09/25/2014
Guernsey issues regulations to implement FATCA-based reporting
The regulations will be of direct interest to financial institutions that are resident in Guernsey for the purposes of compliance with the IGAs as well as non-resident financial institutions that have a permanent establishment located in Guernsey through
09/25/2014
Probate and Estate Planning Administration for Guernsey Domiciliaries
Guernsey is an independent legal jurisdiction for estate administration purposes.
09/24/2014
Leading offshore law firm advises Hermes and Westfield on £400 million UK shopping centre deal
Leading offshore law firm has acted as Jersey legal adviser to both Hermes Real Estate, as buyer and the Westfield Group, as seller in relation to the acquisition by Hermes of Westfield's half share in a £400 million retail po
09/24/2014
The Jersey foundation was introduced in 2009 as a new form of incor-poratedvehicle.
09/21/2014
Private Trust Companies in the Cayman Islands by Mourant Ozannes
The PTC has proved to be a particularly attractive structure for wealthy families
09/21/2014
Mourant Ozannes appear on key panel at Business BVI's Asia conference
On 11 September, Business BVI held their Annual Asia conference in Hong Kong, ' Pivoting to Asia: The Pathway to New Opportunities'.
09/19/2014
Two former UBS Wealth Management executives have won a High Court battle
The group explained that the suspension was a result of redemptions that had 'exhausted the cash reserves more quickly than they can be replenished'.
09/19/2014
Caymanian attorneys still being marginalised
Despite an attempt to modernise Cayman’s legal profession through the Legal Practitioners Bill in 2012, Caymanian attorneys are still no further ahead in the profession.
09/19/2014
Offshore law firm team scoop top honours
Offshore law firm has been honoured at the prestigious 2014 American Lawyer Global Legal Awards
09/19/2014
Brits Accused of Rigging the Turks & Caicos Islands Legal System
Griffiths is amongst the most sought after of International Criminal law specialists
09/19/2014
Richard Sheldon joins Appleby in Guernsey
Richard practises in all areas of employment law including strategic advice, litigation and transactional support
09/18/2014
The Cayman Islands have for decades been one of the world’s leading banking and financial centres, currently ranking as the fifth largest banking centre worldwide, with over 200 banks, including 40 of the world’s 50 largest banks, and over US$
09/12/2014
Statutory Hastings-Bass Enacted in Bermuda
The TAA, which has retroactive application, amends the Trustee Act, 1975 (the “TA”) in order to place the traditional Hastings-Bass rule on a statutory footing in Bermuda law.
09/10/2014
Scotia and Royal Banks were very instrumental
09/09/2014
After they agreed to assist undercover U.S. Internal Revenue Service investigators in laundering purported criminal proceeds through an offshore structure designed to conceal the true owners of the funds.
09/07/2014
Caribbean-Based Investment Advisor Sentenced for Using Offshore Accounts to Launder and Conceal Funds
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on March 6, and the indictment was unsealed March 12 after the defendants were arrested in Miami.
09/05/2014
Relaxation of Restrictive Measures for Branches and Subsidiaries of Foreign Banks (Decree No 24)
09/04/2014
Head of Compliance Kate Taft examines the Cayman Islands' approved stock exchange regime
09/04/2014
Subscribers for shares in a British Virgin Islands (BVI) company usually assume that such shares have been validly issued and they are quick to point to their share certificate or even the share register of the BVI company as absolute evidence of that fac
09/04/2014
Appleby (Cayman) Ltd. continues to lead the way in structuring innovative collateral packages in the Cayman Islands.