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Dirty deeds done cheap. Mangulina

February 24, 2020

Three financial firms could change the direction of the climate crisis – and few people have any idea

Jan Fichtner, University of Amsterdam; Eelke Heemskerk, University of Amsterdam, and Johannes Petry, University of Warwick

Now that passive funds have eclipsed their actively managed competitors, climate finance is increasingly in some new pairs of hands.

World party. ktsdesign

July 10, 2018

Who is more powerful – states or corporations?

Milan Babic, University of Amsterdam; Independent Social Research Foundation; Eelke Heemskerk, University of Amsterdam, and Jan Fichtner, University of Amsterdam

Walmart is bigger than Spain, Berkshire Hathaway is bigger than Russia. It could be time to rethink international relations.

Tax sheltering is not just the domain of exotic Caribbean isles. Major world powers, including the United Kingdom, play a critical and previously undisclosed role in global tax avoidance. CORPNET

November 7, 2017

These five countries are conduits for the world’s biggest tax havens

Javier Garcia-Bernardo, University of Amsterdam; Eelke Heemskerk, University of Amsterdam; Frank Takes, Leiden University, and Jan Fichtner, University of Amsterdam

The Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Ireland are among the rich countries that funnel major corporate money into secret offshore tax shelters, according to a new study.

The Big Three.

May 10, 2017

These three firms own corporate America

Jan Fichtner, University of Amsterdam; Eelke Heemskerk, University of Amsterdam, and Javier Garcia-Bernardo, University of Amsterdam

Together, three asset managers now control shares in 40% of all publicly listed firms in the United States.

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