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British Virgin Islands leaks

Banks in Hong Kong have been tightening their background checks on would-be clients from the mainland. Photo: Robert Ng
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Exclusive | Tighter scrutiny of potential mainland clients by banks in Hong Kong

International wealth managers in Hong Kong, especially private banks from Switzerland, are tightening their background checks on potential mainland clients, particularly those with important political ties.

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Symphony of scandal: The significance of the ICIJ leaks timing

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China's elite hiding billions overseas, US report says

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Chinaleaks: Hong Kong anti-poverty duo 'failed to declare ties to tax haven'

Two members of the government's Commission on Poverty failed to declare ties to companies registered in the secretive tax haven of the British Virgin Islands, leaked documents show.

Henry Cheng Kar-shun.
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New | Flattering profile on Li Xiaolin, ex-premier's daughter, draws flak amid ChinaLeaks revelations

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New | China is biggest exporter of illicit capital, says watchdog group

The South China Morning Post discusses the implications of the ICIJ leak with Clark Gascoigne, spokesperson for the Washington DC-based think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI), which has been tracking global illicit money flows since 2006.

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Update | ChinaLeaks: Exposé on Chinese elite’s offshore accounts comes at sensitive time

A combined images of some famous billionaires mentioned in the ICIJ report. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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Massive database reveals offshore banking entities that could be used for tax evasion

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Top British firms condemned for prolific use of tax havens

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British Virgin Islands picks Hong Kong to be its Asia hub

The British Virgin Islands has chosen Hong Kong as its headquarters for a new push into the Asian market as it faces a global storm linked to a massive leak of client data and claims of secrecy, tax evasion and hiding assets.

The British Virgin Islands, a haven of secrecy for those who don't want to disclose who owns businesses, is coming to Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP
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BVI tax haven to set up Asia headquarters in Hong Kong

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) will set up its Asian headquarters in Hong Kong next month despite a worldwide outcry against tax havens after many of its rich clients’ information has been leaked by an investigative journalist group.

The British Virgin Islands, a haven of secrecy for those who don't want to disclose who owns businesses, is coming to Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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France's Hollande under pressure to reshuffle government after scandal, poll finds

A majority of the French favour a government reshuffle in the aftermath of a scandal that forced the budget minister to resign after lying about a secret foreign bank account, a poll showed on Sunday.

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Journalism group ICIJ snubs requests for access to bank account data

Many accounts are linked to wealthy residents from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, with assets hidden in a complex web of shell companies in tax havens such as the Caymans and British Virgin Islands.

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Tax-haven leak will spur graft probes, analysts say

The massive haul of leaked financial information on offshore havens by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) will spur anti-corruption efforts in China and other nations, analysts say.

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Xinhua
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Hard disk gave investigators data to expose tax havens, account holders

An investigation into an offshore tax haven that is exposing secret accounts held by the wealthy around the world began when a computer hard drive packed with corporate data arrived in the post at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

Bidzina Ivanishvili is involved in a BVI company. Photo AFP
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Hong Kong's rich face exposure in tax-haven leak

Some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in Hong Kong, on the mainland and elsewhere in the world are watching nervously as the identities of those holding accounts in the offshore haven of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are being exposed in what is described as the biggest information leak in recent history.

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Hong Kong firm at core of fraud that sparked investigation into tax havens

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Philippines to probe ‘secret’ Marcos offshore trust after leaks expose rich who hide cash

Imee Marcos, daughter of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Photo: Dickson Lee
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British Virgin Islands leaks
On April 4, 2013, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) began leaking the details of 2 million emails and other documents naming prominent public figures from around the world who were concealing their wealth through the offshore tax haven of the British Virgin Islands. Based on this leak, the ICIJ released a report focussing on China's elite on January 22, 2014.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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