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Posts by Doyle Galvin

About the Author:

Doyle Galvin is a research intern at Global Financial Integrity. He holds a Certificate in International Development from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and a Bachelor of Science degree from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis.

Tuesday’s Top Stories

November 3, 2009

Switzerland Freezes Tax Treaty Negotiations With Italy
Tax Analysts, November 3, 2009

News Analysis: Getting Serious About Offshore Evasion?
Tax Analysts, November 3, 2009

Change the law on tax avoidance
Guardian.co.uk, November 2, 2009

US tax authorities take a closer look at Bermuda
The Royal Gazette, November 3, 2009

UPDATE: UBS Private Bank Faces Challenge, Changing Model
Wall Street Journal, November 3, 2009

Better to hide money in Delaware than Switzerland
MSN Money, November 3, 2009

TJN report biased, says CIG
Cayman News Service, November 3, 2009

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Monday’s Top Stories

November 2, 2009

USA #1 in Ranking of World’s Most Secretive Financial Jurisdictions
November 1, 2009

Square Mile too secretive, says report
The Independent, November 1, 2009

Azerbaijan’s economy grows, despite global crisis: US experts
The Trend, November 2, 2009

Obama faces criticism as US state tops secrecy table: Delaware named as world’s most secret financial location
Guardian.co.uk, October 31, 2009

Take That Switzerland! Delaware Is Most Secretive Financial Center
Reuters, November 1, 2009

Manila’s tax chief resigns for not meeting targets
Reuters, November 2, 2009

Switzerland suspends tax deal with Italy
Euronews, November 2, 2009

Liechtenstein Joins Global Tax Information Exchange Forum
Tax Analysts, October 30, 2009

Liberia corruption fighter killed
BBC, November 2, 2009

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Thursday’s Top Stories

October 29, 2009

US Lawmakers Now Agree with Cayman Approach to Tax Transparency
Reuters, October 29, 2009

Treasury to Focus on Information Exchange, Tax Evasion, Officials Say
Tax Analysts, October 29, 2009

New threat for UK’s offshore havens: tax
Guardian.co.uk, October 29, 2009

Offshore Disclosure Process Will Continue to Produce Benefits, IRS Officials Say
Tax Analysts, October 29, 2009

Future Fund enjoys tax break in Cayman Islands
Sydney Morning Herald, October 29, 2009

UBS ex-client avoids prison for tax conviction
AP, October 29, 2009

Italian bank raids complicate relations
Swissinfo.ch, October 29, 2009

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Wenesday’s Top Stories

October 28, 2009

Tax bill demands reporting by banks, rich
Reuters, October 28, 2009

Bill Targeting Offshore Tax Evasion Is Introduced in Congress
Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2009

New Offshore Tax Evasion Unit to Examine Sample of High-Wealth Returns, IRS Chief Says
Tax Analysts, October 28, 2009

Swiss anger at Italian bank probes
AP, October 28, 2009

Iceland’s financial avalanche turns on bankers
The Sunday Times, October 28, 2009

UBS ex-client seeks leniency for tax conviction
AP, October 28, 2009

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Tuesday’s Top Stories

October 27, 2009

IRS Brings New Focus to Auditing the Rich
Wall Street Journal, October 27, 2009

Italian Police Check Swiss Bank Branches in Tax Probe (Update1)
Bloomberg, October 27, 2009

Tax-haven Jersey opens HK gateway
Financial Times, October 26, 2009

Singapore exchange may lose edge in Nifty futures
Business Standard, October 27, 2009

Scottrade fined $600K over money controls
AP, October 27, 2009

U.S. Seeks Light Sentence for UBS Client in Tax Case
Reuters, October 26, 2009

UBS Names McCann to Head Troubled Wealth Unit
New York Times, October 27, 2009

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Monday’s Top Stories

October 26, 2009

Tax breaks encourage exporting overseas
NJBiz.com, October 26, 2009

Bahamian Parliament Approves Information Exchange Legislation
Tax Analysts, October 26, 2009

One man puts a dent in tax evasions
Los Angeles Times, October 26, 2009

Scottrade Fined $600,000 for Inadequate Anti-Money Laundering Program
FINRA, October 26, 2009

