Managers of Wealth Offshore

Bahamas Bar Association calls for legislative separation of powers

The three branches of government include the executive, legislative and judicial.

Lauded as a Leading Firm by Legal 500 Caribbean (2020)

The firm was said to field a ‘highly competent’ team of lawyers that are ‘efficient, professional and responsive to clients’ requests’.

BKB says money laundering claims are ‘unfounded’

The scandal also implicates Guy Lachappelle, who became president of Raiffeisen in 2018 after eight years at BKB

A Top Tier Firm for the Last Decade

Clients were impressed with their ability to ‘apply legal knowledge to business situations’ further commenting that ‘very few firms can run the entire spectrum of the gauntlet’.

Fiona Chan named in China Business Law Journal's Prestigious A-List

Fiona has almost 20 years of offshore and onshore experience in the Asian market.

First edition of Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 by Mark Dunlop

The book comments in detail on the provisions of the Security Law.

Recent Amendments to the Regulation of Trust Business in Bermuda

All trustees conducting trust business in Bermuda are required to be licensed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority

Swiss bank penalized for undisclosed US accounts

The department imposed a total of more than $1.36 billion in Swiss Bank Program penalties.

Enactment of the Securities and Investment Business (Amendment) Act, 2019 – new regime for the regulation of close-ended funds in the BVI

In response to the requirements of the European Union that the BVI should also regulate close-ended collective investment schemes

New opportunities for blockchain use in the insurance industry

Heading into a new decade, the potential this technology has to create significant efficiencies in the handling of payments and customer data is opening up new avenues for opportunity.

Swiss Firm in Panama Papers Charged in Transatlantic Stock Scam

Firm, executives accused of enabling microcap ‘pump-and-dumps’

Collas Crill Guiding You Through... Desastre Proceedings for A Jersey Company

This guide looks at the key things you need to know about liquidating an insolvent Jersey company using désastre proceedings.

The International Stock Exchange - New Listing Rules

OCFL is one of the leading listing agents in the offshore listing market and was a founder member of TISE when it launched over twenty years ago.

Burning Questions – Grand Court considers the effectiveness of "Firewall Legislation"

The purpose of the Cayman Islands "firewall" legislation is, in essence, to insulate trusts governed by Cayman Islands law from challenges under foreign laws

Vatican’s million-euro default case: financiers hit back at ‘intrigue’ claims

With millions in euros in Vatican bank cash at stake in a Maltese court case, lawyers for the Holy See are attempting to prevent Futura Investment Management from disposing of its share in a Hungarian property company

Right of Access under GDPR: Draft Guidance from the UK ICO

Key takeaways

Retired accountant with a secret past as 'money man for notorious gangsters'

Westminster Magistrates Court heard how Blanchard's involvement began in 1999 when he set up as an "offshore" tax adviser on Tenerife.

Client-lawyer email exchange ‘privileged’, says judge

“The court denies the government’s seventh motion in limine and finds that the document is protected by the attorney-client privilege and that Ms. Innes has not waived the attorney-client privilege with respect to the document. Thus, the gove

Walkers' Global Aviation Team acts on Airborne Capital's Inaugural US$637 million ABS

Walkers Professional Services, in both Cayman and Ireland and led by Fiona de Lacy and Elaine Anderson, provided fiduciary and cash management services throughout the warehouse phase of the transaction and will continue to provide fiduciary services throu

The latest trends in philanthropy

The reputation of some of the more prominent charities has been tarnished and coupled with the perceived administration costs of some of these larger organisations, alternative ways of directly benefitting causes are increasingly being explored.