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New Analysis

Beggar Thy Neighour

Toby Birch, Managing Director, Oppenheim & Co.; gives an insightful analysis into the Financial Crisis, looks at the solutions that have or can be used and their consequences.


Analysis

Thou shalt not vs thou shalt: the positive influence of Shariah Finance

Stewart Place, Marketing Director, Argyll Investment Services discusses the ideology and the affect of Shariah Finance on society 


Analysis

Ready for Retail?

Toby Birch, Managing director, Oppenheim & Co. Limited, Guernsey; gives an insght into Islamic Banking


 

Exclusive

HartnettDave Hartnett: JITSIC six years on

Dave Hartnett, Permanent Secretary for Tax, HM Revenue and Customs, takes BusinessIFC readers behind, "the closed doors" of the Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre (JITSIC) and outlines the organisation's work and expanding plans for the future.

Analysis

STEP: OECD push for more TIEAs may increase risk of tax data abuse

An OECD effort to dramatically expand the number of countries exchanging tax data, in the interests of greater transparency, could increase the risk of detailed personal detailed personal details being improperly used, a STEP policy briefing says. 


Report

World Bank Report July 2010

   The world bank has published its latest report stating that " The EU10 region has returned to growth in 2010 for the first time since the start of the global financial crisis in late 2008. But volatile financial markets, fiscal pressures, and high unemployment cast a shadow on future prospects."


Commentary

OECD's Jeffrey Owens: tax transparency - the next steps  

OwensThe OECD's tax chief talks to BusinessIFC.com about tougher challenges for compliant centres - and fiscal sanctions for the non-compliant  


 Commentary 

Richard Thomas, Jersey Funds Association chairman, reviews the Jersey funds sector 

Richard ThomasIn an exclusive report for BusinessIFC.com, Richard Thomas argues why the funds industry in the island is performing so well despite the recession.   


Opinion

Turning voluntary tax code into compulsory compliance 

Clive JonesProposals to make voluntary arrangements for tax compliance into compulsory requirements should be monitored, argues Clive Jones of UK law firm Eversheds