03/28/2018
The UK government is to publish legislation to introduce the world’s first public register of beneficial ownership register of overseas companies and other bodies that own UK property or participate in UK government procurement.
03/27/2018
Ali Sadr Hasheminejad regularly travelled to the United States from Malta. But an investigation into the circumvention of Iran sanctions finally caught up with him, less than a year since his private bank was plunged into a national scandal. We trace the
03/27/2018
The FIS collected largely worthless information in the investigation, managed the spy badly and disobeyed the law, the report says.
03/26/2018
Bankers react after call to freeze corrupt Russian funds
NEARLY two per cent of business in Jersey’s finance sector is of Russian origin and could be affected by proposed tough measures against powerful Russians accused of human rights abuses.
03/26/2018
McMafia probe into death of Scottish property tycoon amid fears Russian hitmen threw him out window
Scot Young and four of his rich pals all died between 2010 and 2014 and his ex-wife says his £1billion fortune is at root of his 'murder'.
03/23/2018
Cayman Islands: New Whistleblowing Legislation
The new law seeks to allay such fears by providing a formal process for reporting wrongdoing to an ombudsman.
03/23/2018
British Virgin Islands: Mergers & Acquisitions Guide 2018 - Maples & Calder
The primary sources of regulation of M&A in the British Virgin Islands are the Business Companies Act, 2004 (the "Companies Act") and common law.
03/23/2018
Getting Restructuring Recognised in Jersey - Appleby
The introduction of the National Living Wage and Apprenticeship Levy in the UK, difficult trading conditions and food inflation have all been pointed to as ingredients in a recipe that has been difficult to swallow.
03/23/2018
Katharine said: "We are delighted to have assisted the Sandpiper Group on its largest single acquisition to date as part of their continued growth strategy and commitment to the Island."
03/23/2018
Where the total tax liability is not paid by 31 May 2018, any waiver of penalty and interest shall lapse and the total tax, penalty and interest shall become payable and recoverable.
03/23/2018
Without amendments to their articles of association, companies will have to continue under the constraints of the old regime
03/23/2018
The Appleby Mauritius & Seychelles teams were led by Malcolm Moller and Counsel, Anjana Ramburuth.
03/22/2018
Company had been under scrutiny by murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
03/22/2018
‘For several weeks, individuals who are part of organised groups, have been stealing the identities of high-ranking personalities in the principality and trying to establish personal contact with them … notably through electronic messages, S
03/22/2018
Maltese authorities took control of Pilatus Bank that is at the center of a scandal exposed by the murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
03/21/2018
The Zurich prosecutor’s office was not immediately available for comment, while a German foreign ministry official said it was familiar with the case but that it does not comment on ongoing judicial processes.
03/21/2018
The report said such transactions will provide a major source of future revenue for countries that lack alternative exports but reputational risks are rising too.
03/21/2018
The Cayman Islands is a tax neutral jurisdiction, which represents a significant benefit to asset managers
03/21/2018
The net result is that, subject to minimum statutory safeguards, parties have considerable contractual freedom to legislate their own affairs.
03/20/2018
Currently HMRC have four, six or 20 years (for mistake, careless or deliberate behavior respectively) to assess tax that is due.