11/08/2016
Carey Olsen Opens Hong Kong Office
The opening of the Hong Kong office in November 2016 follows the successful launch of the firm's Singapore office by lead Asia partner, Linda Lee, in October last year.
Legal
11/08/2016
Carey Olsen is Jersey’s number one adviser for new investment funds
The results follow the recent publication of the IFLR1000 rankings guide in which Carey Olsen's Jersey funds practice was awarded top tier status.
11/08/2016
Ashley Fife To Participate In Forums In Italy
The forum continues to develop their prestige by growing their international program.
11/08/2016
COs Sue Union, Firm Over Hedge-Fund Loss
The hedge fund in which the money was invested, the Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund, said in July that it would liquidate and in October declared bankruptcy.
11/07/2016
Business professor to pay $100 million tax penalty for offshore accounts
Today’s plea shows that we will continue to prosecute those who engage in this criminal activity.
11/07/2016
Bahamas needs to introduce a strong Freedom of Information Act
A FOI Act is a powerful tool in the fight against corruption.
11/07/2016
Ogier advises company targeting global fintech acquisitions
The listing is expected both to boost GRG’s profile and provide financial and operational flexibility to allow its directors to carry out the company’s acquisition policy.
11/07/2016
New Arbitration Law for Guernsey
The reforms are welcome given that Guernsey's previous Arbitration law was based upon old English legislation that has long since been superseded.
11/07/2016
A New, independent law firm has launched in Guernsey
All of the firm’s partners and staff previously worked at other large offshore law firms and have worked together on a cross-disciplinary basis.
11/07/2016
Corrected: HSBC should stand trial in tax fraud case: French prosecutor
The banking giant was accused of failing in its supervisory role over its private banking division
11/04/2016
German finance minister plans to clamp down on offshore firms with new draft law
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble wants to force Germans to disclose their dealings with offshore firms in tax havens
11/04/2016
Top court's ruling, asked the Prime Minister to submit a written response to allegations that members of his family were holding offshore bank accounts
The Supreme Court reportedly gave Sharif’s children, a “last chance” to submit their own statements to the court
11/04/2016
Best Countries To Open An Offshore Bank Account
Just because someone has a bank account outside of the country doesn’t mean they are a robber or a member of the mob.
11/04/2016
St Kitts and Nevis – the platinum standard for citizenship by investment
But it compounds its investment offerings with one of today’s most sophisticated citizenship by investment programmes.
11/04/2016
Appleby advised Chipmos Bermuda's merger with its subsidiary
The merger is consistent with the ongoing efforts to simplify and streamline the ChipMOS group structure, reduce operating costs in order to enhance operation efficiency.
11/03/2016
French prosecutor calls for British bank giant HSBC to stand trial for aiding large-scale tax fraud in France
The case began when French authorities in late 2008 received files stolen by Herve Falciani, a former HSBC employee.
11/03/2016
Appleby acted on four HKEX Listings in October
Goal Forward is a food ingredients supplier with a focus on providing vegetables and fruits to food service operators in Hong Kong.
11/03/2016
Panama Papers probe beyond NAB scope, SC told
The reply stated that the complainants had relied on information leaked purportedly through Messers Mossack Fonseca, a private law firm.
11/03/2016
Imran Khan says he expects Pakistani Supreme Court probe to topple Sharif
The court on Tuesday agreed to Khan's request to set up a judicial commission to probe Khan`s corruption allegations against Sharif
11/03/2016
What shareholders need to know about their rights and remedies under BVI law
Under the Companies Act (and normally under the company's M&A), the directors are given the power to manage the company's business.