The government is expected to bring forward so-called Magnitsky amendments – the anti-corruption measures named after the late whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky to target politically significant Russians. Vince Cable, the Lib Dem leader, said newly introduced “unexplained wealth orders” should be deployed to step up the pressure. Show Hide Sergei Magnitsky was a Russian lawyer who investigated a massive $230m (£165m) tax fraud in 2007-08. After he revealed the scam, Magnitsky was arrested by the same officials he had accused of a cover-up. How to hide it: inside the secret world of wealth managers | Brooke Harrington Read more

Source: The Guardian March 17, 2018 06:22 UTC