Managers of Wealth Offshore

Impact of FATCA on BVI Entities

Clients with trusts that have a BVI trustee or a BVI PTC are advised to liaise with their advisers to determine the most appropriate course of action for their trust.

Ogier appoints new Jersey partner

He joins the Business and Trust Law team

Enhancements to the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991

The Amendment Law resolved a drafting point in the Companies Law

Labuan Financial Services Authority and Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), Taiwan Signed MoU for Mutual Cooperation in the Field of Financial Supervision

The MoU was signed by the Deputy Director-General of Labuan FSA, Mr Danial Mah Abdullah and Director General of International Affairs, FSC, Taiwan, Mr Joe Lai.

U.S. lacked hard proof in tax trial of ex-UBS banker, jurors say

A federal jury in South Florida on Monday took a little over one hour to acquit Raoul Weil, who headed the Swiss bank's global wealth management unit, of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.

Jury acquits former UBS executive in IRS offshore tax evasion probe

A federal jury acquitted a former top Swiss banking executive of U.S. charges that he conspired with wealthy Americans to hide $20-billion in secret accounts from the Internal Revenue Service.

Ex-Mizrahi Octogenarian Banker Acquitted at Tax Trial

Six taxpayers testified as government witnesses

Cayman Islands: Governor can order surveillance on anyone

Laws passed in the Cayman Islands have given the Governor the ability to place any person or group under information and communications technology surveillance, without having a warrant issued from the courts.

IFLR ranks Ogier as a top-tier firm for funds and corporate and finance in Guernsey

IFLR highlighted the firm’s stand-out deals for Guernsey as acting for Sherborne Investors Management in relation to the establishment of Sherborne Investors and its listing on the London AIM market, and advising EFG International on its CHF180m not

International co-operation in cross-border insolvencies: smoothing the path for foreign liquidators in Hong Kong

A recent decision of the High Court of the Hong Kong SAR should make the task of liquidators of BVI, Cayman and other foreign companies more straightforward in the region.

The Financing of Corporate and Private Aircraft

Some Cayman Islands Considerations

Island in the M&A sun by Alan Bossin, Appleby

Article first published in Global Insurance Intelligence, Winter 2014

Mourant Ozannes joins Guernsey delegation in China

Promoting Guernsey as an international funds and private wealth management centre was the agenda of a recent delegation from Guernsey Finance in China, joined by Mourant Ozannes' Hong Kong managing partner Paul Christopher

Offshore law firm retains client service honours at HFMWeek US Awards

Offshore law firm has been named 'Best Offshore Law Firm – Client Service' at the HFMWeek US Hedge Fund Services Awards 2014.

Trial of former UBS executive dredges up Swiss banks' shady past

Weil's main defense has been that these efforts were done by people below him

The M&A Lawyer: Dissenting Shareholders' Appraisal Rights in Cayman Islands Mergers and Consolidations

Cayman Islands Company Law (Law) was amended in 2009 to introduce a statutory regime for mergers and consolidations.

Appleby Advised on Mitsui's US$21 MILLION ACQUISITION OF TSIT WING

Mistui's becomes 2nd largest shareholder of Tsit Wing from its US$21 million investmet

Is Cayman the pre-eminent jurisdiction for Sukuk in the US? - Harneys

The article appeared in Islamic Finance News on 1 October 2014.

Ogier acts for Seven Energy on $300million Irish-listed debt issue

Ogier BVI acted with the London office of US firm Latham & Watkins as legal counsel

Former governor of Central Bank of Cyprus jailed for tax evasion

He was the first senior official to be sent to prison on charges involving financial crimes following the near-collapse of the Cypriot economy in early 2013.

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