01/19/2018

CIBC eyes FirstCaribbean valuation around $1.4 bln

Reuters reported in December that CIBC, which holds a 91.5 percent stake in FirstCaribbean, was considering listing 20 percent of the business early in 2018, and, subsequently, selling more shares.

01/16/2018

Jersey foundations jump by 9%

It’s also significant that Foundations are proving attractive in the Middle and Far East, often as part of Sharia’h-compliant financing arrangements.

01/11/2018

700+ new listings on TISE in 2017

During 2017, financial services business PraxisIFM Group Limited became the latest trading company to be listed on TISE.

01/05/2018

GFSC reports year-on-year growth for Guernsey funds

The total value of funds business in Guernsey grew by approximately £20bn over the 12 months to the end of the third quarter of this year, according to figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC)

12/29/2017

The double standard about tax havens

Switzerland tops the list of the Tax Justice Network’s financial secrecy index—and the United States comes in third. European Union (EU) member states Germany and Luxembourg also fall in the top 10.