01/08/2016
Cayman bank lent $240,000 to company owned by disgraced former FIFA officials
The loan was granted by the bank for three months and the cash went first into the AIS Cayman Ltd account at Fidelity
01/08/2016
The loan was granted by the bank for three months and the cash went first into the AIS Cayman Ltd account at Fidelity
01/08/2016
Under current regulations, all banks operating in the Isle of Man must be licensed to carry on deposit taking.
01/06/2016
Dispelling offshore myths
Although the British Virgin Islands is often seen as an offshore tax haven, a closer look shows such opinions may be overstated
01/06/2016
A number of senior appointments in the trust and fund sectors have also been made to support the group expansion.
01/06/2016
“The proper behaviour all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you’re married to.” - P.J. O’Rourke.
01/06/2016
The sale comes seven months after the 48-year-old sold £56 million worth of his shares in the business.
01/05/2016
It was every bit the rollercoaster year, not just because volatility has been exceptionally high, but because the major markets around the world tugged in very different directions.
01/04/2016
In 2016 I expect growth and good news for the Guernsey finance industry and the supporters of Guernsey, including:
01/04/2016
The fractions of wealth held abroad are highly variable.
12/31/2015
Island nation selling citizenship to spur investment in real estate
12/31/2015
“Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” — Cavett Robert
12/30/2015
The bank’s 2014 annual report puts my case plainly: “Butterfield is on a very solid footing, with a strong capital position and ample liquidity.”
12/29/2015
Last October, the Caribbean island nation of St. Lucia announced it would launch a citizenship-by-investment program, or CIP.
12/29/2015
If governments around the world who have been helped by Hervé Falciani will not protect him, they would make themselves guilty of wilful blindness or of looking the other way while a whistleblower is legally crucified.
12/24/2015
Intertrust sells Cayman banking activities
The transaction will have no effect on Intertrust`s profitability going forward.
12/24/2015
Safra, Coutts Boost Swiss Bank Program Fines Near $1 Billion
The Swiss Bank Program, which was announced on Aug. 29, 2013, provides a path for Swiss banks to resolve potential criminal liabilities in the United States.
12/24/2015
Another Swiss private bank reaches resolution under Swiss Bank Program
The Swiss Bank Program, which was announced on Aug. 29, 2013, provides a path for Swiss banks to resolve potential criminal liabilities in the United States.
12/24/2015
AND THE WINNER WAS... (and Hitler’s Ball) by Justin Urquhart Stewart
This article represents a personal and light-hearted view from 7IM, and is based on current financial news and events around the world.
12/24/2015
Top financial reads for the Christmas holidays by Penny Lovell
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero
12/22/2015
West Indies become hot spot for rich foreigners to invest and gain passports