capital LimitedContinue reading...
View ArticleLeaks 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...
View ArticleJailed 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 monthsContinue reading...
View ArticleUK properties held by offshore firms used in global corruption, say police
Anti-corruption groups and Met detectives say £180m worth of real estate is under investigation as being used in money laundering and stolen capitalHundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of UK...
View ArticleLetters: 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...
View ArticleOsborne 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...
View ArticleDavid 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...
View ArticleChina's cash haven in the British Virgin islands – the key points
Some of the offshore financial secrets of the Chinese ruling class have been revealed in leaked documentsChinese princelings hoarding wealth in British Virgin IslandsLeaked documents contained in more...
View ArticleCaribbean islands promised $1bn in loans for move to clean energy
Agreement at summit hosted by Sir Richard Branson will see islands switch from expensive diesel to renewablesCaribbean islands that pay some of the highest electricity prices in the world are in line...
View ArticleRichard Branson pledges to turn Caribbean green
Virgin boss says that pursuing environmental and renewable energy projects is 'more interesting than making a few more bucks'The palm trees and billiard table have been shipped in, work on the infinity...
View ArticleAsian logging companies 'use British islands for tax dodging'
Calls for crackdown as investigation finds huge Indonesian corporations evading tax through network of secret shell companies in British Virgin Islands and other tax havensGiant Asian logging companies...
View ArticleUK offshore tax havens at heart of US investigation into World Cup corruption
British Virgin Islands, Caymans and Turks & Caicos feature heavily in justice department indictment of senior football officialsBritish overseas tax havens play a key role in what US authorities...
View ArticleInside the secret world of tax havens – in pictures
Paolo Woods and Gabriele Galimberti spent more than two years photographing the world’s tax havens, from mansions in Jersey to rooftop swimming pools in Panama. Here are some of the highlights Nicholas...
View ArticleFollow the money: inside the world's tax havens
From the Cayman Islands to Jersey, tax havens are busier than ever – a secretive world of offshore accounts and shell companies. Nothing to do with you? Then you win my Hermit of the Year prizeYou,...
View ArticleDavid Cameron says not enough is being done to tackle tax evasion
Prime minister says he is still not happy with way some British overseas territories are resisting financial transparencyDavid Cameron has accused some British overseas territories and crown...
View ArticleUK could legislate to force tax havens to reveal offshore ownership, says...
Government’s anti-corruption champion says legislation is one option if British overseas territories fail to adopt public registers of companiesThe government could legislate to force the UK’s tax...
View ArticleDemand overseas territories crack down on tax dodging shell firms, PM told
Charities remind Cameron of pledge to ‘continue to lead world on tax and transparency’ before meetings with leaders of overseas territoriesCampaigners are urging David Cameron to use a meeting with...
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