Speculation regarding the origins and motivations of who is behind the Panama Papers leak has been racing, particularly as the larger issue of tax evasion – including tax aversions – appears to be heating up in Washington D.C. Who is responsible for the largest journalist data leak in history? A hacker or disgruntled internal employee? Or perhaps this is a global conspiracy, which is a topic advanced by certain world leaders.
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.
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