07/10/2014
The parliament of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg on Thursday approved a draft law allowing the sale and buy-back of real estate assets for the purpose of issuing its first Islamic finance bond, key to attracting more clients from wealthy Gulf nations.
07/09/2014
We are already acting for a number of fund management groups and we see depositary work
07/08/2014
Domicile choice was one theme which stood out through both sets of discussions and Guernsey was singled out for praise.
07/07/2014
The battle for Bimini: Hemingway's Bahamas paradise under threat as locals row over plans to bring in 500,000 tourists a year
The smallest inhabited island in the Bahamas is where Hemingway set his novel Islands in the Stream and has long been an exclusive enclave for America's wealthiest tourists.
07/04/2014
Luxembourg eyes Europe bridge
Gramegna also said Alipay, a major online payment platform in China, would set up its European entity in Luxembourg following other Chinese financial companies.
07/04/2014
Jamaica’s Government Eyes Angel Investors For Start Up Initiative
Start Up Jamaica is being launched as a five-year initiative to support and develop start-ups in the country.
07/03/2014
Jamaica raises US$800m from external bond market
The coupon rate settled at 7.625 per cent, below the pricing range of 7.75 per cent to 8 per cent that the market had initially expected.
07/02/2014
Property Fund Reaches Deal for a $1.75 Billion Credit Facility
07/01/2014
As a jurisdiction, Guernsey has become synonymous with private equity
07/01/2014
The Isle of Man’s Insurance and Pensions Authority (IPA) completed a consultation on proposed special purpose vehicle legislation in June, with legislation potentially signed off and active from August.
06/29/2014
BISX Mutual Fund Listing Process and have been added to the roster of funds listed on the Exchange. Both seek capital appreciation by investing in a variety of instruments and financial products.
06/27/2014
Yida International Investment, a China-based investment group, plans to spend US$2bn to develop a destination resort with a casino on the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda.
06/27/2014
The Ambassadors were joined by Second Secretary Raphael Nascimento, on the Brazilian side, and Deputy Chief of Mission Chet Neymour and Third Secretary Mikhail Bullard on the Bahamian side.
06/27/2014
With less than one month to go until the transitional phase of the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) comes to an end, Jersey is seeing a strong take-up in its private placement route into Europe.
06/26/2014
Malta is increasingly perceived as an attractive gateway for Islamic finance, a sector which currently sees an annual expansion rate of 15-20% and has an estimated value of $2 trillion as at 2014.
06/25/2014
One important strength that we possess as a jurisdiction that sets us apart from our competitors is the fact that we have no restrictions on property ownership.
06/25/2014
This year emerging markets, frontier investments and especially Africa have gotten a lot of attention.
06/25/2014
The GFSC approved four open-ended funds, 14 closed-ended funds and eight non-Guernsey schemes between the start of January and the end of March.
06/24/2014
This is a unique achievement in this category.
06/23/2014
Citco opens office in Guernsey
One of the world's leading fund administrators has established a new office in Guernsey