Category Archives: Ridiculously obvious scams

UK’s Osborne Exempts Members of Parliament, Other “Politically Exposed Persons” From Money Laundering Oversight

The UK exempts Members of Parliament and other Special People from money laundering controls.

Towards a Theory of Shadow Money

Struggles over shadow money today echo 19th century struggles over bank deposits.

Caesars Bankruptcy Fight Over Alleged Fraudulent Transfers Opens Window on Private Equity Looting

Creditor suits against private equity kingpins Apollo and TPG for the failed Caesars’ deal have already revealed a lot of dirt, with more sure to follow.

Jamie Dimon Tells Us We Need to Leave Too Big to Fail Banks Alone

Jamie Dimon likes to write grandiose letters to shareholders. This year’s version is no exception.

#panamapapers – Why Critic Craig Murray Needs the Scorecard Before He Can Name The Players

Craig Murray keeps jumping the gun with his panamapapers pieces

New Zealand’s FMA, the Breder Suasso Conundrum, Mossack Fonseca, and #panamapapers

A quick look at Breder Suasso, a New Zealand FSP with historic links to disreputable Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca

Mainstream Media Ignores Blockbuster Expose of Massive Bribery in Iraq by Unaoil

Fairfax and Huffington Post have broken a monster story on bribery by Unaoil in Iraq that implicates major multinational corporations and officials all over the Middle East. So why the media blackout?

How McKinsey Helped Turn Big Pharma into a Rent Extraction Business

How McKinsey contributed to the devolution of Big Pharma.

Corporate Media Tries to Bury Sanders Alive

This Real News Network segment focuses on the media’s misconstruction, or more accurately, misrepresentation, of what superdelegates mean for the Sanders campaign.

Bill Black Speaks to TaxCast About the Political Coalition Against Financial Regulation

This month’s TaxCast features Bill Black on the Whistleblowers United regulatory reform proposals plus why tax amnesties are a bad idea.

Mossack Fonseca: The New Zealand Connection

A little sniff at the New Zealand operations of notorious Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca

Assuming Away Unemployment and Trade Deficits from the TPP

It should come as no surprise that the Peterson Institute has managed to model the impact of the TPP so that it does not increase unemployment.

New Zealand Foreign Trusts: Chickens Coming Home to Roost

After many warnings were ignored, New Zealand Foreign Trusts are now damaging NZ’s reputation overseas