12/03/2014
Bahamas: Central Bank Slammed ‘All Facets’ Of Bob’S Lending
The Central Bank first raised the alarm over Bank of the Bahamas’ “very weak” commercial loan portfolio almost two years ago
12/02/2014
Elian launches ground breaking client due diligence app
The firm has launched a ground breaking app that provides a paperless alternative to certified true copies for individual client due diligence (CDD) purposes.
11/28/2014
New managed account regime for Jersey hedge fund managers
An exemption which will enable Jersey-regulated fund managers to be appointed in relation to managed accounts has now been introduced.
11/27/2014
Anguilla issues alert over Venables' football fund
The Football Talent Fund backed by former England and Tottenham Hotspur manager Terry Venables is in trouble with regulators in the Caribbean.
11/27/2014
New IOM Regime For Foreign Companies
The provisions of Part XI had been amended from time to time to legislate against perceived abuses by foreign companies.
11/27/2014
Government won’t close Cayman Islands Development Bank
The Cayman Islands government will not shut down its loss-making development bank, Finance Minister Marco Archer signaled Wednesday during his presentation of the government’s annual strategic policy statement.
11/26/2014
S.E.C. Settles Swiss Secrecy Case With HSBC
The unit failed to register with the S.E.C. before providing advice to American clients, an omission that allowed it to avoid scrutiny in Washington.
11/25/2014
Banking regulators in Jersey have warned consumers and investors not to deal with a bank claiming to operate in the Channel Islands.
11/25/2014
BAHAMAS: Commonwealth Bank completes BASEL III exercise
The preference share redemption was part of an exercise to comply with the Basel III international agreement.
11/24/2014
The news was presented by Gemma Vasquez at the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses' annual dinner at the Rock Hotel where she asked that business issues would be raised.
11/21/2014
Those AIFMs that hold back from marketing into the EU on an active basis
11/19/2014
FATCA: Cost-Overruns Come with the Territory
That is, if they haven’t faced the music already.
11/18/2014
The country’s financial sector will once again be brought under a microscope as the industry will undergo a fourth round of reviews by the Caribbean Financial Action Taskforce next year.
11/17/2014
The value of deposits held by banks in Guernsey grew by £3.5 billion (4.5%) during the third quarter of the year.
11/17/2014
A technical showcase of Guernsey's funds offering and how the Island is positioning itself amid the latest regulatory pressures will be the focus of a funds masterclass in London at the start of next year.
11/17/2014
Looking back over the global landscape in recent years, characterised as it has been, by painful adjustments in financial and economic affairs, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that we have been lurching from crisis to crisis.
11/17/2014
These companies, which are based in Panama and the Virgin Islands, exist for the sole purpose of tax evasion, they added.
11/17/2014
The Boards of the financial services regulators in Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey met on 5 November 2014.
11/17/2014
When it comes to new regulations, Guernsey is offering optionality to overcome 'fortress Europe', according to Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance.
11/14/2014
Appleby Sponsoring RCA's Regulation, Operations and Compliance Bermuda Symposium on 22 - 24 April 2015
The RCA’s Curriculum Committee, Curriculum Development Team and Instructional Design Group is in the process of formulating the most timely and relevant subject matter for 2015 to deliver at the Symposium.