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US Politicians Are Wrong: Offshore Finance Is Legitimate and Beneficial
Grandstanding politicians are misinformed, hypocritical and “demonstrate monumental naivety” on the Paradise Papers debate, affirms the boss of one of the world’s largest independent financial services organisations.
The comments from…
The Growing Risk of Fraud and How to Safeguard against it
By Kurt Rothmann, Senior Partner, Financial Lines Group at JLT Specialty
Companies are often not doing enough to protect themselves from a fraud epidemic that costs businesses millions a year.
Last year fraudulent employees…
Jordan Belfort: ICOs Are the ‘Biggest Scam Ever’
According to reports, Jordan Belfort, the American stockbroker immortalized in the blockbuster movie Wolf of Wall Street, claims Initial Coin Offerings, the IPOs for new crypto coins, have become “the biggest scam ever.”
Belfort told the…
More Than £40 Million ‘Lost’ Due to Deliberate Tax Avoidance
As the traditional saying goes: In life, only two things are certain – death and taxes. Whilst death is inevitable, there are those who unfortunately try to avoid paying tax. This is evident from the ‘current list of deliberate tax…
The Countdown is on to MiFIDII: Are You Prepared?
As you may already know, MiFID II is just around the corner and some firms are already well on their way to compliance, however others remain either oblivious, unprepared or facing the many challenges in establishing steps towards…
