Mossack Fonseca

Panama Papers: The Prime Minister is not shying away from comments as an opposition MP about wanting New Zealand to be more like a well-known tax haven.

OPINION: A massive data dump revealing the labyrinthine tax arrangements of the super-rich shows the "Switzerland of the Pacific" punching above its weight.

An academic investigating offshore tax havens suspects a Mossack Fonseca wealth manager she spoke to may be the source of the recent data leak. Audio

Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has become the first major casualty of a huge leak of documents on tax havens.

It started with a simple introduction: 'Hello, this is John Doe', and ended in an unprecedented leak of 11 million documents.

Panama Papers: Any questions about overseas trusts should be directed to the lawyers and companies that set them up, Revenue Minister Michael Woodhouse says.

Panama Papers: Protesters have demanded Iceland's prime minister step down over allegations he concealed investments in an offshore company.

Overseas trusts such as those operating in New Zealand are prone to abuse, an international tax expert says. Audio

Panama Papers: Authorities across the world are being spurred into action after a huge leak of documents revealed how tax havens are used to hide wealth.

Panama Papers: Prime Minister John Key has rejected any suggestion New Zealand acts as an international tax haven. Audio

ANALYSIS: As tax experts scramble to comprehend a major leak of private documents from Panama, Patrick O'Meara considers the fallout in New Zealand.

New Zealand-based foreign trusts are caught up in the data leak exposing Panamanian firm Mossack Fonseca's role in providing the elite financial anonymity. Audio

A massive data breach shows how a global industry of law firms and big banks sells financial secrecy to the elite.

A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth.