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Category Archives: Panama Papers
Updates and stuff
It’s Mayday, and so a good time to write. Not much happens here in New Zealand, unlike offshore. But a few things have happened recently in the tax haven and AML situation, with the regulators actually enforcing the rules. But … Continue reading
Posted in Panama Papers, Uncategorized
Tagged Akezhan Kazhegeldin, Cone Marshall, Kazakhstan
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The Taylors Legacy: some Cypriots with a link to Belize, the Marshall Islands & Cactus Kate
The legacy of the Taylors shell company games is something of a gift that keeps giving. In this post I will look at a few more of Taylors’ New Zealand companies, the role of Cypriot directors and beyond. We will … Continue reading
Some more on the Taylor men
It seems that I can’t quite leave the notorious Taylor clan behind, but what a tangled web it was. Or perhaps still is. I will be looking more closely at Geoffrey Taylor, the father, and Michael Taylor, one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Commonwealth Trust Ltd, Panama Papers, tax havens, Uncategorized
Tagged Abaconda Management Group, Edward Petre-Mears, Geoffrey Taylor, Kellee France, Kirill Kirianytchev, Loizos Loizou, Michael Taylor, Olga Vovchenko, Sarah Petre-Mears, Sergey Koshkin, Unitrust Corporate Services
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Inside the Taylor’s Shell: the Distaff side
Of all the dodgy operations that have appeared to use New Zealand companies it is the Taylors empire that has received the most exposure over the years. The Taylors also appear to have a dynasty going, and possibly three generations … Continue reading
Posted in Commonwealth Trust Ltd, Panama Papers, tax havens, Uncategorized
Tagged Andreas Ellinas, Angelique Elixabeth Lilley, Anglo Business Advisers Ltd (Ukraine), Argyris Argyrou, Eleni Papapavlou, Emilios Hadjivangeli, Global Consulting Trade LLP (UK), Ian Taylor, Keeton Holdings Ltd (Australia), Land Nominees Ltd (NZ), Leah Toureleo, Minshull House, Priscila Lamoste Lustre, Priscila Lustre Taylor, Rachel Amy Erickson, Richard Smith, Sergeii Soloviov
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A Turning Point for tax evaders in New Zealand?
The 3rd of March 2017 may well be remembered for the beginning of the end for corporate tax evasion in New Zealand, as the revenue minister announced proposals to mitigate the profit shifting practices of multinational corporations in New Zealand. … Continue reading
Posted in Panama Papers, public finance, tax havens, Uncategorized
Tagged Akcine Bendrove Bank Snoras, Enviro (NZ) Ltd, Loan Consulting Ltd, Michael Taylor, Mossack Fonseca, Nesita Manceau, Orion Trust (NZ), Richard Murphy, RNZ, Roger Taylor, Ukrainian Trust (NZ) Ltd, Vladimir Antonov
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Orion Trust (New Zealand) Ltd: Auckland, Wellington and Las Vegas?
This is the 50th post on my blog, and to begin with I will follow up on the Orion Trust (NZ) that was highlighted in the previous post. Orion Trust is apparently run out of the Bentleys accountancy firm in … Continue reading
Posted in Panama Papers, Uncategorized
Tagged Cabita Trust, Edmund Ward, John Sheffield Grace/David Neidhart, Lazaro Baez/Cristobal Lopez, Luis Alejandre Doporto, Maximus Trust/World tactic Ltd, NML Capital Ltd v Argentina, Orion Trust (NZ), Perval Holding Business Ltd, Roger Thompson/Staples Rodway, Sterling Grace (NZ) Ltd, Trustees Executors Ltd, Val de Loire LLC, Wellington Minerals & Mining Ltd
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J.A.F. Wadham and the Chelsea Man brand based in Hong Kong
In this post I look at a couple of expatriate Englishmen who are now based in Hong Kong. The interest here is partly with the link to New Zealand, with James Anthony Frank Wadham, and what appears to be his … Continue reading
Posted in Panama Papers, Portcullis Trustnet, tax havens, Uncategorized
Tagged Anchor Trustees, Chelsea F.C. trademark, Christopher Kenneth Mayber George, Fiduciary Consulting Group (Hong Kong), Ilton & Oxford Ltd (NZ), International Finance (NZ) Ltd, International Recoveries (NZ) Ltd, Intetrust Ltd (NZ), Intetrust Ltd (Samoa), James Anthony Frank Wadham
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From Monaco to the Bahamas via New Zealand: Rosemont, IPG, and Holdun Trusts
As I noted at the end of the previous post, the ICIJ has added to their Offshore Leaks database, with what they are calling the Bahamas Leaks. This seems to involve company information from the Bahamian official records, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Bahamas Leaks, Panama Papers, Uncategorized
Tagged Brendan Holt-Dunn, Butterfield Trust (Bahamas), Cone Marshall, David Brand, Fleetwood Trustee Ltd (BVI), Holdun Family Office (Bahamas), IPG Family Office (Bahamas), Jackson Russell Law, Julien D Martel, Lesley Ann Fogden, Paul J Winder, Peter John Brigham, Rosebank Ltd (BVI), Rosemont Monaco SAM, Saman Ahsani, Una Oil/Una Energy Trustees
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The round trip of Brian Balleine: Butterfield Trust & Cone Marshall
In the last instalment I looked at Cone Marshall’s extensive links with the Rothschild Trust, and the mix of Swiss entities and Caribbean influence. I briefly mentioned a New Zealand company, Forte Dei Marmi Ltd, that was owned by one … Continue reading
Posted in Panama Papers, Uncategorized
Tagged Arrow Master Holdings Ltd, Brian Balleine, Butterfield Trust (Caymans), Butterfield Trust (Geneva), Capewood Investments Ltd (BVI), Cone Marshall, Field Nominees (Cayman) Ltd, Geoffrey Cone, James Peabody, Philippe Lenz, Robert Lotmore, Rosen Enterprises SA, Rothschild Trust, Trevor Sunderland, Vespertina Holdings Ltd (BVI), Winebox
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