01/15/2014
World's ultra wealthy hold a fifth of their wealth (US$5.3 trillion) in real estate assets
Private wealth is increasingly shaping the world's real estate markets and the use of private equity in major property deals worth at least US$10 million has nearly trebled since 2009.
01/13/2014
The British territory of some 30,000 people is among the world's top offshore trust jurisdictions and the nominal home to more than 500,000 companies.
01/08/2014
The ABDB said that the agreement would also allow Business Support Organisations (BSOs) here to take advantage of regional and international markets for their products.
01/07/2014
The visit will be coordinated by the joint Channel Islands Brussels Office.
01/06/2014
The monetary base has increased by 60.9 million guilders in November 2013 due to an increase in the current account balances of the commercial banks to 48.4 million and an increase in the value of banknotes and coins in circulation to 12.5 million guilder
01/06/2014
BVI private funds also give family offices and high-net-worth individuals (HNWs) the opportunity to take advantage of domestic estate planning services.
01/06/2014
More than a third (35%) of global financial services professionals working in banks, asset management and hedge funds believe that executives should be held criminally liable for the actions of staff.
01/04/2014
Almost all of the 20 hedge funds that now own 30 per cent of the battered Co-op Bank have channelled their investments through offshore tax havens.
01/02/2014
Kirkconnell says “Cayman’s Special Economic zone has made it both easy and cost-effective for companies to set up a genuine physical presence in the Cayman Islands to conduct business with North and Latin American companies on the same time zo
12/31/2013
Speaking with Tribune Business, Mr Rolle noted that efforts to entice foreign direct investment to this nation were beginning to bear fruit.
12/31/2013
Nick Colas, chief market strategist at ConvergEx, was one of the early Wall Street analysts to take a serious look at bitcoin back in February. To wrap up 2013, he examined what he sees as 11 myths surrounding the subject.
12/27/2013
Under the theme “Survival of the Fittest”, IBFS will explore how The Bahamas continues to evolve as a preeminent international centre for business and finance, adapting to the ever-changing regulatory environment as necessary.
12/27/2013
Innovation Nation – IBFS Featured Session
12/24/2013
Is paper money headed for obsolescence, swept aside by the meteoric rise of Bitcoin?
12/24/2013
Some critics dismiss it as an unregulated scam.
12/24/2013
Moody’s also said the country’s credit outlook remained negative.
12/23/2013
The upcoming 12 to 18 months will prove pivotal in determining the implementation of the AIFMD
12/20/2013
Equity markets have experienced relief rallies on news of the Fed decision to wind down the asset buying programme by an initial $10bn dropping from $85bn per months to $75bn
12/17/2013
Having emerged from the global recession and its aftermath battered, but not beaten, the real estate private equity sector is finally back on a solid path toward growth, according to Global market outlook: Trends in real estate private equity, a report pu
12/15/2013
Time to worry about Cayman Islands accounts?
The Cayman Islands long has been an offshore tax haven for many Floridians.