[Aaus-list] London’s Laundry Business - NYTimes.com

[Max Pyziur]

On Sat, 8 Mar 2014, Oleh Ilnytzkyj wrote:

> It boils down to this: Britain is ready to betray the United States to protect the City of London’s hold on dirty Russian money. And forget about Ukraine.
> 
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/08/opinion/londons-laundry-business.html?hp&rref=opinion

Nicholas Shaxson wrote Treasure Islands, a book about global domiciles for 
extreme wealth.

This Vanity Fair article by Shaxson explains how London sits at the center 
of it:
http://www.vanityfair.com/society/2013/04/mysterious-residents-one-hyde-park-london

A more extensive read, but definitely one that offers some background on 
the concentric circles of money-laundering, the acquisition of prestige, 
and even what sort of protocol the Queen has to follow.

fyi,

MP
pyz at brama.com