10/22/2014
Swiss banks trying to distance from dodgy Indian clients
The challenge for these customers is to move the money to some other destination without leaving a trail
10/22/2014
AIFMD: How to Manage the Risks and Reap the Rewards
Under the European Union’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, investment managers must quickly assess the risk profiles of their funds, understand the various types of risk exposures, and meet the reporting requirements that the directi
10/20/2014
Augentius has received authorisation from the Ministère des Finances, Luxembourg to act as an authorised depositary to private equity and real estate funds in accordance with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
10/20/2014
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has welcomed the Group of International Finance Centre Supervisors' (GIFCS) new benchmark for the regulation of trust and corporate service providers (TCSPs).
10/17/2014
The Cayman Islands has launched a national assessment of its money laundering and terrorist financing risks with a series of workshops organized jointly by the Cayman Anti-Money Laundering Unit and the World Bank this week.
10/15/2014
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas has signed an agreement to allow alternative investment fund managers to market or to perform fund management activities in markets supervised by co-signatory European securities regulators.
10/12/2014
The increase in regulatory reporting requirements has become a major challenge for many investment managers.
10/12/2014
As we meet with asset management firms who are considering third-party fund administration, it’s clear that certain elements of service have become of greater importance.
10/07/2014
The Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) on Monday called on Guyana to pass amendments to the 2009 Anti-Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act because this is not only about that country.
10/07/2014
Carey Olsen prepared the migration application for submission to the Registry and advised Lloyds on the foundation's new charter
10/05/2014
Bermuda’s reputation is a glowing one: From Front Street, in Bermuda’s business centre of Hamilton.
10/02/2014
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$1.
10/02/2014
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission launched an investigation into the CISX in February 2012 over concerns that transactions in the listed securities of Arch Guernsey ICC and its cells had been implicated in possible market manipulation and other f
09/25/2014
Attractive Regulatory Regime for Malta based Loan Funds
In April 2014, the Malta Financial Services Authority issued 'Standard License Conditions applicable to Collective Investment Schemes authorised to invest through Loans'
09/25/2014
Swiss Bank Agrees to Pay $850,000 for Unregistered Trading
The website disclaimer identified no specific restrictions on dealing with residents of British Columbia.
09/17/2014
SEC Obtains Asset Freeze Against Company in Turks and Caicos Islands
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an emergency asset freeze against a company located in Turks and Caicos Islands in connection with its operation of a South Florida-based Ponzi scheme.
09/16/2014
British Virgin Islands: The Issue Of Priority And Statutory Ship Mortgages In The British Virgin Islands
Considering the geographical make-up of the BVI, with its 60 islands and cays, and it being thought by many to be the number one sailing capital of the world, it is imperative that the policies and laws of the BVI's shipping industry are transparent
09/16/2014
Jamaica’s Protected Disclosures Act is regarded as one the best whistleblowing legislations enacted in countries globally, by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
09/14/2014
Join over 500 alternative investment executives with the top firms to understand the business, compliance, operations and risk challenges for 2015 and formulate your strategic plans and tactical initiatives.
09/10/2014
Most countries withhold official data regarding the number of people who have become citizens through CIPs or the amount of FDI recouped, but Henley and Partners estimate that such schemes generate US$2 billion a year worldwide.