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Australia’s march towards corporatocracy
20-Feb-2017 The Conversation
While consultancies, political donations, secondments and staff movements magnify corporate influence over government, an equally sinister trend is playing out in the world of multinational corporations.
TiSA - draft annex on financial services (Nov 2016)
29-Jan-2017
From November 2016 negotiating round
The ’Canadian model’: why Ceta isn’t a blueprint for Brexit
30-Nov-2016 The Guardian
Aide’s ‘cake and eat it’ note praised the recent trade Canada-EU trade deal but there are few similarities with the UK.
Embedding human rights into corporate tax planning
25-Nov-2016 Madhyam
The exploitation of loopholes has become the favorite play of an organized tax avoidance industry.
We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail
17-Nov-2016 The Guardian
Rising inequality is largely to blame for this electoral upset. Continuing with business as usual is not an option.
TiSA - draft annex on financial services (27 June 2016)
14-Oct-2016 WikiLeaks
As leaked by WikiLeaks
"Let’s make them poorer, and we’ll get rich"
1-Sep-2016 BuzzFeed
Financial companies have figured out how to turn a controversial global legal system to their own very profitable advantage.
Financial services liberalization in jeopardy
29-Aug-2016 The Jakarta Post
There are prominent dangers associated with the negotiation of IA-CEPA, particularly with the financial services liberalization.
RCEP - Investment chapter - Indonesia proposal on Prudential Measures (Aug 2015)
11-Aug-2016
RCEP - Financial services - Submission by AU, JP and KO (Aug 2015)
11-Aug-2016
Shell takes Malampaya tax dispute vs PH to int’l arbitration body
22-Jul-2016 Rappler
Shell Philippines Exploration BV has raised its tax dispute with the Philippine government before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Financial services: the challenge of data flows
15-Jul-2016 Lexology
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced a proposal to resolve the data localization issue in financial institutions in future trade agreements.
U.S. financial services text to debut at TiSA round
6-Jul-2016 Politico
At the 19th round of Trade in Services talks, U.S. negotiators are expected to introduce language aimed at easing industry concerns over the cross-border transfer of financial services data.
Iskandar Safa submits claim against the Hellenic Republic with ICSID
23-Jun-2016 PR Newswire
Iskandar Safa, co-owner of the Privinvest Group, a global player in the shipbuilding industry, which took control of Hellenic Shipyards SA, submitted a request for arbitration against the Hellenic Republic at the World Bank’s ICSID.
Emails show TPP ’collusion’ between big banks & Obama administration
30-May-2016 Common Dreams
Emails obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) show U.S. Trade Rep. Michael Froman discussing TPP with Goldman Sachs lobbyists
TiSA - draft annexes (2015)
25-May-2016 Wikileaks
As leaked by Wikileaks on 25 May 2016
Financial fissures weaken ASEAN community
10-May-2016 Business Vancouver
The economic gap between high flyers like Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia and laggards like Laos and Myanmar is too wide to be easily bridged.
Lawmakers pushing financial regs in TTIP
18-Apr-2016 Politico
Fifteen House members emphasized to President Barack Obama that they want to see TTIP cover financial services regulations.
Why the Panama Papers should be a US election issue
6-Apr-2016 The Guardian
"Panama is a world leader when it comes to allowing large corporations to evade US taxes. And the Panama free trade agreement would make this bad situation much worse," Sanders warned in 2011.
ASEAN cautiously speeds steps toward financial integration
5-Apr-2016 Nikkei Asian Review
ASEAN finance officials have adopted a new timeline for integrating financial services across the regional bloc, aiming to tear down market barriers more quickly.