12/15/2013
Time to worry about Cayman Islands accounts?
The Cayman Islands long has been an offshore tax haven for many Floridians.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/15/2013
Why Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency—in 2 Charts
Bitcoin could be Paypal 2.0, but it will never be the dollar 2.0. Not when prices would have had to fall 98.5 percent the past year if they'd been set in terms of Bitcoin.
12/14/2013
Bitcoin clones set to kill digital currency?
Citibank’s analyst believes that the market is likely to end up with a plethora of “bitcoin lookalikes with little to choose between them, so pricing becomes very difficult.
12/11/2013
Cayman Finance calls for more government support
Gonzalo Jalles, CEO of Cayman Finance, has called on government to do more to promote and defend the Cayman Islands financial services industry.
12/11/2013
Guernsey Finance Gains Additional Funding
Guernsey Finance plans to spend the sum over the next three years supporting the development of new markets for the Island’s finance industry.
12/09/2013
Bahamas welcomes new Ambassador from China
The Bahamas and China established diplomatic relations16 years ago and have engaged in a number of technical and cultural agreements beneficial to both countries.
12/09/2013
Finance minister: Cayman must consider privatization
Cayman Islands Finance Minister Marco Archer said Friday that the local government must consider privatization of at least some of its existing services as it struggles to bring public sector finances within UK-required limits by 2016.
12/09/2013
Regulators still struggling to balance protection with growth, according to financial service firms
Overall, 49% thought that no regulator had succeeded in this respect, with a majority of respondents in the US and the UK holding this view.
12/06/2013
Channel Islands Praised in UK Chancellor’s Budget Speech
Jersey and Guernsey both received praise from George Osborne, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, for their willingness to sign up to the recent "ground breaking" tax information exchange agreements with the UK.
12/05/2013
Goldmark: Nelson Mandela focused on the horizon
A generous and principled giant has died.
12/03/2013
Darwinian Evolution And The Guernsey Investment Fund Industry
Guernsey's investment industry began in the 1960s providing services to predominantly open ended unit trusts which were sold mainly in the UK to retail investors and were unconstrained by prescriptive regulation or codified corporate governance.
12/03/2013
Solid and stable remain watchwords for Jersey’s finance industry in third quarter of 2013
The alternative investment funds sector continues to make up around 70% of the total value of funds under administration, while the number of newly formed regulated and unregulated funds increased slightly.
12/01/2013
Bermuda captive delegation takes the personal approach in Canada
A personal take on setting up shop in Bermuda was the focus of a Bermuda captive breakfast in the Canadian province of Calgary.
12/01/2013
Is it dollars or nothing for St. Maarten?
The reluctance in some sectors in the community to take an active stance baffles outsiders, who ask why the business community isn’t demanding this change.
12/01/2013
Swiss banks, Bern, the US: tough friendships
Longtime friends but not lovers: the US-Swiss relationship has always had its ups and downs
11/30/2013
Costa Rica Seeks More Investment From China
The gathering is part of the two-day 7th China-Latin America and the Caribbean Business Summit that is under way.
11/26/2013
Overseas Territories outline road map for the future
They described nationality and immigration as "difficult and sensitive issues," and noted: "International talent can help grow economies and create local employment.
11/24/2013
Jersey Finance welcomes S&P rating
In addition, S&P has also given Jersey a ‘stable outlook’ and a short term rating of A-1+, again the highest level possible.
11/20/2013
Dangers of Legacy Systems and Benefits of State-of-the-Art Technology
SimCorp have released an in-depth video titled “What are the consequences of running on a legacy system?
11/20/2013
What It's Like To Live On A Tiny British Island In The Middle Of The Pacific
Those looking to live permanently on Pitcairn without prior family ties to the island are required to submit an application to the Island Council and the Governor.