Icelandic leader resigns over Panama Papers revelations on wife's holdings
Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is to step down after leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm showed his wife owned an offshore company with big claims on collapsed Icelandic banks, his party said. Read More
Panama Papers: HSBC and Coutts reportedly set up more than 2,000 offshore companies
Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers leak, was allegedly asked by HSBC Private Bank and Coutts to create more than 2,000 offshore companies for their clients. Read More
Austria urges EU action on money laundering after 'Panama Papers'
The European Union must take action to ensure offshore companies cannot be used for money laundering and tax evasion, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann said on Tuesday, commenting on the fallout from the massive "Panama Papers" data leak. Read More
Czech PM calls for probe into activities of Czechs on Panama Papers files
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has called on the Czech tax authorities to launch a thorough investigation into the activities of close to 300 Czechs who are among those named in the Panama Papers. The list of Czechs suspected of using offshore companies to avoid paying tax includes the country's richest Czech, billionaire Petr Kellner, tennis player Tomáš Berdych, owners of Czech solar plants and big players in the 1990 privatization deals. Read More
Panama Papers: Spain will trace offshore company funds
Spain's acting deputy prime minister says her country's investigation into offshore companies created for luminaries like soccer great Lionel Messi and movie director Pedro Almodovar will focus on whether the companies held money and if it was declared in Spain. Read More
Signature of MoU between the FSRA Swaziland and the FSC Mauritius
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) Swaziland and the Financial Services Commission, Mauritius (FSC Mauritius) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 31 March 2016 regarding Mutual Assistance and Exchange of Information. Read More
Panama Papers (Ireland): Developer used firm to shield assets from Nama
Developer Ray Grehan used the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers investigation to shield assets from the National Asset Management Agency (Nama). Read More
French far-right leader's aides had 'offshore system'
Paris (AFP) - Aides to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen put in place a "sophisticated offshore system" to hide money, Le Monde newspaper reported on Tuesday in the latest disclosure from the Panama Papers. Read More
Panama Papers probes opened, China limits access to news on leaks
Authorities across the globe have opened investigations into the activities of the world's rich and powerful after a cache of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm showed possible wrongdoing using offshore company structures. Following the reports, China has moved to limit local access to coverage of the matter with state media denouncing Western reporting on the leak as biased against non-Western leaders. Read More
Canada tells tax collectors to get hold of Panama Papers info
Canada's tax collectors want to get their hands on the so-called Panama papers, a vast collection of documents that lays bare details of offshore accounts and tax shelters. Read More
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