Links Jun 10

The sheriff has spoken – and the Swiss must submit Financial Times (subscription)
Banks must accept that tax anonymity has had its day, says Philipp Hildebrand, former chairman of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank. See also: Swiss group moves to defend banking secrecy Business Times and What Price Swiss Tax Disclosure? Money Beat

Singapore’s Economy Might Collapse Due to New Bank Secrecy Rules Daily Press Dot Com

FATF visits Argentina to analyse "whitening" of undeclared money Clarín (In Spanish)
Hat tip: Jorge Gaggero

Havens Página12 (In Spanish)
Four Latin American countries are in the list of 20 countries that place most funds in tax havens.

Brazil: evading the taxman’s bite Financial Times (subscription)

Uganda: Black Monday Bulletin ActionAid

Emerging markets push for share of global tax take The New Zealand Herald

Germany closes FATCA agreement - automatic information exchange reaches new heights TJN Germany Blog (In German)

Canada slammed for lagging behind in fighting tax evasion as G8 summit looms The Vancouver Sun

American Sustainable Business Council - Pre-G8 letter to President Obama calling for US to join Prime Minister Cameron in efforts to shut down offshore tax abuse

Obama Urged to Back Plan to List Owners of Shell Firms The New York Times

Fact Sheet: Why We Need the Corporate Income Tax Citizens for Tax Justice

France targets multinationals with tax rules shake-up Reuters

Kofi Annan warns on draconian mining laws Business Day

Vodafone says paid no UK corporation tax in past year Reuters

Italian police uncovers tax evasion at Glencore company Reuters

Tax Avoidance Leads To 'Extravagant Prosperity' While Millions Around World Starve Huffington Post

Tax havens may become less attractive business models Gulf Times