09/21/2016
“Africa remains our main focus for growth,” Mauritius Bank Group
Africa Forward Together is an annual event organised by MCB since 2009 to showcase its “Bank of Banks” initiative.
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/21/2016
Labuan IBFC sees 8-10 per cent rise in offshore firms
Labuan IBFC provides access to Malaysia’s network of more than 80 double taxation agreements and boasts Asia’s widest range of business and investment structures for cross-border transactions, international business dealings and wealth managem
09/21/2016
The 16 best countries for expats to live in
For each category HSBC calculated a score out of 1 and then used the average of those numbers to workout a ranking.
09/20/2016
Why Jersey Is A Great Place To Relocate
Last year 22 high net-worth individuals relocate to Jersey
09/19/2016
Revealed: the top investment strategies of high net worth individuals
The top investing strategies of the wealthy are to diversify, to seek advice and to know the fees on their investment.
09/16/2016
Global search firm becomes an APSCo member
The membership was approved following rigorous application and verification process, and that reflects the firm’s commitment to highest standards of recruitment services to clients and candidates.
09/15/2016
BARBADOS: Non-Bank Sector doing Well
Another challenge, he noted, has been the spike in the non-performing loan in the credit union sector.
09/15/2016
Have quality companies become too expensive?
We often stress the fact that our investment methodology leads us to focus on high-quality companies. We define these as companies with a very sound balance sheet and specific competitive advantages that enable them to stand out from the competition and g
09/15/2016
Bankers bemoan continued EU access impasse
Reflecting on his seven years in office, Odier mused that the Swiss financial centre has undergone greater changes
09/13/2016
KPMG’s 7th eSummit Underlines Strength of Isle of Man post-Brexit
KPMG hosted their 7th annual Isle of Man eGaming Summit
09/13/2016
Inside the Tax-Avoidance Racket of Wealth Management
Last spring’s leak of documents from Mossack Fonseca, Panama’s one-stop shop for tax scofflaws, laid bare the raceto-the-regulatory-bottom that fuels today’s frenetic wealth-management racket.
09/12/2016
The road ahead for Bermuda
Bermuda could have a bright future despite a wide range of problems, such as increasing the job market to open doors for more Bermudians, engaging in building our economic infrastructure, finding ways to reduce friction between employers and employees wit
09/12/2016
David Jessop | The Changing Face Of The Caribbean
They imply a migration in the Caribbean's economic and political centre of gravity to those nations with clear plans to take advantage of their human and natural resources and their location.
09/09/2016
Focus on Finance by Jersey Finance
Given the uncertainty in the global economy, we are delighted that Jersey is continuing to perform as an IFC.
09/08/2016
The $2.4 trillion companies are keeping in overseas tax havens
Fifty-five companies in that group of 303 go the extra step of estimating what they would pay in taxes upon repatriation.
09/08/2016
Jersey’s employment market is back on track post recession
This comes in response to the warnings that the island’s finance sector faces an uncertain future following Brexit.
09/08/2016
How "shell" companies launder dirty money
Why is that? “Delaware and other havens in the U.S. do not have beneficial ownership information,” he said.
09/08/2016
Bermuda has 102 ultra-wealthy residents
A total of $31 billion was held by 102 ultra-high-net-worth individuals living in Bermuda in 2014.
09/07/2016
Comment: Could change be brewing in Kenya?
Sailesh Navsaria, Head of Africa Strategy & Development at Minerva Group in Jersey, examines the impact of a tax amnesty in Kenya – not only on the country itself but further afield in the UK and Channel Islands
09/07/2016
A.M. Best Special Report: Innovation: The Race for Global Reinsurers to Remain Relevant
As a result, companies have intensified their efforts to develop new strategies in order to adapt to structural market changes