03/12/2015
Sri Lanka’s ‘Stolen wealth’ uncovered in Ukraine, UAE and Switzerland
The investigation is said to be ongoing
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03/11/2015
Project Wickenby’s seven-year hunt lifts lid on dubious trades
The companies in Western Samoa, Britain, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, had made hundreds of millions of dollars in profits from questionable trading in Australian shares
03/10/2015
Next ICSA event “Directors’ Duties: mitigating the risks”
The seminar will involve a brief recap of the duties to which directors are subject, with particular reference to recent offshore case law, and will outline practical steps to reduce the risks to the board.
03/07/2015
Des O’Malley not on offshore Ansbacher accounts dossier
The Irish Examiner has obtained undisclosed letters sent to Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett and formal complaints lodged about Ms McDonald’s comments, including correspondence from Mr O’Malley.
03/06/2015
HEDGE FUND billionaire: I Am In Fear Of My Life If I Return To The Bahamas
In court documents filed in New York yesterday, he said because of the “malicious campaign of harassment and intimidation” against him by Canadian fashion billionaire Peter Nygard, his family cannot return to the Bahamas for “fear
03/06/2015
Peter Stahelin made Partner at AFR Advocates
AFR Advocates has promoted Peter Stahelin to Partner in the firm.
03/05/2015
FATCA Notification and Reporting - Are you ready? - Conyers Dill & Pearman
Second Quarter Notification and Reporting Deadlines for Reporting Cayman Islands Financial Institutions
03/05/2015
After happily ever after, who gets the golden eggs? Victoria Myerson, Partner | Head of Family Law, Appleby
Family businesses have been referred to in divorce cases as “the goose which lays the golden eggs”
03/05/2015
Met Police working with Channel Islands to tackle money laundering
Detective Chief Inspector Jonathan Benton from the Corruption Unit of the Metropolitan Police has said they have good relations with the Channel Islands as they tackle money laundering.
03/04/2015
Mourant Ozannes wins Best Offshore Law Firm at Hedgeweek Global Awards
Offshore law firm Mourant Ozannes has retained its title as the Best Offshore Law Firm at the Hedgeweek Global Awards
03/04/2015
Guide to Taking Security Over Shares in a British Virgin Islands Company
This briefing looks at issues which lenders should consider when taking security over shares of a BVI company.
03/04/2015
Bedell acts in ground breaking longevity structure
Bedell Cristin and Bedell Trust have assisted Artex Risk Solutions and PwC in the creation of a new regulated insurance platform
03/04/2015
David Wilson joins Lacey Advocates
David most recently worked at Baker & Partners as a Partner and Advocate before joining Lacey Advocates
03/04/2015
The BVI Arbitration Act and interim relief - Harneys
Following the Black Swan decision the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Court has exercised a power to grant free-standing injunctions to safeguard assets in support of foreign proceedings.
03/03/2015
Judge Calls for Billionaire tycoon to Pay $299M in Fraud Suit
Billionaire tycoon nd his brother's estate owe more than $299 million in a Securities and Exchange Commission fraud action
03/03/2015
Caymanian Bar Association council reflects diversity
Members of the Caymanian Bar Association have selected their council for the new year and returned Abraham Thoppil as president
03/03/2015
Ogier welcomes Guernsey and Luxembourg’s Memorandum of Understanding
The new Memorandum of Understanding between Guernsey and Luxembourg reinforces the positioning of both locations as major fund locations
03/03/2015
Deadline Dates for Automatic Exchange of Tax Information under FATCA and CRS - Maples and Calder
The Cayman Islands government, along with around 50 other countries, has also committed to the implementation of the OECD Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information – Common Reporting Standard by the end of 2015.
03/02/2015
Top court hears SARB, Shuttleworth bid
The matter dates back to March 5, 2008, when Shuttleworth applied to the SARB to transfer R1.5 billion out of South Africa when he moved to the Isle of Man.
02/27/2015
James Campbell to sit on panel at forthcoming Jersey Finance Private Client Conference
To discuss how the automatic exchange of information and increased sensitivities to reputational issues, might prompt a reconfiguration of the IFC landscape with regards to quality, tax neutrality and client consolidation.