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Chateau Margaux Expands in China
£4.5m Wine Fraudsters in Court
Chinese Wine Production Expands
Australians Complain about British Wine Tax Regime
The Wine Forger’s Handbook
One in Ten Vintage Wine Bottles in Ireland Fake
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Chateau Margaux Expands in China
by Giles Cadman Since the removal of tarriffs on wine sold in Hong Kong the Chinese market has driven demand for wine at a time when the rest of the world’s economies have been weak. It is not surprising that many wine producers have established operations in China, including some of Bordeaux‘s finest. Chateau Margaux […]
PIMCO’s El-Erain on the Global Economy
by Giles Cadman Mohamed El-Erain, CEO of PIMCO, the worlds largest bond investor, has a fantastic article in the Atlantic about the current position of the world economy. He discussed the four different policy approaches in four key economies. Accordingly, the world is engaged in four historic and unprecedented policy experiments: China, where the new […]
Tax Havens save Individual Taxpayers £100B
by Giles Cadman Governments around the world are complaining about taxpayers structuring their tax affairs to lower their tax burden. The problem is allegedly with tax regimes in countries that believe in low tax rates. Oxfam claim that individuals are depriving governments of £100bn. The total amount of lost tax revenue is far higher than £100 […]
JP Morgan’s Dimon Still CEO and Chairman
by Giles Cadman Jamie Dimon remains in both roles at JP Morgan after winning a shareholder vote at its annual meeting. Shareholders of JPMorgan Chase handed chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon a resounding victory, defeating a resolution offered by public employee unions and the New York city comptroller‘s office to split his job in two, […]
Mark Carney on Europe
by Giles Cadman The European political elite seem to be unwilling to take any radical steps to fix the European economy. It is refreshing to see someone with the stature of incoming Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, point out the obvious. Europe will face a lost decade if it does not do something, and […]
Irish Make Sensible Points on Tax
by Giles Cadman Apple, the United States biggest corporate tax payer, has been getting massive amounts of negative publicity about managing their corporate affairs to minimise tax. Many of Apple’s tax paying companies are registered in Ireland, which has lower taxes than other nations. Ireland has been widely criticised for having a sensible tax regime […]
£4.5m Wine Fraudsters in Court
by Giles Cadman Wine Fraud is too common to be surprised by the case in front of the Southwark Crown Court, where the alleged fraudsters behind Nouveau World Wines are facing trial for defrauding investors of £4.5m. Brother and sister fraudsters conned £4.5m out of investors through a vintage wine scam, a court heard. Daniel Snelling, […]
A New Mouton Rothschild Label Gallery
by Giles Cadman Mouton Rothschild is renown for its labels, which are based on paintings by some of the worlds most prominent artists. The collection of paintings have been traveling and will now have a permanent exhibition. The new display space, separate to Mouton’s Museum of Art in Wine, forms part of major renovations at […]