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Anti-Money Laundering and the press in New Zealand

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

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 →

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No more Tax Haven in New Zealand?

Posted on July 24, 2018 by

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 →

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Bad Apples and the ‘perfectly legal’ media

Posted on November 9, 2017 by

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 →

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Great Danes, Acquisitive Australians, and a coterie of Swiss accountants

Posted on May 12, 2017 by

This post is something of a sequel to one I wrote a year ago (Great Danes) about the link between the Equinor Trust, based in Auckland, and Equinor A/S in Denmark. It will be worth another consideration of the crew … Continue reading →

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The Taylors Legacy: some Cypriots with a link to Belize, the Marshall Islands & Cactus Kate

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

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 →

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Some more on the Taylor men

Posted on April 30, 2017 by

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 →

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Beyond the Taylors: Cyprus, Ukraine, and former residents of Hartbeespoort (RSA)

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

This post is more of a report on tracing company directors that stem from the Taylor operation highlighted in the previous post. Here we find intermediaries based in Cyprus that are also in the Panama Papers; clients based in the … Continue reading →

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