02/24/2014
Bahamas: Minister Pinder speaks on international aspects of financial services
Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder said, on February 20, 2014, that the international landscape for financial services continues to change extremely rapidly and his Ministry continues to actively follow and engage on issues emanating from the Glob
02/24/2014
Global assets under management to exceed $100 trillion by 2020: PwC
Global assets under management (AuM) will rise to around $101.7 trillion by 2020, from a 2012 total of $63.9 trillion, says a PwC report released today. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 6%.
02/21/2014
Government reiterates that Bank of Bahamas is safe
Bahamas government has again sought to reassure nationals that it was not interfering in the operations of the Bank of Bahamas in which it has 65 per cent majority share holding.
02/18/2014
The debate is not unlike that being held in other emerging market economies where there is a desire to protect against investment flight while not damaging economic growth.
02/17/2014
Developed Equities Market positions move from neutral to modest overweight
02/14/2014
Quarter by quarter offshore deal volumes rose steadily throughout 2013, resulting in a cumulative 12-month deal value topped only three times in the last decade, according to a report released today by Appleby, one of the world’s largest providers o
02/14/2014
The nuclear and banking industries share a common feature.
02/13/2014
Cayman 'ahead of UK' on beneficial ownership
Premier Alden McLaughlin has “no difficulty” complying with international financial reporting standards, even if those standards require the Cayman Islands to make public its register of beneficial ownership of companies and investment funds.
02/12/2014
Is FATCA a US tax boogie-man for Bermuda?
However, some of the larger financial institutions who have been planning for the introduction of FATCA reporting for some years are continuing along with the timetable originally prepared.
02/12/2014
He has Bermuda as part of his overall territory after having been the representative for Sotheby’s in the Middle East and Africa.
02/11/2014
Major banks have committed to a smartphone interface and already have smartphone applications available.
02/10/2014
Asset Risk Consultants were crowned the Commerce & Employment Guernsey Business of the Year at the Guernsey Awards for Achievement’s gala dinner.
02/10/2014
The Jersey branch of the Institute of Directors has launched its fifth annual search to find the top business leaders in Jersey’s private, public and voluntary sectors.
02/10/2014
Virgin boss says that pursuing environmental and renewable energy projects is 'more interesting than making a few more bucks
02/06/2014
The chief ministers from the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands will meet in Douglas later, the Manx government has announced.
02/06/2014
The new white paper outlines how financial professionals can increase e-delivery adoption rates despite current challenges and perceptions
02/03/2014
The Chief Ministers from the three Crown Dependencies will get together in Douglas this week when the island hosts a trilateral meeting.
02/03/2014
Your iPhone prevents you from getting a good night's sleep
You probably know the feeling of drifting off to sleep, only to detect through heavy eyelids that the bedroom has suddenly lit up
02/03/2014
This follows the results of the recent Jersey Business Tendency Survey, which found that just over half of financial services firms anticipate a rise in employment numbers and expect profits to increase over the course of the whole year.
02/03/2014
Guernsey – Home Of The Family Office by Fiona Le Poidevin
The family office concept has been around for decades, but it is only in recent years that the industry has begun to expand at an impressive pace with new family offices opening every month and the value of assets increasing.