<p>Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull whose name figured in the 'Panama Papers' as a former director of a company incorporated by tax haven law firm Mossack Fonseca today denied any wrongdoing.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Turnbull's name emerged in the Panama Papers as a former director of Star Technology Services Limited, a company incorporated by Mossack Fonseca.<br /><br />"There is nothing new there. The company concerned was a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly listed Australian company," the prime minister said, according to media reports.<br />"The involvement is very, very well known," he said.<br /><br />A company register document showed he was the former director of the company in 1990s and also listed Turnbull's business partner, former NSW premier Neville Wran.<br /><br />Both men resigned their directorship of Star Technology in September 1995.<br /><br />"The company of which Neville Wran and I were directors was an Australian listed company and had it made any profits — which it did not regrettably — it certainly would have paid tax in Australia, but obviously you haven't studied the accounts of the company concerned," Turnbull said. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull whose name figured in the 'Panama Papers' as a former director of a company incorporated by tax haven law firm Mossack Fonseca today denied any wrongdoing.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Turnbull's name emerged in the Panama Papers as a former director of Star Technology Services Limited, a company incorporated by Mossack Fonseca.<br /><br />"There is nothing new there. The company concerned was a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly listed Australian company," the prime minister said, according to media reports.<br />"The involvement is very, very well known," he said.<br /><br />A company register document showed he was the former director of the company in 1990s and also listed Turnbull's business partner, former NSW premier Neville Wran.<br /><br />Both men resigned their directorship of Star Technology in September 1995.<br /><br />"The company of which Neville Wran and I were directors was an Australian listed company and had it made any profits — which it did not regrettably — it certainly would have paid tax in Australia, but obviously you haven't studied the accounts of the company concerned," Turnbull said. <br /><br /></p>