05/29/2015
CIMPA awards Cayman’s top marketers
Members of the marketing community gathered at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort on Friday, 22 May, to highlight some of the best talents in the industry
Comment, Analysis & Research
05/28/2015
ARC is investment monitoring firm of the year
"Investment monitoring is one element of our business that we are extremely proud of; it complements our research and investment consulting services and supports our primary goal of becoming the leading global private client investment consulting pra
05/27/2015
On not adding, but taking away by Tim Price
“Our job is to find a few intelligent things to do, not to keep up with every damn thing in the world.” - Charlie Munger.
05/26/2015
Jersey’s credit rating confirmed
S&P has affirmed its “AA+/A-1 + long and short-term sovereign credit rating, with a stable outlook” for the States of Jersey.
05/26/2015
Trinidad and Tobago banks facing transition year
Banks in T&T are adjusting to new challenges this year, including lower oil prices, slower economic growth, tightening interest rates and political uncertainty in the run up to elections. But overall performance so far this year is largely positive, w
05/25/2015
Beware the Bond Bears
Wisdom after the event!
05/25/2015
“There Is a Future for the Caribbean as a Financial Services Hub” - STEP
The annual Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ Annual Caribbean Conference brings together companies, attorneys, and individuals in key market sectors such as Company Incorporations, Trusts, Funds, Foundations, and Captive Insurance to discus
05/25/2015
Cayman Islands : Top Employer award goes to Scotiabank
The Top Employer awards, now in their sixth year, honor the best places to work in the Cayman Islands.
05/24/2015
Contrasting views of MFSA at Finance Malta conference
Most of the speakers at the annual Finance Malta conference highlighted the innovative and proactive role of the MFSA in making Malta a “jurisdiction of choice”
05/22/2015
Global growth in 2015 - it’s complicated by Marios Maratheftis, Standard Chartered
If the world economy is set to grow faster in 2015, then why the long faces? Well, there are several reasons.
05/22/2015
Hawksford Singapore Releases Singapore Business Formation Statistics Q1 2015
The latest report by Hawksford Singapore reveals that 2015 has kicked off with a soft start compared to previous quarters, but Singapore remains a fertile environment that is attracting entrepreneurs, investors and enterprises alike.
05/22/2015
Bite-coin: Making a Meal out of Money by Toby Birch
One of the topics I had previously been researching was the potential for creating our own digital currency, as a hedge against the damaging effects of Sterling’s devaluation, courtesy of Quantitative Easing.
05/20/2015
Offshore deal activity down, Cayman retains lead
Offshore Jurisdictions See Drop in Q1 Deal Volume Accompanied by Spike in Average Deal Size, Appleby Reports
05/20/2015
More than £1 million invested in Locate Guernsey
£1.2 million will be spent on attracting high net worth individuals to relocate to Guernsey
05/19/2015
Megadeals Fuel Hot Start to Offshore Transactions in 2015
Drop in Q1 Deal Volume Accompanied by Spike in Average Deal Size, Appleby Reports
05/19/2015
Reinsurance Deals Make Bermuda Leader in Q1 Offshore Transaction Value
Offshore Jurisdictions See Drop in Q1 Deal Volume Accompanied by Spike in Average Deal Size, Appleby Reports
05/18/2015
Grenada Launching Business Grants for Innovators, Entrepreneurs
Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities
05/18/2015
It may sound like something out of a Tolkien story by Justin Urquhart Stewart
The Battle for the Three Unions
05/18/2015
KPMG Channel Islands wins award for Innovation
A team from the States of Jersey won the award for Teamwork, and Elliot Walker, who works in the financial services industry in Guernsey, won the award for best Design.
05/15/2015
$4.2 Bn Laundered in Costa Rica Every Year
Over $4 billion is laundered in Costa Rica every year