Ethics and governance in the European Financial centers

Greg Gordon, McClatchy Newspapers, has observed that "Underscoring the role of tax havens as a Wall Street marketing tool, a Treasury Department report found that as of June 30, 2008, $164 billion in U.S. mortgage-backed securities were held in the Cayman Islands and $22 billion more were held in Luxembourg, another tax-friendly zone".

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The fourth European Union Organised Crime Threat Assessment (2009 OCTA) was just published. "The OCTA is a core product of the intelligence-led law enforcement concept and its drafting is one of Europol’s top priorities", Rob Wainwright, Director of Europol, said.

It is a general overview of crimes. I wish they assessed a country risk.

Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., have introduced new legislation to stop the formation of U.S. corporations with hidden owners. It is subject of a Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs.

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