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Presentation by Prof. Andrew Morriss (Jones Chair in Law, University of Alabama and Editor of Offshore Financial Centres and Regulatory Competition)
   

Presentation by Stephanie Guichard (Senior Economist, OECD)
   

Presentation by Richard Teather (Senior Lecturer in Tax Law, Business School, Bournemouth University)
   

Presentation by Chris Cummings (Chief Executive of TheCityUK)
   

Presentation by George Hodgson (Head of Policy, STEP Worldwide)
   

Presentation by Richard Hay (Principal, Stikeman Elliott)
   

Presentation by Pascal Saint-Amans (Head of the Secretariat of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, OECD)
   

Presentation by Prof. Jason Sharman (Griffith University)
   

Presentation by Shane Lowe (Economist, Central Bank of Barbados)
   

Presentation by Robert Mathavious (Managing Director and CEO of the BVI FSC)
   

Presentation by Colin Powell CBE (Adviser - International Affairs in the Chief Ministers Department, States of Jersey)
   

Presentation by Renata Fontana (Tax Policy Analyst at the Global Forum Secretariat, OECD)
   

A podcast of the morning session of the conference 9am - 10.50am
   

A podcast of the mid morning session of the conference 11.10am - 12.25pm
   

A podcast of the afternoon session of the conference 1.40pm - 3.40pm
   

A podcast of the late afternoon session of the conference 3.55pm - 5.20pm
   

An analysis of the 2010 G20 summit in Seoul in terms of how it affects IFCs.
   

An IMF working paper assesses the size of offshore holdings and the role of IFCs in the international financial system.
   

Michael Foot, former managing director of the Financial Services Authority, investigates the offshore financial centres in British dependencies and their contribution to the economy of the UK.
   

An annex to the Foot Report by Deloitte, revising down the estimated tax gap due to use of low-tax platforms to £2 billion.
   

James Hines of the University of Michigan writes an overview of the role of IFCs in the world economy, concluding they promote economic growth onshore and offshore and promote efficiency through tax competition.
   

Opinion in Latin Lawyer - International finance centres provide an ideal route for deploying capital. It’s time Brazil came round to their advantages, argues Rolf Lindsay, partner at Walkers in the Cayman Islands
   

An article by Ben Robins (Mourant Ozannes) featured in The Parliament Magazine. He discusses the debate in relation to the marketing in third country funds under the draft AIFM Directive.
   

University of Illinois academic Dhammika Dharmapala finds that use of IFCs can increase home-country investments.
   

Walid Hejazi of the University of Toronto finds that increased offshore investment by Canadian countries increases capital and the labour force in Canada.
   

M. Desai, F. Foley & J. Hines find that increased overseas investment by firms does not divert economic activity but in fact increases domestic investment.
   

Richard Hay, a principal at Stikeman Elliott LLP, argues against kneejerk regulation of IFCs in the wake of the financial crisis.
   

Text of the European Council's directive on business tax, intended to reduce harmful tax practices.
   

Speech by Senator Philip Ozouf, States of Jersey at IFC Forum Parliamentary Breakfast Event - The Challenges of G20 to small IFCs. 10th November 2010
   

Remarks by Andrew Rosindell MP, Senator Philip Ozouf (Treasury Minister, States of Jersey) and Nick Kershaw (IFC Forum and Chief Executive, Ogier)
   

The IFC Forum response for the corporate tax review consultation process underway in the Crown Dependencies
   

A report by law firm Walkers on the Cayman Islands' transparent regulatory system.
   

Stikeman Elliott LLP international tax principal Richard Hay argues that so-called tax havens have been given a rough ride in the wake of the crisis despite having robust regulation in place
   

An opinion piece by Avinash Persaud, a member of the UN High Level Taskforce on International Financial Reform, that first appeared in the Financial Times last year explaining IFCs' high standards of regulation: "The problem is not the tax rate but Swiss-style bank secrecy." (Subscription required.)
   

Richard Hay of Stikeman Elliott appears on the Business News Network to explain how the G20 agreement reached in April 2009 applies to IFCs.
   

The chair of the Cayman Islands' new Anti-Corruption Commission, Tim Ridley, writes about the jurisdiction's progress in regulation.
   

A strategic review of Guernsey's banking industry by chair of Beachcroft LLP's financial services division and former secretary of state Lord Hunt.
   

An article from Global Financial Strategy takes an extract from Professor Jason Sharman research paper exploding the myth that international financial centres are the primary problem in attracting and hosting illicit funds from the developing world.
   

This paper by Professor Jason Sharman tests whether and how International Financial Centres (IFCs) provide support for economic growth and poverty alleviation among developing countries.