Wealth and Asset Management

Channel Islands winners revealed at Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2026

Barrule Partners Group launches fiduciary and advisory business in Guernsey

UBS Client Account Manager shortlisted in Finance Rising Star Awards

BVI private wealth solutions for Latin American high-net-worth families

Guernsey Funds Forum 2026 focuses on ‘The Next Trillion’ for global private capital

UBS’s Tom Wheeler Shortlisted in Jersey Finance Rising Star Awards

Executive Moves

Promotions at Brown & Brown Bermuda

HSBC Bermuda names Simmons as new chairman

BMA makes executive appointments

Malibu Life Holdings taps Prudential Financial veteran as CEO

Welcoming our new legal analysts in Ireland

Association for Project Management appoints new Regional Chair for Channel Islands

Tax

Newly-promoted BDO staff on Cloud 9

Why inheritance tax proves Britain is grotesquely unequal

Indian regulator clarifies banks, brokers not liable for offshore funds' tax dues, sources say

Corporate tax reform not a quick fix, report finds

Internal audit role evolves to keep up with emerging risks

Investor appetite for Parametric Tax Optimized Ladder strategy reiterates broader focus on tax management

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Annual audit filings for Cayman Islands regulated funds: deadlines, filing extensions and exemptions

Cita seeks feedback on proposed CIT rule changes

Another commercial bank approved to operate in Maldives

BVI company information – What can be obtained from public and third-party sources?

Proposed amendments to the Trusts (Guernsey) Law, 2007

Barbados regulators monitoring millions linked to international money laundering probe

Comment, Analysis & Research

Premier: Financial services is in ‘new phase of growth’

The Great Reorganisation – AI and the future of financial services work

A time to reconnect: strengthening long‑standing partnerships in the Middle East

How real estate funds are raising capital in 2026

Central Bank report shows modest growth in bank account openings, improvements in processing time

How a pension benefit distorted Malta’s gender gap figures

Legal

Campbells expands practice into Bermuda

Jenny Nip Named in ALB Offshore Client Choice 2026

Carnival Corporation Redomiciliation to Bermuda

Appleby’s Hong Kong Partner Vincent Chan secures seventh consecutive ALB Offshore Client Choice recognition

Mourant named Offshore Law Firm of the Year at Chambers Europe Awards 2026

Cayman court upholds $56 share price in 58.com merger dispute

AIM and Hedge Funds

Best year-end profits since 2018 for Coop

The Fund Foundry Launches to Back First-Time and Emerging Fund Managers from Guernsey

Butterfield launches investment services in Jersey

BWCI Group completes acquisition of Polygon Pensions in Jersey

The Fund Foundry launches to back first-time and emerging fund managers from Guernsey

Guernsey sets sights on ‘next trillion’ as funds and captives converge

FinTech

AI squeeze hits audit firms in Cayman

Mugen expands into cybersecurity for decentralised organisations

MFSA launches consultation on tokenisation of financial instruments and real-world assets

From DCash to fast payments. The ECCB’s quiet financial reset

Kihoko: Stablecoins are pushing deeper into mainstream finance

Rize launches Bermuda AI guide

Planet SOS

CUC ready to invest US$1 billion in Cayman’s energy matrix

CDB and FRLD Prepare Caribbean Countries for Greater Access to Climate Finance

JE hails “affordable” solar future as first Jersey farm outperforms energy forecasts by 30%

Winners announced at fourth Sustainable Finance Awards

TCS launches Carbon Accounting Service

JE and Government announce partnership to install solar arrays on public buildings