02/27/2020
The Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson's Bahamas Home Is On Sale for $8.5 Million
King Edward VIII and his socialite wife lived here for a time after he abdicated the British throne.
Comment, Analysis & Research
02/27/2020
Coronavirus, Travel and Employee Health: What are the Issues Employers Need to be Aware of?
There have been no reports of the virus spreading to Bermuda at the present time.
02/27/2020
IPOs are being put on ice as coronavirus fears rock markets
Carlyle has delayed the U.S. IPO of chemicals manufacturer Atotech
02/26/2020
Financial secrecy index ‘relies on misinformation’
The report by the Tax Justice Network dubbed the island part of a financial spider web used by the UK to outsource financial secrecy.
02/26/2020
Dominica CBI: The Dominica Citizenship by Investment Programme For CEOs, Business Leaders, and High Net Worth Individuals
A $100,000 donation, or a $200,000 property purchase on the island, establish Dominican citizenship for the whole family, including children and parents.
02/26/2020
Guernsey sees surge in new captive numbers
Guernsey is responsible for more than a third of the European captives market.
02/25/2020
Cayman is Not a Tax Haven
The Cayman Islands is a transparent, tax neutral jurisdiction – not a tax haven.
02/25/2020
Jersey fund industry tops 17% growth as assets hit £373bn
The Jersey Fund Industry maintains its momentum for three consecutive years enjoying an impressive 17% average growth
02/24/2020
The economic toll of the coronavirus – from iPhones to solar panels to tourism
While much of the world’s attention is rightly focused on the human toll of COVID-19 – including the 1,873 deaths reported as of 18 February – the economic toll of the outbreak also has potentially disastrous implications.
02/24/2020
Beyond shared service centres: Three offshoring models
Another marker lies in the fact that IBM’s India operations are a far cry from the stereotypical call centres of decades ago.
02/21/2020
Middle Eastern families look west for wealth structuring
WEALTHY Middle Eastern families are looking to the Channel Islands when it comes to structuring strategies.
02/20/2020
Financial Secrecy Index 2020 reports progress on global transparency – but backsliding from US, Cayman and UK prompts call for sanctions
The sixth edition of the biennial Financial Secrecy Index sees Switzerland reduce its ranking to the third biggest enabler of financial secrecy in the world.
02/20/2020
BWCI’s new actuary
Luke’s qualification will bring the total number of actuaries at BWCI
02/20/2020
Australia a safe haven for illicit funds, but Cayman Islands the world’s worst
The report also noted major risks emanating from Cayman’s hedge fund industry, which uses companies, trusts and limited partnerships that are “cloaked in secrecy”.
02/20/2020
The government wants to turn the UK to “Cayman on Steroids”, warn tax campaigners
The Cayman Islands have just been blacklisted by the EU.
02/20/2020
Balancing Innovation with Simplicity by Joe Moynihan
HMRC provided valuable pointers on how to navigate CGT reporting elections.
02/19/2020
Plan for secondary pension scheme now – BDO
BDO is an active advisor to Guernsey’s commercial sector and has clients spanning retail, healthcare, real estate and hospitality as well as a wide portfolio of fund, private wealth and insurance sector clients.
02/19/2020
Focus HR to host information event in Guernsey
With a recent rebrand, an enhanced team, and new service offerings and packages to suit all businesses, Focus HR Solutions continues to go from strength to strength.
02/18/2020
ZEDRA Zurich’s Vadim Neumann invited to speak at Swiss Embassy event in Kyiv
He will mainly focus on some of the benefits that Switzerland can offer fast-growing Ukrainian companies
02/17/2020
Reflection and inflection: the past and present of regulatory change
For the financial industry and for regulation, the past 10 years have been similar to changing the tyres on a moving car.