From Secrecy to Transparency: The End of Hidden Wealth?

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 am to Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Paris School of Economics | Paris

EU Tax Observatory
Publisher/HostEU Tax Observatory
From Secrecy to Transparency: The End of Hidden Wealth?
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Exploring how global tax reforms and transparency tools impact offshore tax evasion and financial secrecy worldwide.
About this Event

Over the past decade, the architecture of international tax enforcement has undergone a transformation in the fight against tax secrecy. To what extent newly introduced reforms such as the automatic exchange of financial account information and the introduction of beneficial ownership registries have actually reduced financial secrecy?

This conference examines emerging evidence on how these transparency innovations affect offshore tax evasion and illicit activity. Drawing on new administrative data and cross-country research, it explores both successes and implementation gaps, highlighting how outcomes depend on the interaction between global standards, domestic enforcement capacity, and evolving forms of secrecy.


Day1

?: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration
?: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Welcoming remarks
?: 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Academic Session 1 : Transparency and Beneficial ownership reporting
Host: Florian Hollenbach
?: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch Break
?: 01:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Academic Session 2: Economic effects and limitations of CRS
Host: Jakob Miethe
?: 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM
Coffee Break
?: 03:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Academic Session 3: Substitution margins: responses to sanctions & new assets
Host: Mona Barake
?: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Policy Panel: How far have we come along on the transparency road?
?: 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Reception
Day 2

?: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration
?: 09:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Academic Session 4: CRS & Compliance. Evidence from micro-administrative data
Host: Hjalte Fejerskov Boas
?: 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Coffee Break
?: 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Information exchange and tax audits: The Experience of Tax Administrations
?: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Keynote: The automatic exchange of information – a success story?
Host: Pascal Saint-Amans
?: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch Break
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Paris School of Economics, 48 Boulevard Jourdan, Paris, France

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