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Rich get richer through tax avoidance, warns charity
Global leaders should do more to crack down on tax avoidance after figures revealed that global wealth rose $9.2trn (£6.6trn, €7.5trn) in the year to June 2017, with $7.6trn going to the top 1% who are not paying their fair share, Oxfam has said.
Offshore UK property owners to be listed by 2021
The UK Government is to publish a register of every ultimate property owner or buyer using overseas companies by early 2021.
Ireland dubbed tax ‘black hole’ by EU commissioner
Ireland, along with several other EU countries, have been called tax policy ‘black holes’ by the EU commissioner, but he dismissed claims for their inclusion on the EU tax haven blacklist.
Make America indebted again
On the one-year anniversary of president Donald Trump’s inauguration, his administration is more divided than ever with growing murmurs of a government shutdown. One thing the president seems to have unwavering support on is his tax bill, but with treasury yields rising should investors be more concerned?
PEOPLE MOVES: Julius Baer, Deutsche Bank and MMI
Julius Baer appoints a managing director from Barclays, MMI makes significant changes to its leadership team and Deutsche Bank hires a head of UK client advisers.