10/07/2015
Developments in the Luxembourg Financial Sector
by Patrick Goebel, Christopher Dortschy, Christine A. Renner
Legal
10/06/2015
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”.
10/06/2015
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.
10/06/2015
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.
10/06/2015
Cayman Islands regulator orders forensic audit of unlicensed investment firm
The audit must be conducted by a qualified individual or entity, who must be a disinterested thirty party.
10/05/2015
Finance Offshore - Appleby
Q3 2015
10/05/2015
Cayman court backs minority shareholders
At the end of August the Cayman-based judge ruled in favour of East Capital.
10/05/2015
Leading offshore law firm named 'Offshore Firm of the Year'
Our lawyers work hard to provide the excellent level of service that our clients require
10/02/2015
Senate panel ponders if Stanford Ponzi scheme victims should be compensated
Harbeck said. "The Antiguan Bank CD purchasers knowingly sent their money away from a SIPC member to an Antiguan Bank where, in the words of the SEC, the claimants received 'high rates of return on CDs that greatly exceeded those offered by comm
10/02/2015
Former spouses and your business – can your past affect your future?
The most effective way is not to marry but for many this is not an attractive option.
10/02/2015
Sometimes lawyers do get their hands dirty!
On 29 August 2015, Hatstone Abogados was part of thousands of volunteers in the metropolitan area of Panama that contributed to the Grand National Reforestation Day to support the reforestation of a million hectares in the next 20 years.
10/02/2015
The Offshore Dragon: The Increasing Popularity of IFCs in the PRC
Using companies incorporated in international financial centres (IFCs) in structuring financial transactions, capital raisings and corporate structures has long been popular in Asia, particularly Hong Kong (itself an IFC).
10/02/2015
Protection for an outgoing trustee under Jersey law
Where a trustee retires or otherwise relinquishes control over the assets of a trust, it faces the prospect of continuing personal exposure to liabilities arising in connection with the trust without direct access to the assets from which it would previou
10/02/2015
Channel Islands – wealth management destination of choice for MENA entrepreneurs
An increasing number of Channel Islands businesses are securing CI structuring opportunities from the MENA region.
10/02/2015
HSBC whistleblower to avoid Swiss hearing
Henzelin said he did not know his client’s exact whereabouts.
10/02/2015
Private Wealth Middle East Conference
Group Partner and Head of Fiduciary, Angela Calnan, will be speaking at the Private Client Middle East Conference in Dubai in November.
10/02/2015
Impact of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s Common Reporting Standards on Cayman Islands Entities
by Gene A. DaCosta, Jonathan R. McLean
10/02/2015
Appleby advises on both sides of HK's Capital Market
Appleby acted as Cayman counsel for REF Holdings, a provider of financial printing services for the financial sector in Hong Kong, in relation to its GEM listing on 25 September 2015, with net proceeds of approximately HK$30.5 million.
10/01/2015
Impact of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s Common Reporting Standards on Cayman Islands Entities
On 16 June 2015, the Department of International Tax Cooperation of the Cayman Islands (the “DITC”) announced that it would be implementing the CRS into domestic law.
10/01/2015
Harneys expands into Bermuda
Harneys is committed to building a leading full-service Bermuda legal and fiduciary services practice