08/17/2020
Global businesses enjoy combined offshore and free zone benefits with RAKEZ Global Product
RAKEZ unveils midshore company set-up to position Ras Al Khaimah as a gateway to global business
Comment, Analysis & Research
08/17/2020
Govt not considering modifications in ITR form: Sources
They said collecting reports of high-value transactions was the most non-intrusive way to identify those who spend big money on various items and yet they do not file income tax returns by claiming that their income was less than Rs 2.5 lakh per annum.
08/17/2020
Cayman Islands’ economy is expected to contract by 7.2% in 2020
The transport, storage and communication sector is projected to contract by 14.7 percent-- the second-largest decline for the year, despite a moderate growth in communication.
08/17/2020
Science Times says that Cayman can soon be a top country for Bitcoin
The Virtual Asset Service Provider Bill is one of five financial services bills that the Cayman government proposed earlier this year, and outlines the registration process for digital currency businesses in the country, based on Financial Action Task For
08/14/2020
Looking Ahead to Moneyval - What is Next for Guernsey?
The report concluded that the jurisdiction had made major progress against evolving regulatory standards and was “largely compliant” with international money laundering guidelines.
08/13/2020
Family Office Feature: In Conversation With Alfred Liu
Our UK Director, Robert Moore, spoke to Senior Associate at Forsters, Alfred Liu, to gain insights into their next-generation family office clients.
08/13/2020
Gold From Hong Kong Is Making Its Way To Other Havens – Including Switzerland.
The precious metal recently rallied past $2,000 per ounce on pandemic and inflation fears and is expected to keep rising.
08/13/2020
Interacting with customers in the "New Now"
How is the COVID-19 pandemic changing the way companies and customers communicate?
08/13/2020
HSBC awarded Jersey Good Business charter
HSBC’s focus on people includes the development of a Diversity and Inclusion Allies Group, regular wellbeing activities and talks for staff, professional development and recognition of staff achievements.
08/12/2020
Lebanon’s Offshore Governor
Much of his money went to the U.K., a favorite destination for overseas investors looking for a discreet place to make their money grow.
08/11/2020
Employee incentive schemes: 3 trends driving change
Client Director, Paul Jeanne highlights key trends that have emerged within the employee incentive space following the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic.
08/11/2020
COVID-19 has affected remittance outflows from Cayman to Jamaica
This was largely due to the forced closure of remittance companies in the Cayman Islands, such as Western Union, MoneyGram, Quik Cash, and Jamaica National.
08/07/2020
Company ownership registers: ‘Don’t dismiss the racial bias claims in Bermuda’
ACCUSATIONS that the UK showed ‘racial bias’ in favour of the Crown Dependencies over the issue of the transparency of company ownership should not be ‘dismissed out of hand’, according to a States Deputy.
08/07/2020
Escrow for super yacht transactions
Escrow is a legal term which means money, goods or a written document, held by a trusted third party, pending the fulfilment of some condition.
08/07/2020
UK to remove Belgium, Andorra and Bahamas from safe travel list
“If you arrive in the UK after 0400 Saturday from these destinations, you will need to self-isolate for 14 days.”
08/06/2020
Resilience and sustainability in a changed environment
The truth is that funds professionals based in Guernsey worked pretty agilely before the pandemic arrived and were used to frequent travel and remote working.
08/05/2020
The changing landscape of Guernsey's work environment
For employers, the move back to business is welcome, but all are cognisant of the impact that rapid changes can have on the mental well-being of their employees.
08/04/2020
Burt: growth is way out of crisis
In an exclusive interview with The Royal Gazette last week, he said that “austerity has been forced already” on the Government but said that the island had been comfortable “for far too long” on proposing cuts.
08/04/2020
Central bank of Philippines: remittances from Cayman have dropped 36%
The Asian Development Bank reports that the Philippines will be among the hardest hit economies in Southeast Asia due to the decline in remittances this year.
08/02/2020
Challenging year for Financial Reporting Authority
Staff resignations, larger case load