Managers of Wealth Offshore

Ogier works with QIC to create successful share plan to motivate and retain employees

Employee contributions into the QIC Group Savings and Participation Scheme are matched by QIC

Cuban woman fights for Bahamas inheritance

Her husband left her a canal-side house and more but she claims she has received only a small part of the estate.

Caymans court lambastes former BHP chief Brian Gilbertson

''The present proceedings simply prolong what has all the appearance of a vendetta and that should, in the public interest, be brought to an end. The process of the court is, in my view, being misused and that should not be allowed.''

Setback for Nygård in Bahamas

Court ruling halts construction project

Appleby adds to charities’ coffers

Offshore legal and finance firm Appleby has handed out checks to 10 local charities to distribute funds raised in its inaugural charity day.

Vanessa Lawlor joins Bedell Cristin in Guernsey

She advised on significant financing projects in the BVI

Rathbones to pay £15m to end Jersey trust battle

The terms of settlement are confidential and conditional upon various matters, including receipt of Court approval in Jersey.

Purpose trusts: a perplexing ruling, by Keith Robinson

In his article for STEP Journal, Keith Robinson discusses the reasoning behind a recent decision on disclosure in the case of Bermuda purpose trusts.

Overseas territories weigh beneficial ownership registry

Britain’s remaining overseas territories in the Caribbean, including the Cayman Islands, appear to be in a holding pattern regarding the mother country’s suggestion that a public registry of beneficial company and fund ownership in those count

Property in Cyprus, cars and Coutts bank accounts - men behind Norfolk fraud ordered to pay back £9m assets or face more jail time

Two men jailed for Norfolk’s biggest ever fraud have been ordered to pay back almost £9m or spend extra years behind bars.

Ashburton investment support manager who stole more than £500,000 from wealthy clients jailed for four years

A finance worker has been jailed after stealing more than half-a-million pounds from wealthy clients - so she could play online bingo.

Private equity funds made easier in the Cayman Islands

Private equity funds are set to benefit from updates to the Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership law (the ELP Law).

Bermuda Introduces Unprecedented Changes to Legislation on Settlor Reserved Powers

The reservation or grant of certain powers by settlors has always been possible under Bermuda’s trust legislation but historically, there has been some uncertainty about exactly how far settlors could go without calling the validity of the trust str

Special report: Offshore - The Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands dominates the offshore world, but can it maintain its leading position?

Jersey Finance welcomes new charities law

New legislation approved by Jersey’s government will help confirm the jurisdiction as a leading, mature and flexible centre for global philanthropic work, according to Jersey Finance.

Bermuda Clarifies and Enhances its Settlor Reserved Powers Trust Legislation

Bermuda’s Trusts (Special Provisions) Amendment Act 2014 (Amendment Act 2014), passed by the Senate on 9 July and now awaiting enactment from the Governor of Bermuda to become effective, provides clarity and certainty to the powers which can be rese

Harneys marks IBC Act's 30th anniversary

One of the most significant pieces of legislation to shape the global offshore finance sector will reach its 30th anniversary this summer.

Allegations that Seychelles has helped Sri Lanka to transfer funds to Swiss banks are “false” says Seychelles foreign minister

According to recent reports in the Sri Lankan media a member of the United National Party in the Sri Lankan parliament has said that funds “including money swindled from development projects was deposited in Swiss banks through Seychelles.”

Offshore law firm advises on ARC deal

The new collaboration will ensure that ARC has greater resources to support its plans to establish sustainable operations in Europe, North America and Asia.

The Many Benefits of BVI Investment Funds by Ayana Hull, Harneys

There are over 2,200 regulated funds and almost certainly a similar amount of unregulated fund vehicles established in the BVI.

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