Managers of Wealth Offshore

MTN Finance Uncovered: Mobile Giant Shifts Billions Offshore

Finance Uncovered reveals how Africa’s biggest cell phone firm shifts billions offshore

HSBC Whistle-Blower Falciani to Skip Trial After Court No-Show

Falciani, who’s currently in France, has no plans to attend the new date after skipping the hearing in the Swiss town of Bellinzona

Cayman Islands Adopts Cape Town Convention

The extension of the Convention will entitle the Cayman Islands to recognition

Swiss approve extradition of former Cayman Islands football chief's assistant

They were both in Zürich in May when they were caught up in the dawn raid that lifted the lid on the massive corruption investigation being carried out by the US law enforcement authorities into FIFA.

Invalid appointments of Protectors and Trustees: the Jersey Royal Court provides fresh guidance

The Royal Court also stated that when exercising such a fiduciary power of appointment

Money laundering conference Cayman’s involvement

So unfortunately when it happens here it makes news here because Cayman Islands is sexy, Cayman Islands is in the news all the time and that’s why it gets so much attention.

HMRC offshore tax evasion proposals 'seriously flawed', claim lawyers

The problem with what is proposed is that someone could be found guilty of committing tax fraud following a genuine mistake

Ogier and Appleby act on Tritax refinancing

Appleby acted as Jersey counsel to Tritax Big Box REIT plc in connection with a group restructuring and subsequent refinancing of existing debt.

Cayman SPVs In Sukuk Structures - Islamic Finance News

The SPV will fund itself by the issue of Sukuk instruments and then use the proceeds raised to pay the originator for those assets with investors receiving an undivided interest in the underlying pool of assets.

International tax report - Withers

In this quarterly report, we feature articles on important international tax developments around the world, written by our international tax lawyers based in the US, Asia and Europe.

Conyers Appoints as Head of Litigation in Cayman Islands

He practised at the commercial bar in London for 20 years and joined Conyers Bermuda in 2000 and Cayman in 2013.

Destination Africa: investment protection is paramount as China goes global

Xiao Jin and Jiang Ke, both of King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing assisted by Thomas Coles of King & Wood Mallesons, London, assess the investment protections open to Chinese and other investors in African business projects.

Russian 2015 tax revolution - Withers

For many years international tax planning for Russian inbound and outbound investments, and wealth planning for Russian resident individuals, was rather straightforward.

Developments in the Luxembourg Financial Sector

by Patrick Goebel, Christopher Dortschy, Christine A. Renner

1MDB’s Caymans fund never redeemed, says DAP

DAP national publicity chief Tony Pua said 1MDB's March 2015 financial statement would have shown that the US$2.318 billion RM10 billion investment parked in the Cayman Islands in 2012 was fraudulent and never “redeemed”.

Mourant Ozannes' litigation news

Our BVI team reports on the enforcement of foreign judgments in the jurisdiction and considers a recent Court of Appeal decision that highlights the many issues that can arise in this area.

Enablers, facilitators and non-preventors of offshore tax evasion

Tackling tax evasion was a hot topic during the 2015 UK election. Buoyed by its success at the polls and the strength of public opinion, the UK government recently announced four consultations as part of its publication: Tackling Evasion and Avoidance.

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