05/14/2018
Cyprus’s Golden Visa is Attracting International Buyers Looking for Second Homes
The country’s accessibility to beaches and skiing are draws, too
Comment, Analysis & Research
05/14/2018
Guernsey property market activity dips
The average purchase price of property sits at £407,288 as at 31 March 2018, compared with £432,341 in 2017.
05/14/2018
Q&A with David Burt, Premier and Minister of Finance, Bermuda
Bermuda’s financial centre is not predominately based on wealth management products, but on global insurance and reinsurance.
05/14/2018
The Appeal and Efficacy of Private Trust Companies
The shareholders of a PTC play a hugely important role in the structure as they have the power to appoint directors.
05/11/2018
Why switch your offshore company to the UAE?
Let’s take a look at some of those key markers.
05/10/2018
HSBC releases global trade report
The survey also found that firms are focused on growth, with 77 per cent of businesses optimistic about their international business prospects, and expect the volume of trade to increase over the next 12 months.
05/10/2018
What makes the Bahamas one of the most progressive financial centres
it is also rooted a failure of the international community to let go of the past and treat countries like the Bahamas as progressive, cooperative, sovereign partners who share the same goals.”
05/10/2018
Gavin Woods to Speak at Executive Forum on Bermuda Captive Insurance
Gavin will be providing a comprehensive overview of applicable legislation and steps to incorporate and license a captive.
05/09/2018
Liechtenstein’s Crown Prince warming to the idea of blockchain technology
The state’s Royal House generated a considerable amount of their wealth by offering a tax haven for famous and high-wealth individuals.
05/07/2018
May the Fourth be with you! by Penny Lovell
The Society was established in the early 1940s and was actually a cover for Guernsey residents breaking the curfew of their occupiers.
05/04/2018
The Pilatus-Aliyev Saga Is Now Making Waves All The Way In New Zealand
New Zealand reportedly inquiring about recent ownership change of Aliyev-linked companies with Pilatus Bank accounts
05/04/2018
Bermuda showcases its talent, value at New York forum
Close to 300 attendees filled the forum location on Seventh Avenue, where more than 60 industry executives detailed Bermuda’s message to an audience of investors, entrepreneurs and c-suite executives on a dozen moderated discussion panels.
05/04/2018
International press has little sympathy for ‘dirty money’ ‘tax havens’
British tabloid The Daily Mirror meanwhile attacked one of the few politicians who spoke up on behalf of the overseas territories.
05/04/2018
Offshore Finance Demise
The IBC Act makes provision for such a company to be exempt from all forms of taxation for a period of 20 years.
05/04/2018
'Machine on Machine War' the Future of Cybercrime
“Many defences are to stop unauthorised persons, if the person is in fact authorised, that gets them over the first two or three hurdles.”
05/03/2018
The Race to Build the Perfect Island
Recognizing the popularity of these ports, Royal Caribbean International recently announced a major new initiative called the Perfect Day Island Collection
05/03/2018
New ground in insolvency in Guernsey
It was thought that it would be prudent to ensure that the process of a compulsory liquidation was followed as the Court would appoint a Commissioner whose purpose and focus would be to examine the accounts of the company in liquidation.
05/02/2018
Jersey responds to UK AML debate
This debate has brought the issue of beneficial ownership and public registers back into the spotlight.
05/02/2018
Full statement from Cayman Islands government
It requires the British Overseas Territories, but not the Crown Dependencies, to establish public registers of beneficial ownership information by no later than Dec. 31 2020.
05/01/2018
Development Bank Cuts Losses By 43%
The Government earlier this year committed some $25m towards the development of small businesses over the next five years, including the launch of a Small Business Development Centre.