PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 10-Apr-2014 How widespread is tax evasion? Tax evasion is widely assumed to be an eternal problem for governments — but how widespread is it? For the first time, a new study, co-authored by an MIT professor, has… Read More ›
Investment
EU members consider selling residency to attract wealthy Chinese
Financially troubled EU countries are reaching out to wealthy foreigners – particularly from China – to offer residency in return for investment UPDATED : Thursday, 06 February, 2014, 3:28am Benjamin Robertson and Patrick Boehler Illustration: Sarene Chan Jason Wu of… Read More ›
Rich Move Assets from Banks to Warehouses
(Sm)art Investing By Christoph Pauly To avoid paying taxes, the rich are emptying their bank accounts in Switzerland and investing in art. This has spawned a new business of storing such works tax- and duty-free in warehouses across the world…. Read More ›
Oxfam: Land snapped up by corporations could have fed nearly 1 billion
By John Vidal, The Guardian Thursday, October 4, 2012 9:54 EDT International land investors and biofuel producers have taken over land around the world that could feed nearly 1bn people. Analysis by Oxfam of several thousand land deals completed in… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 