New probe on Iceland ‘money laundering’
The Times Online, October 25, 2009

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Thursday’s Top Stories

October 22, 2009

Gibraltar joins OECD tax information exchange ‘white list’
International Adviser, October 22, 2009

Singapore, U.S. Seek to End Deadlock on Tax Treaty
Tax Analysts, October 22, 2009

U.S. man in Swiss bank probe pleads guilty
CBC News, October 22, 2009

Know When to Fold’em
The Mark, October 20, 2009

Luxembourg, Austria Veto EU-Liechtenstein Agreement
Tax-News.com, October 22, 2009

Tax hikes ‘only lead to evasion’
Independent, October 22, 2009

Transfer Pricing In Restructurings
Financier World Wide, October 22, 2009

No plan for foreign bank liquidity controls
Alibaba News, October 21, 2009

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Wednesday’s Top Stories

October 21, 2009

Unigestion Opens Fund in France as Secrecy Taints Swiss Image
Bloomberg, October 21, 2009

Sealing off tax loopholes
The Business Times, October 21,2009

No fishing expeditions in ‘white’ tax waters here
The Business Times, October 21, 2009

Government’s Approach To Tax Evasion Proves Successful in Australia
eGov monitor, October 20, 2009

Italian tax amnesty could bring $150 billion home, but at what price?
The Christian Science Monitor, October 20, 2009

How small nations were cut adrift
Financial Times, October 19, 2009

How to Get on the Same Page as the Taxman
CFO.com, October 20, 2009

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Monday’s Top Stories

October 19, 2009

Austria To Veto EU-Liechtenstein Tax Treaty – Fin Ministry
Dow Jones, October 19, 2009

Q+A-Singapore passes tax disclosure law as G20 pushes
Reuters, October 19, 2009

UBS registered mail warns U.S. clients on tax: report
Reuters, October 18, 2009

Mop up what’s due
The Times of India, October 19, 2009

Jersey at the forefront of global anti-money-laundering
International Finance Centre, October 19, 2009

US Treasury Urged To Report Revenues From Foreign Income
Tax-News.com, October 19, 2009

US anti-bribery law impinges on business here
Business Standard, October 19, 2009

Bleeding the Treasury: The Corruption Epidemic in Liberia (Commentary)
The Liberian Journal, October 16, 2009

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Thursday’s Top Stories

October 15, 2009

7,500 owners of foreign accounts take IRS deal
USA Today, October 14, 2009

IRS Intensifies Global Hunt for Secret Offshore Bank Accounts
Bloomberg, October 15, 2009

FACTBOX-Toothpaste, drama part of U.S. tax evasion tale
Reuters, October 14, 2009

Tax evasion: Swiss to amend laws
Economic Times, October 15, 2009

Legislative Tax Proposals May Be Put Off Until Next Year, IRS Official Says
Tax Analysts, October 15, 2009

FACTBOX: U.S. indictments in UBS-related tax evasion probe
Reuters, October 15, 2009

Private Banking Enlivened By Fresh Round Of Takeovers
Wall Street Journal, October 15, 2009

In a tango of debt
Financial Times, October 14, 2009

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Thursday’s Top News Stories

September 10, 2009

It Takes A Nuclear Village: The Iranian-Venezuelan threat to the U.S.
Forbes, September 10, 2009

Asia wealth players grow as crisis crimps rivals
Reuters, September 10, 2009

Swiss Beat U.S. On Competitiveness
Forbes, September 10, 2009

Germany Attacks Swiss Banking Secrecy Practices
Der Speigel, September 10, 2009

Swiss banker causes row with French financiers
Earthtimes, September 10, 2009

Comment: Time to tackle the tax-dodgers
David MacNair of Christian Aid, Politics.Co.UK, September 10, 2009

SC to hear on alleged tax evasion by PWC on Dec 9
Press Trust of India, September 10, 2009

OECD Issues Proposed Revision to Transfer Pricing Guidelines
Tax Analysts, September 10, 2009

Poor Caymans. Poor little tax haven. Oh, boo-hoo
National Post, September 9, 2009

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