04/30/2015
Butterfield named official America’s Cup bank
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited has been named the Official Bermuda Bank of the 2017 America’s Cup
Comment, Analysis & Research
04/30/2015
Hedge funds differ on minimum investment issue
Hedge fund professionals who attended the latest Opalesque Cayman Roundtable offered differing opinion on whether it is time to lower the minimum investments in hedge funds and whether the industry is going more mainstream or not.
04/29/2015
AA+ credit rating endorses Guernsey’s ‘mainstream position’
More and more this combination is what clients and their advisers are looking for
04/29/2015
Top 25 Trust Companies names
The Top 25 Trust Companies list, based on a survey of more than 100 UK and UK offshore trust companies
04/24/2015
Channel Islands Rich List revealed
The Barclay Brothers are top of the Channel Islands Rich List and ranked 13th in the UK with £6,500m - up £500m on previous year
04/23/2015
The Value of Sound and Progressive Regulation
Thoughts on the current Global regulatory agenda and the attractiveness of the Jersey Funds platform delivered at the pre conference Dinner - AIMA Global Regulatory Conference - New York
04/21/2015
Pensions at risk for 80 millon people in Latin America and the Caribbean
In the absence of reforms, the growing middle class may be vulnerable to poverty in old age
04/21/2015
Who isn’t paying taxes?
Congressional hearings in the past few years made headlines exposing how Apple and Microsoft moved money overseas to avoid paying U.S. taxes
04/20/2015
Offshore accounts case: HSBC account holders fear attachment of their assets
April is turning out to be the cruellest month for HSBC Geneva account-holders in India.
04/20/2015
Do not trust the horse, Trojans by Justin Urquhart Stewart
"Do not trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts." Virgil's Aeneid, Book 2, 19 BC:
04/17/2015
BWCI launches Island Global Research
BWCI has extended its range of services with the launch of a new data analytics company, Island Global Research Limited.
04/16/2015
Employment rising in Jersey's finance industry
The numbers working in the finance industry were recorded at 12,770, by far the highest proportion of any sector.
04/15/2015
Jersey based Chartered Accountancy practice wins International Funds Award
The Chartered Accountancy practice has been named ‘Best for Finance Industry Accounting Services, Channel Islands” by Acquisition International (AI).
04/14/2015
Caribbean, Dominican Republic leaders talk bank cooperation
President Danilo Medina met over the weekend with leaders of several Caribbean countries interested in cooperation in banking and other areas of Dominican Republic’s economy
04/14/2015
Digital and core platform modernisation to drive bank IT budget growth
This change will be reflected by the spending growth in core platforms
04/14/2015
Moore Stephens named "Most Outstanding Accountancy Firm – Isle of Man"
The Corporate LiveWire Awards recognise companies consistently excelling at helping their clients work through daily business challenges
04/13/2015
The Risks and Costs of an Ineffective Middle-Office
When assessing the various risks that might affect investment firms, fund managers and investors often overlook an element that can lead to failure if neglected: an ineffective middle-office.
04/12/2015
Barbados ideally placed to be gateway to Cuba
Stating that this country was well placed to attain its vision of being the international financial and wealth management centre of choice
04/02/2015
Gibson Criticises Scotiabank - And Warns Of Hotel Layoffs
Labour Minister Shane Gibson yesterday said the impending lay-off of employees at Scotiabank (Bahamas) was “disappointing”
04/02/2015
Cayman rises in global financial index
The Cayman Islands has moved up 15 positions in the most recent Global Financial Centres Index