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Chloe Farand

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Over the last 10 years, four different companies have acted as a nominee advisor, also known as a nomad, for Sirius Petroleum. A nomad is a private company which carries out due diligence on a com...
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In 2016, Nigeria reclaimed its position as Africa’s largest oil producer and remains one of the countries with the largest oil reserves in the world, including in the deepwater off the Nigerian coa...
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A shell company is a company which has no assets and is used as a vehicle to hold and shift money in financial manoeuvres. Sometimes, this also refers to a dormant company which may be left for fut...
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A nominee account allows a stockbroker to hold shares on behalf of a client, making buying and selling those shares easier. The investor remains the only beneficial owner of the shares. This ...
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London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) was set-up in 1995 as the little sister of the London Stock Exchange, allowing growing companies to raise funds. When a company decides to join the Lon...
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A little-known network of London-based oil and gas companies tied to international tax havens and operating in the shadow of major industry players are seeking opportunities in Africa’s frontier oi...
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The London Stock Exchange’s history and reputation is one reason the city is viewed as a great global financial centre. But while the main market may be famous, the UK’s junior stock exchange has l...
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The offshore world is one where information about company ownership is kept hidden from ordinary taxpayers and law enforcement authorities. The publication of the Panama Papers in 2016 and th...
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Despite DeSmog UK's repeated request for comment, only three of the 12 companies responded with a comment, and four declined to do so. Both the Department for International Trade an...
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After days of discussions at the climate talks in Bonn, negotiators failed to agree on a conflict of interest policy that would exclude fossil fuel companies from getting involved in the process. ...