Under the UBS settlement thousands of client names were handed to America, knocking chunks out of the once-impregnable wall of Swiss bank secrecy.Special report Storm survivors Enduring charms The good, the bad and the Ugland Not a palm tree in sight Automatic response The price isn't right The merry enablers Rise of the midshores Who's the criminal?
Cayman has set up a special economic zone to develop medical tourism.Special report Storm survivors Enduring charms The good, the bad and the Ugland Not a palm tree in sight Automatic response The price isn't right The merry enablers Rise of the midshores Who's the criminal?
Switzerland has used the information to go after some Swiss tax evaders but not to challenge any international clients.Special report Storm survivors Enduring charms The good, the bad and the Ugland Not a palm tree in sight Automatic response The price isn't right The merry enablers Rise of the midshores Who's the criminal?
Various governments have rushed out anti-avoidance "action plans" and general anti-abuse rules.Special report Storm survivors Enduring charms The good, the bad and the Ugland Not a palm tree in sight Automatic response The price isn't right The merry enablers Rise of the midshores Who's the criminal?
Privately, however, some of them see merit in such proposals and believe their adoption could help to reduce pressure on the profession.Special report Storm survivors Enduring charms The good, the bad and the Ugland Not a palm tree in sight Automatic response The price isn't right The merry enablers Rise of the midshores Who's the criminal?
"Offshore" is considered pejorative, "tax havens" unmentionable.Special report Storm survivors Enduring charms The good, the bad and the Ugland Not a palm tree in sight Automatic response The price isn't right The merry enablers Rise of the midshores Who's the criminal?
They provide something the offshore islands cannot: a destination for money rather than a mere conduit, with first-world capital markets and banks backstopped by large numbers of taxpayers.Special report Storm survivors Enduring charms The good, the bad and the Ugland Not a palm tree in sight Automatic response The price isn't right The merry enablers Rise of the midshores Who's the criminal?
To be bound to each other simply and truly and be warm and good is better than the most beautiful, distinguished style, which can go hang as far as we're concerned, right?" With these merry words they kissed each other in the most heartfelt way, laughed at their laughable dejection, and were once again satisfied.
The more networks the merrier, right?
