Managers of Wealth Offshore

Guernsey leads the way on smart contracts

The new law will allow the formation of a contract through the interaction of electronic agents, on the presumption that natural persons intended to create a legally binding contract.

Rich Russians and Tax Havens: The Moscow Times Sits Down With Oliver Bullough

Oliver Bullough is a journalist and the author of the acclaimed book ‘Moneyland’.

World's richest 26 own same wealth as poorest half

"Public Good or Private Wealth", Oxfam's annual report, calculated that last year a mere 26 people owned more than the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity

Hedgefund Woes, Crypto Challenges and Substance Abuse

Interestingly, it was actually a lot of the established names with billions of dollars in assets that proved to be the stellar performers of 2018.

Cayman delegation returns from ‘engagement’ tour of Europe

The Code of Conduct Group is charged with assessing jurisdictions to determine whether they potentially have tax regimes that are harmful to EU member states

Economic substance: the beginning of the end or a new beginning for Offshore Financial Centres?

These requirements are intended to ensure that entities in OFCs have core-income generating activities in those jurisdictions

Hungary Loses the Least Amount of EU Funds to Offshore Countries

Datlab examined the EU public procurement tenders publicly available on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) and found that the total value of the contracts in Hungary between 2006 and 2017 is HUF 30 thousand billion.

Private wealth firms could catch up with retail banks in tech terms by 2023

New research conducted by Intertrust among private wealth professionals has revealed that clients now expect firms to adopt similar technologies to retail banks, such as mobile apps and portals.

These countries are set to see their millionaire populations skyrocket in the next 5 years

The 10 countries with the largest HNW populations grew in total by over 387,000 HNW individuals (up 2.4%) compared with 2017

Have a coffee on Appleby on Blue Monday #ThanksAppleby

Appleby are coordinating this campaign in The British Virgin Islands, Charlotte, The Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, the Isle of Man and Jersey.

Fund Administration Values Break £300bn Milestone as Jersey Sees Global Appeal

The value of assets managed in Jersey Private Funds, which totaled £19.4bn according to the latest mid-year statistics reported by the JFSC, is not included in these quarterly figures.

Seychelles honour women

There is so much to share in this life, and there is so much still to be done

Panton Weighs in on Attacks on the Financial Services Industry

Last month the Dutch government blacklisted 21 countries including Cayman.

Beyond 100: Whitepaper

We could be closer to this reality than many people realise.

TISE breaks records with new listings in 2018

There were 865 new listings on The International Stock Exchange during 2018.

Help wanted: Only billionaires need apply

Well, to be more precise, what we need is about a dozen additional billionaires to make Cayman their residence, place of business and/or target of substantial investment.

Komolafe: Stop waiting on int’l pressure to implement tax reforms

Stresses that a reactive approach to new standards set by international bodies is myopic

Caribbean Journal names CI as best Island to visit in 2019

The journal has described Cayman as a sophisticated, well-developed and easy-to-explore destination.

Dutch blacklisting unjustified diversion tactic, says Cayman Islands government

No one has the slightest idea what this means, Travers wrote, except that for Cayman it cannot possibly mean anything good, as he accused the EU of making up the rules as it goes along.

Will FATCA Ever Become a Success?

It is also fair to say that the IRS suffered from being politicized through numerous administrations and, consequently, not well managed at the top end.

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