Managers of Wealth Offshore

Trustee Strikes $25 Million Settlement With Madoff Investor

Irving Picard reaches deal with Vizcaya Partners as well as with Vizcaya’s investors and their bank

Saint Lucia Offers Citizenship to Wealthy Investors

The regulations require that applicants have a net worth of US$3 million.

Former Catalan chief to go to court over alleged money laundering

The judge assumed jurisdiction in the case that was originally opened by a court in Barcelona against the couple and three of their children after the former Catalan leader in 2014 admitted publicly that had hidden a considerable amount of money in Andorr

Permission possible for film tax probe

The evidence will be used in a case involving Frank Agrama, a film producer who is alleged to have been Berlusconi’s agent in the multimillion- euro scheme.

HSBC's Swiss unit facing German tax probe -SonntagsZeitung

Lawyers for HSBC are negotiating with authorities for a settlement which should also include a solution for the employees

Art dealer Wildenstein accused of huge French tax fraud

This “hidden” estate consisted of properties in New York and the Virgin Islands

'World's most famous hacker' to speak in Cayman

Kevin Mitnick – often referred to as “the world’s most famous hacker” – is now a security consultant to Fortune 500 companies and governments worldwide.

The Cayman Islands LLC is Coming

This paves the way for the introduction of a new type of corporate vehicle in the Cayman Islands: the Limited Liability Company (the “Cayman LLC”).

Will the World's Costliest Resort Ever Open?

It was meant to be “the world’s glamorous, new playground.”

CAYMAN ISLANDS: New Trade and Business Licensing Law

The Law now allows for revocation or refusal of a licence where a person is carrying on or intending to carry on trade

MOrsel: Increase to Income Tax Instalment System (ITIS) rate

If you have any questions, do get in touch with your usual Jersey employment team contact.

Changes to the BVI Eligible Introducer Regime and Public Filing of Registers of Directors - TMF

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) are a leading international finance centre; well known for complying with the highest international regulatory standards.

Rights court rejects US client's case against UBS in tax probe

The case concerned a dual US and Saudi national living in Miami whose Swiss bank-account details were handed over to US tax authorities as part of its probe of UBS.

Re PAC Limited (in official liquidation): how to empower Cayman liquidation committees

A Cayman Islands Grand Court ruling on 11 December 2015 serves as a reminder that this is incorrect.

Brazil: Private Client, Family And Succession

Taxpayers interested in applying for RERCT must declare to Brazilian tax authorities the balance of assets they held on December 31, 2014, and pay applicable taxes and a fine.

Jersey Residential Property Update | December 2015

The Appleby Property team has produced a number of articles for the local press in the past few months. In case you missed the articles first time around, this update provides a link to them. We hope you will find these articles interesting and informativ

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