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Anti-Money Laundering and the press in New Zealand
There is a strange advertisement that sometimes appears in the community newspapers here, at least some near Wellington. Over an attractive photo of some wilderness there is a catchphrase in largish lettering, “An Oasis For Native Species”; and in smaller … Continue reading
Posted in money laundering, tax havens, Uncategorized
Tagged Arron Banks, Cone Marshall, Keep Our Money Clean, Southern Rock
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No more Tax Haven in New Zealand?
After a bit of a break from blogging, while doing some historical research, the situation has been moving in New Zealand. A new government was elected and there certainly has been some progress, some of it has an element of … Continue reading
Posted in public finance, tax havens, Uncategorized
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Bad Apples and the ‘perfectly legal’ media
There has been a spike of interest in the blog, which is no doubt due to the media frenzy over the so-called ‘Paradise Papers’. I have been busy working on the historical aspects of tax haven activity, and not blogged … Continue reading
Posted in Paradise Ppaers, tax havens, Uncategorized
Tagged BBC, Daphne Caruana Galizia, ICIJ, Jenny Shipley, Patsy Reddy, Richard Bilton
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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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Jho Low, Rothschild Trustees, FFP, and the High Court in Auckland
I’ve noticed a spike in the page view statistics for this blog over the last couple of days. They are still modest, but yesterday was a new record, and mostly because of visitors within New Zealand. This is the first … Continue reading
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