Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were sentenced to 20 months in prison for tax evasion by an Italian court. 20 months in the cabana is no dolce vita. The good…
Memorial day 2013
"Boys don’t cry," my aunt Naomi would say. So when I had to, I used some concealing strategies. That was a long time ago. But I knew Naomi would pop…
Europe pushes to shed stigma of a tax haven
Luxembourg will join a Europe-wide effort to share records on bank accounts held by foreigners. By ANDREW HIGGINS The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune An excellent excursion into…
Pierre Mariani and Dexia, Parachuting in the morning, in the evening
I know some about orchids, Belgium, France, Luxembourg and DEXIA. All combined give us a Belgian story today about Pierre Mariani, former DEXIA boss, who was denied (with much publicity)…
Cyprus bailout, or the politics of Schadenfreude
The genie is out of the bottle. Salvaging Cyprus, is an estimated €17 billion, a pittance compared to the champions of European bankruptcy. Yet something really scary happened: the government…
Current TV worth more than Cargolux
Qatar owned Al Jazeera bought ramshackle "Current TV" owned among others by former Vice President Al Gore for $500 million. Which is a valuation of $150 million more than another…
Fiscal cliff
Fiscal Cliff: Incredible reality is that it took the Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Second in Command Vice President Joe Biden to shoulder all by themselves the burden…
Domain-B.com: Italy’s tax amnesty brings back record €80 Billion from tax havens
Still confused about the direction of tax havens? domain-b.com : Italy's tax amnesty brings back record €80 billion from tax havens
Luxembourg tax avoidance undercut from down under
Seemingly solid tax avoidance strategies are the next targets in the War on Tax Havens. At the moment when "tax rulings" are under scrutiny, Australian tax authorities have issues with…
Miami boasts high study abroad numbers
A well known and popular program of Miami University, OH, in Luxembourg. I very often meet people here who have been alumni of the Luxembourg program. Miami boasts high study…
