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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...

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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...

The Secrecy Laws of the Anonymous Offshore World

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Mapping London’s African Oil Hub: Responses in Full

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Mapped: Revolving Doors between UK Government and the Energy Industry

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INEOS Pitches Corporate Power Against Democracy with Challenge to Popular Fracking Ban

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Climate Science Denial Group GWPF Rejected by Scandal-Hit EPA Chief Scott Pruitt

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Mapped: The European Cities that have Climate Plans… And Those That Don’t

By Oliver Heidrich and Diana Reckian, The Conversation Around the world, cities endeavour to cut greenhouse gas emissions, while adapting to the threats – and opportunities – presented...

Kicking Big Polluters Out Of Climate Talks ‘Not Very Useful’, Says Poland’s Climate Envoy

By Megan Darby, Climate Home News Poland’s climate envoy dismissed calls to keep polluters out of UN talks, ahead of a controversial negotiation in Bonn on...

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