Also @MKSolicitors is not impressed with @fichtner_jan @javiergb_com 's 'Sinks and Conduits' paper http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2017/9/19/martin-kenney-academics-skew-picture-of-bvi-and-other-offsho.html … (lesson: researchers should talk to practitioners more)
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Replying to @MForstater @MKSolicitors and
This is worth reading http://blog.arachnys.com/panamas-labyrinth?utm_content=63147624&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
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Replying to @FollowAlisonT @MKSolicitors and
He seems to equate 'layers' of holding companies, use of intermediaries etc.. with the money laundering concept of layering (converting dirty money into assets which look clean). (this is a bad idea to confuse/conflate)
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Replying to @MForstater @FollowAlisonT and
Also its a bit breathless. Of course multinationals, PEPs, HNWIs use intermediaries to 'leverage their interests' - we all use intermediaries - banks, supermarkets, pension funds, utility companies, travel agents etc...the big question remains legal or illegal?pic.twitter.com/3Frbzd43PN
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Replying to @FollowAlisonT @MForstater and
Interesting discussion (probably best if I respond w/ my personal account).
@MForstater I enjoyed your article though I disagree with some of the conclusions you draw. We're each tackling the same limitations and misconceptions of the debate...1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @mrpaulmay @FollowAlisonT and
In your tweet you demonstrably conflate 'layering' with 'laundering'. The use of offshore holding companies, used in 'layers' is a legal practice, and does not illustrate wrongdoing, as I make clear.
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Right. Maybe I am being oversensitive about the potential for confusion - but 'layering' is already an established concept in money laundering.
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