12/29/2016
As announced in the Budget 2016/2017, the Non-citizens (Property Restriction) Act has been amended on the 20 December 2016 to allow non-citizens, registered with the Board of Investment to acquire apartments and business spaces in buildings, subject to se
12/27/2016
The Act, which was introduced in 2006, and amended in 2010, allows persons accused of crimes to plead guilty and give testimony or information in return for a reduced penalty.
12/27/2016
As mentioned in the Circular Letters, the licensee shall have physical office, minimum number of employees resident in Mauritius and minimum annual operating expenditure in Mauritius/assets under management as specified below.
12/27/2016
Several key national indicators released this year underscore accelerating economic growth.
12/27/2016
The bank’s international push for growth has led to other problems, most notably a criminal investigation in the United States into allegations that the bank helped US citizens evade taxes.
12/26/2016
The related Normal Age of Pension Entitlement Option Order (‘NAPEO’) will come into effect as of 1 January 2017.
12/26/2016
The FAR filing fee is set by the Mutual Funds (Annual Returns) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 at $300.
12/23/2016
That was one of the central questions posed in TIPP Investments PCC -v- Chagala Group Limited in proceedings before the BVI Commercial Court.
12/23/2016
Three things to remember about the Discrimination (Jersey) Law 2013 as we approach Christmas, the Party Season and of course Secret Santa:
12/23/2016
The bank had sought to bar Al Shams from prosecuting the civil suit on the grounds that its lawyers had filed heads of argument out of time.
12/22/2016
The Cayman Islands will gazette two pieces of legislation before Christmas that will pave the way for the jurisdiction to create a platform where overseas authorities can access information on the beneficial owners of companies and other financial entitie
12/22/2016
Appleby have designed a fun social media campaign to share the toy cow’s progress around the globe
12/22/2016
It is very important to identify the use of aggressive tax planning through the use of tax havens
12/22/2016
The New AIFMD Regulations set out the detail and the substantive provisions of the Cayman Islands AIFMD Consistent Regimes.
12/22/2016
In this edition of her column, Lucy considers the FinTech and RegTech work strands of international, EU and UK regulators over the past 6 months and how they refl ect the challenges facing regulators not only to understand different types of business mode
12/22/2016
Bringing to a conclusion its three year consultation process on Fund Management Company effectiveness, the Central Bank yesterday published its feedback statement on CP86 together with final guidance. CP86 applies to fund management companies (“FMCs
12/20/2016
French judicial authorities’ have been investigating UBS since April 12, 2012
12/19/2016
Failure to pay the requisite annual fee by this date will result in a penalty surcharge of one-twelfth of the annual fee for every month or part of a month that the fee remains outstanding.
12/19/2016
Police reportedly saw her glitzy pictures displaying her champagne lifestyle and vast sums of wealth.
12/19/2016
Ireland is appealing against the order to recoup 13 billion euros