11/26/2015
Offshore industry tipped for growth driven by EM demand
Entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals are largely regarded by respondents as the primary contributors to offshore’s growth in this region over the next five years.
11/26/2015
Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that, at the end of September 2015, the net asset value of all funds under management and administration in the Island stood at £224.8 billion.
11/25/2015
As the industry is evolving in terms of governance and transparency, Cayman’s regulator aims to adopt legislation that meets globally accepted standards for the funds industry.
11/25/2015
Among legal advisers, Mourant Ozannes remain in top spot
11/25/2015
Among legal advisers, Carey Olsen offered legal advice to 724 funds
11/24/2015
Securities Investments Reach Record High
The Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Bermuda recorded 23 percent, 42.1 percent and 49.1 percent increases to their market value respectively.
11/24/2015
Review of Jersey’s competition and regulatory framework
A report has been published following an independent review of Jersey’s competition and regulatory framework.
11/23/2015
Your Property Tax: Dubai cheaper than London, Mumbai, Hong Kong
Tax at 3.6% of property price over five-year period
11/23/2015
Jersey’s credit rating reaffirmed
The AA+ credit rating was first assigned in November 2013 in order that the States was able to proceed with the £250 million bond earmarked to provide investment in affordable housing over the next 10 years.
11/23/2015
The offshore financial industry shows resilience as demand stays robust
The high level of secrecy it provides is sometimes seen as helping to hide wealth from spouses or business partners and to launder illicit money.
11/19/2015
Despite increased media attention, Belize remains as perhaps the best kept secret in the Caribbean real estate market.
11/19/2015
The Benefits Of Establishing An Offshore Presence
At some point in a company's life cycle may surface the curiosity whether the company, its subsidiary or any of its assets should be offshore.
11/12/2015
The climate for new hedge fund launches remains upbeat and confidence has improved over the summer as we continue to see a steady stream of instructions from both new and existing clients
11/11/2015
Last month the Bahamas Supreme Court approved a request from EXIM, Baha Mar’s primary financier, to appoint Deloitte and Touche as the project’s receiver.
11/11/2015
Wealth-X has identified more than 211,000 ultra high net worth individuals globally – defined as those with US$30 million and above in net assets – and 79% of them own two or more residences.
11/10/2015
Shift in European fund managers’ attitudes towards AIFMD
The attitudes of fund managers in Europe towards the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive are continuing to evolve as managers increasingly get to grip with risk management and reporting
11/09/2015
During the two-day conference itself, the BDA booth saw a lot of traffic.
11/08/2015
Ongoing challenges include linking strategy and risk, and addressing growing cyber security risks
11/06/2015
The mega-haven
This unique index combines a secrecy score with a weighting to create a ranking of the secrecy jurisdictions and countries that most actively promote secrecy in global finance.
11/06/2015
Occasionally Bermuda does lead the world
More than two thirds of the world’s total $25 billion of ILS capacity was issued from Bermuda, according to Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) figures.