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(English) Switzerland Must Stand Up For Its Financial Centre, Says Geneva Professor

Philippe Braillard, University of Geneva , Emeritus Professor, 4 March 2016

A senior academic figure in Switzerland says the Alpine state needs to be more assertive in protecting its banking sector and condemns what he sees as the double standards of countries such as the US.

https://www.wealthbriefing.com/html/article.php?id=167751#.VtmVh-bFkVt

The following opinion item, written by Philippe […]

(English) Common Reporting Standard must include all major financial centres to be effective, warns the IFC Forum

February 25, 2016

Written by IFC Forum

Published in Legal

The global tax compliance landscape has significantly evolved in recent years as governments, international bodies and financial institutions have come together to share information to tackle cross-border tax evasion. Most recently, the OECD launched the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) to fight international tax evasion. Over […]

(English) Forget Panama, try Belgium for a cozy tax deal

The European Commission has concluded that selective tax advantages granted by Belgium under its ‘excess profit’ tax scheme are illegal under EU state aid rules.

George M. Mangion Published on Malta Today 3 March 2016, 8:03am

The European Commission is looking at Member States to assess compliance with EU state aid […]

El nuevo paraíso fiscal es EU

By Alvaro Tomas

Published on La Prensa

February 1st, 2016

The title of this article is not my responsibility. Bloomberg Businessweek, one of the most prestigious financial news agency in the world, published an article by Jesse Drucker, on January 27th of this year, entitled The World’s Favorite New Tax Haven Is the United States […]

¿Paraíso Fiscal o Plataforma de Servicios y Negocios Internacionales?

By Eduardo Morgan Jr.

Colombia´s Decree Decree # 1966 of 2014. The President of the Republic of Colombia considers: That as part of harmful tax competition between jurisdictions, tax havens offer attractive tax advantages for capital, financial activities of non-residents and other activities susceptible to geographical mobility, by means of a lax legislation and controls […]

Colombia, la OCDE y el exabrupto galo

DIPLOMATIC MISTAKE

By Alvaro Tomas

Faced with the impossible task of negotiating the signing of a treaty to avoid double taxation between Panama and Colombia, I would like to clarify my position in opposing the signing of any such agreement that would result in the automatic exchange of tax information with that country. It would […]

(English) Letter from James Bacchus to Jose Angel Gurria

https://sites.morimor.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/12/Letter-A.-Gurria-from-J.-Bacchus.pdf

OMC falla a favor de Panamá en pugna comercial con Colombia

Reuters Fri Nov 27, 2015 (Adds Colombia saying it will appeal)

GENEVA Nov 27 A World Trade Organization dispute panel ruled against Colombia’s tariff on textiles, clothes and shoes on Friday, dismissing its argument that the measures were needed to fight -money laundering.

The WTO panel backed a complaint from Colombia’s neighbour Panama that the […]

(English) Pfizer Chief Defends Merger With Allergan as Good for U.S

By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED, DAVID GELLES and LESLIE PICKER

Published November 23,2015

The New York Times

In phone calls to Washington lawmakers and Obama administration officials, the chief executive of the largest drug maker in the nation had a surprising message: A deal that would allow the company to move its […]

(English) US overtakes Caymans and Singapore as haven for assets of super-rich

Simon Bowers

The Guardian

November 2nd, 2015

But financial secrecy index report notes if UK and affiliated tax havens such as Jersey were treated as one, it would top the list

Obama’s US has been praised for prising asset information from offshore banks, but TJN says it gives little in […]