These are the 10 most significant secrecy jurisdictions in the world, in the opinion of the Tax Justice Network: the U.S. (Delaware), Luxembourg, Switzerland, Cayman Islands, the U.K. (City of London, Ireland, Bermuda, Singapore, Belgium and Hong Kongg.
But, according to the Post, the C.I.A. is "pushing the Obama Administration to maintain the secrecy of significant portions".
The secrecy is significant, because that same day, during an interview with a British newscaster, Assange indicated that he knew that Democratic operatives had lost control of their e-mail.
"The adoption of the O.E.C.D standards is a significant signal that bank secrecy as it has existed for generations is coming to an end," said Scott D. Michel, a tax lawyer at Caplin & Drysdale in Washington, D.C. Switzerland is not abandoning its banking secrecy laws, but rather adopting the definition of tax evasion used by the 30-nation Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The resulting closed-form expressions disclose a significant impact on the secrecy performance from the order of SIC decoding.
While the IRS offensive against UBS may have been the first significant dent to Swiss banking secrecy, other recent events have demonstrated that banking secrecy vis-a-vis governmental tax authorities is no more, whether in Switzerland or elsewhere.
Stephen Lloyd Senior partner, Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP The Guardian's investigation into offshore secrecy highlights a significant problem that is global in its impact.
The Guardian's investigation into offshore secrecy highlights a significant problem that is global in its impact.
Disclosures linked to Mr. Snowden now rank among the most significant breaches in the strict secrecy of the N.S.A., the largest American intelligence agency, since its creation in 1952.
The voluntary disclosure program, which began in March, has attracted about 3,000 taxpayers so far, according to the I.R.S. UBS, in a significant blow to Swiss banking secrecy, is preparing to hand over 4,450 client names under a deal reached last month with the I.R.S. and the Justice Department, which is investigating the bank's offshore services.
This would mark a major step forward in a campaign that has already seen significant progress in overcoming bank secrecy arrangements in countries from Switzerland to Singapore.
