09/28/2018
Banker’s Arrest Puts Boom Years Under Scrutiny at Swiss Bank
Julius Baer is clamping down after a series of run-ins involving Venezuelan oil money, FIFA bribes and arms sales to Russia.
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09/27/2018
Dial Monaco for Murder
“Daughter’s partner accused of ordering killing of city’s richest woman.” – reports
09/27/2018
Two bursaries awarded by Appleby Isle of Man
Leading offshore law firm Appleby has awarded two bursaries as part of its newly introduced Isle of Man Bursary Scheme.
09/26/2018
How Swiftly Should a Hedge Fund Respond to a Whistle-Blower?
Investors have every reason to question GAM’s eight-month delay.
09/26/2018
Carey Olsen acts for successful appellants in important 'forum non conveniens' BVI Court of Appeal decision
Carey Olsen has one of the largest dispute resolution and insolvency practices in the offshore legal field led by 17 partners across nine international offices.
09/26/2018
Bedell Cristin advises on fund launch
Bedell Cristin worked closely with the PIF's Norwegian counsel, Alex Lund of Advokatfirmaet CLP DA and Aztec Financial Services (Guernsey) Limited, the PIF's administrator.
09/26/2018
Not dealing with unexplained wealth orders can have consequences
Whereas, previously, law enforcement had to prove in court that an asset was purchased with laundered funds, unexplained wealth orders shift the burden of proof to the property’s owner.
09/26/2018
Proposed international tax rules to treat affiliates as group - Withers
Noticeably absent from the proposed guidance is foreign tax credit computational rules, which will have to be addressed in future regulatory guidance.
09/26/2018
Bermuda Beneficial Ownership Regime - Deadline Extension and Clarification to Public Company Exemption
We will provide further information in due course
09/26/2018
Tax Whistleblower Receives $13.6 Million Dollar Award
We thank the whistleblower for the courage to come forward
09/25/2018
$18m Isle of Man tax fraud exposed in the US
If proven, the allegations could lead to 20 years in prison
09/25/2018
Appleby partners recognised in Citywealth's Top 200 most powerful women of 2018
Vanessa has been awarded many professional accolades to date.
09/25/2018
Cayman’s new rules disrupt anti-money laundering services
One of the biggest changes is that the regulations now determine that both regulated and unregulated funds have until Sept. 30 to nominate three types of anti-money laundering (AML) officers.
09/25/2018
Durability of ILS structures no longer in question
First published in ARTEMIS
09/24/2018
Hatstone lawyers recognised by Legal 500 LATAM 2018
Hatstone lawyers have been recognised by Legal 500 Latin America 2018.
09/24/2018
Maples and Calder in Jersey becomes TISE Listing Member
This new membership serves as a welcome addition to Maples and Calder's provision of specialist listing services for the Cayman Islands and Ireland.
09/21/2018
Murder for £10 BILLION fortune
Janowski allegedly spent €250,000 to hire contract killers
09/21/2018
Leading offshore law firm advises on launch of renewables fund
The fund, advised by Low Carbon, will invest in European renewable energy generation projects. I
09/21/2018
BVI Segregated Portfolio Companies – use in closed ended fund structures
These changes, introduced by the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2018 (the 2018 BCA Amendment Act) will come into force on 1 October 2018.
09/21/2018
The Rise of the Lawbot? - Appleby
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