Managers of Wealth Offshore

Record year for Guernsey property market

The report also showed that 8.6% of residential properties sold in the fourth quarter of 2019 had been built within the previous three years, meeting increased demand.

Unexplained Wealth Orders: Will Zamira Hajiyeva’s appeal open the floodgates?

John Binns, partner in the Financial Crime team at BCL Solicitors, discusses the implications of the appeal against Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO)

Coutts Investment Outlook 2020

We are always looking beyond short-term horizons to the long-term challenges that will shape our investment strategy and our future.

BVI's tax authority understaffed after recruitment failure

The authority is responsible for responding to tax information requests from foreign revenue-collection authorities.

CSSF launches annual online AML/CFT survey

The CSSF has informed professionals under its supervision that the self-assessment survey on the risks to which they are exposed

ADCB to exit its operations in Jersey

The decision will have negligible impact on the bank’s profitability, ADCB said in a statement

Jersey Finance to Celebrate Young Rising Stars with New Industry Awards

Nominations are now open until 6 March for Jersey Finance Member firms to put forward their younger staff members (18-30 years old) for outstanding achievements in their area of work.

Legal Frontiers in the Caymans: Key trends in Asian fund finance

Cayman LLCs are most commonly used as joint venture vehicles, carried interest vehicles, downstream blockers and investment management vehicles.

'Trust Me' - A Lawyer's Guide To: What To Inspect When You Are Expecting ... A Trust

A clear understanding of the trust's assets should also help to ensure the new trustee properly receives and takes control of those assets.

Brexit won't harm long-established ties with Jamaica

On Friday, after 47 years, the UK left the 28-member EU with which, it has often been argued, the UK had never been fully integrated, having not become part of the Euro and the common European visa.

What’s next for the shareholders of Lombard Bank Malta plc?

Customer deposits during the period also increased by 1.8 per cent. Subsequently, net interest income as per 2019 last twelve months results further improved to €18.7 million from €17.5 million during FY 2018.

Offshore legal and fund structure considerations

These major offshore centres have proved to be incredibly robust and over the years have both introduced new legislation,

Ogier a silver sponsor for forthcoming New York SPAC conference

We anticipate that robust SPAC activity will continue into 2020, and Ogier is well-positioned to service this with expertise in BVI, Cayman and in the Channel Islands.

Jennifer Fox and Fraser Allister to attend Private Client Forum Americas 2020

The session will explore recent onshore and offshore trusts cases, examine trends and discuss the potential impact on future case law.

Exchange of information - the challenge ahead

Carey Olsen Bermuda's Keith Robinson explains in detail why the current system requires a court order

Former FIAU investigator Jonathan Ferris testifies in public inquiry

Ferris said the FIAU had decided that they would go directly to the police to file a report when there was an information leak.

Restructuring Retail: Investor Pressure

These are exceptionally tough times for retailers

'I will prove who owns Egrant’: Malta whistleblower

“The documents and their format, I believe are authentic because they are drafted in the proper way. I am only concerned about the signatures,” she said.

Fund domiciliation report

The exponential growth of the industry is supported by these positive forecasts from data provider Preqin and industry participants are equally bullish.

New listings in 2019 push TISE towards 3,000 mark

In addition, companies such as financial services groups Blackstone, KKR, Société Générale and Willis have listed investment grade debt on TISE during 2019.

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