Managers of Wealth Offshore

Connection is Key – November/December Update from Allan Wood

For the first time, we travelled outside our US ‘home’ city with a series of events in Chicago, Miami, and San Francisco.

Cooper Brouard reports ‘house markets remain lively’

The numbers of homes available to buy on the Open Market is limited, particularly at the entry price level, but the high volume of applicant enquiries from those looking to relocate in 2023 is very encouraging.

Bankman-Fried's FTX, senior staff, parents bought Bahamas property worth $300 mln

FTX, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this month after a rush of customer withdrawals, did not respond to a request for comment. Bankman-Fried did not respond to requests for comment.

FTX bankruptcy jeopardizes Bahamas’ digital assets hub dream, says lawyer

“Before a company, especially if it’s going to be a digital exchange, puts its headquarters in a country… [they establish it] once they have certainty about how that country is classifying all these different products,” Zagaris sa

Bermuda Represented at International Private Client Forum in Lake Como, Italy

Bermuda’s attendance at what is referred to as the world’s preeminent gathering of private client lawyers builds on three major in-person high-net-worth services events that returned to Bermuda this summer, the first since 2019.

Top lawyer tells inside story of how insurance came to Bermuda

It also includes content of a more personal nature, including the investigation into AIG by Eliot Spitzer, the attorney general of New York.

AM Best: Bermuda, Cayman & Barbados captives outperforming US rivals

In addition, the BCIB captives’ operating results correlate highly with those of captives domiciled in the United States and continue to outpace those of their peers in the commercial casualty composite.

BOB chief: Bahamas ‘long way from default’

Tribune Business understands the impact for the BISX-listed institution could have been close to $1.5m of the $1.6m hit that the BISX-listed institution took on non-loan financial assets.

Hybrid working: How to make the ‘new normal’ work for your business

The Covid-19 pandemic made working from home the new way of working.

Bermuda, Cayman and Barbados captives ‘still outperforming commercial peers’

Maldives: Achieving debt sustainability might prove difficult

Global downturns have made it tricky for the Maldivian government to keep debt financing in check

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PwC webcast probes Caribbean ESG future

PwC has committed to transforming its own business model to decarbonise its value chain, increase transparency and support the development of robust ESG reporting frameworks and standards.

How ESG has changed the investment industry

‘There’s no turning back’

Economy "stronger" post covid than before

The latest stats show that 2021's estimated GDP was higher than 2020's which had dipped from the year before that.

Research provides insight into entrepreneurial Guernsey

When asked about the biggest challenges over the next year, 54% highlighted recruitment, 54% rising costs and 40% upskilling and staff retention.

Family disharmony

The consequence of these Asian characteristics for trusts manifests itself offshore, since the legal infrastructure in developing countries without established trust legislation is not reliable enough.

More than 138,000 properties in England and Wales owned by offshore companies

Research shared with the Guardian also shows offshore holdings in London are worth a combined £55bn

Bad move!

Business leaders slam proposed merger of DBJ, Exim Bank

Bermuda ranked #1 for multinational operations

Bermuda, Luxembourg and Germany were found to have an ideal combination of low-cost levels and competitive timelines and are well regarded as global financial centres, with competitive legal markets and long established corporate governance processes, Mer

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