CEPR Discussion Paper: Banks Defy Gravity in Tax Havens

Authors: Vincent Bouvatier, Gunther Capelle-blancard, and Anne-Laure Delatte Date: September 2018 Abstract: This paper provides the first quantitative assessment of the contribution of global banks in intermediating tax evasion. Applying gravity equations on a unique regulatory dataset based on comprehensive individual country-by-country reporting from all the Systemically Important Banks the European Union, we find that:[…]

FSB Report: FSB Correspondent Banking Data Report − Update.

Authors: Financial Stability Board (FSB) Date: March 2018 Abstract:  This mid-year update provides an overview of evolutions affecting correspondent banking, however with fewer details than the publications of July 2017, which presented full year data. The FSB has agreed with SWIFT to an arrangement under which SWIFT will provide six-monthly data updates until at least end -2018,[…]