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Offshore Banking

Business Politics

The Wealth Detective Who Finds the Hidden Money of the Super Rich

Gabriel Zucman is an economist who specializes in documenting and estimating the wealth stashed in offshore accounts. His work has influenced the tax plans of more than one presidential campaign.

Ben Steverman Bloomberg Businessweek May 2019 15min Permalink

Business World

The Real Goldfinger: the London Banker Who Broke the World

The invention of offshore banking.

Oliver Bullough The Guardian Sep 2018 15min Permalink

Business

How to Hide $400 Million

When a wealthy businessman set out to divorce his wife, their fortune vanished. The quest to find it would reveal the depths of an offshore financial system bigger than the U.S. economy.

Nicholas Confessore New York Times Magazine Nov 2016 35min Permalink