Offshore Banks Must Adapt or Die in WikiLeaks Era: Matthew Lynn
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You might think this is a great time for the offshore-banking industry. There is a lot of spare cash sloshing around the world. The mega-rich are still piling up money. Taxes are likely to go up as every developed country tries to cope with huge deficits, creating even more incentive to shift money to some island hideaway.
But it’s not so easy anymore.