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US to work with Switzerland on tax secrecy

AFP – The United States and Switzerland will begin negotiations to amend their bilateral income tax treaty to provide for improved transparency, the US Treasury Department said Monday. The announcement came following Group of 20 pledges last week to clean […]

Financial watchdog out to clip the hedge funds

Times Online – Secretive hedge funds will eventually be subject to the same supervisory rules as banks, under a tightening of Britain’s system of regulation. The changes, which will require banks and other lenders to build up their reserves in […]