Ian Taylor

Scale of crime spree by NZ shell companies peddled by Taylors detailed

6 Dec 18, 5:00am

From North Korean gun running to El Chapo's drugs cartel; New Zealand Police have received more than 350 criminal investigation enquiries about NZ companies the notorious Taylors established
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Box ticked, job done. But is it really?

30 Jan 18, 12:20pm

Gareth Vaughan

Registrar of Companies Ross van der Schyff boots company service provider that received official AML warning, and some of its clients, off the Companies Register
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An open letter to Kris Faafoi

23 Jan 18, 5:02am

Gareth Vaughan

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Gareth Vaughan writes to Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi arguing for tougher action over the misuse of NZ companies and our FSPR
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Formal warning for virtual company agent exposed by interest.co.nz

19 Dec 17, 12:28pm

Gareth Vaughan

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Department of Internal Affairs issues formal anti-money laundering warning to company service provider operating through virtual office in downtown Auckland
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The ongoing headache caused by shell companies & the misuse of NZ companies. Part II

24 Nov 17, 5:02am

Gareth Vaughan

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Returning to the basic concept of a company, collecting verified information, regulators focusing on policy effectiveness rather than box ticking & other ways to tackle the misuse of NZ companies
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The ongoing headache caused by shell companies & the misuse of NZ companies. Part I

22 Nov 17, 5:32pm

Gareth Vaughan

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Six years after then Commerce Minister Simon Power detailed extensive problems with NZ shell companies, the problem persists. So what can be done about this?
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Ian Taylor, S-Profit Ltd, South Sudan & arms deals

26 Sep 17, 12:36pm

Gareth Vaughan

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Shell company incorporator Ian Taylor, who shot to prominence in 2009 over the activities of SP Trading Ltd, has again been linked to a company involved in illicit weapons dealing
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It's time to end the madness

10 May 17, 2:16pm

Gareth Vaughan

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Gareth Vaughan argues it's time to ban offshore trust and company service providers from NZ activities, licence local ones, and hold them to account if their clients break the law
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'The New Zealand FSP regulatory effectiveness is not strong'

2 May 17, 8:01pm

Gareth Vaughan

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Four NZ financial service providers, an infamous Taylor, a curious director & shareholder, China, the Gold Coast, and the world's easiest country to start a business in
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Infamous shell company creator Geoffrey Taylor returns

30 Nov 16, 5:25pm

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Michael Field takes a look at the new offering from a key player involved in the famous saga of a NZ company that was at the centre of a North Korean arms smuggling operation
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