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David Bradbury, former assistant treasurer of Australia, has been appointed head of the tax policy and statistics division at the OECD. The Global Tax 50 2013 member has been appointed on a three year term, starting April, and will be based in the OECD's Paris headquarters.

Daniel Nelson has joined Morgan Lewis as a tax partner in its Boston office. Nelson advises global institutional investors, including investment managers for some of the world's largest pension funds on investments in real estate, infrastructure projects and other real assets. He also advises sponsors on fund formation transactions, co-investment arrangements, and joint ventures involving pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional investors. His transactional tax practice sees him advising on project finance and in the energy sector; US real estate and REITs, and tax planning for cross-border transactions.

From management consultants Accenture, to major pharmaceuticals including Perrigo, Forest Labs and Warner Chilcott, to manufacturer and equipment supplier Eaton Corporation to one of the world’s leading insurance groups, Willis, the shift to adopting an onshore Irish incorporated tax resident parent is gathering pace. Mason Hayes & Curran considers the rationale for such a shift and the long-term value creation for shareholders yielded by the shift.

Two tax barristers have become Queen's Counsel in this year's round of appointments in the UK.

Peter Clark has joined Baker & McKenzie in Toronto as a partner in the tax department after the closure of Heenan Blaikie, his previous firm.

Morris Maroon has joined Rockwell Olivier as head of tax. He will work from the Sydney office, leading a team that advises businesses and professional advisers on all areas of Australian domestic and international tax law and also assists clients and accountants to resolve complex disputes with the Australian Tax Office (ATO).

Nikolaj Bjørnholm is the newest tax partner at Plesner in Copenhagen after a three year stint as head of Hannes Snellman's Danish tax practice.

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The stars are not aligned to allow tax reform right now Reform of the US tax system is still a long way off judging by the differences between the proposals in the 2015 Budget which President Obama released last month and the plan of Dave Camp, House Ways and Means Committee chairman, which came out a week earlier. The Obama FY 2015 Budget largely carries forward previous tax proposals outlined by the Administration, though new revenue raising proposals include a limit on corporate interest deductibility and restrictions on hybrid arrangements.

By shining a spotlight on loopholes and failing legislation, the Tax Justice Network has been at the fore of global tax policy development in recent years. In its latest report, it praises the OECD's work on automatic information exchange, but identifies areas for improvement.