09/07/2014
Gibraltar set to publish ILS guidelines
Captive Review has learnt that Gibraltar's Financial Services Commission (FSC) is expected to publish its ILS Guidelines this month.
09/02/2014
The findings of a comprehensive piece of research analysing the initial impact of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) on the structure of Europe’s alternative fund industry are to be discussed at an event hosted by Crestbridge
08/21/2014
The United Kingdom’s newly established Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has collated the list, which it updates quarterly. Cayman is on the list released on July 19.
08/19/2014
The Chamber of Commerce Council described the recent “high risk” listing of the Cayman Islands by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority as “insulting” to the Cayman Islands government and the Cayman Islands financial service
08/18/2014
The Gibraltar International Bank has received ‘approval in principle’ from the Financial Services Commission to its application for a licence
08/17/2014
Government says it is astounded the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) calls the Cayman Islands a high-risk country for financial crime.
08/15/2014
The Financial Conduct Authority has listed the Cayman Islands as a high risk country for financial crime.
08/14/2014
Colin Camp of Dion explores the phenomenon of migrancy and how financial institutions need to adapt to ensure that changing international tax laws do not affect their ability to tap into this valuable client base.
08/13/2014
Stuart Lawson, head of regulatory change and market development at Northern Trust in Guernsey says the introduction of AIFMD has resulted in asset servicing undergoing significant change.
08/12/2014
This article highlights key issues that can arise in such cross-border proceedings and gives some practical guidance for practitioners.
08/12/2014
Feedback from the managers at the conference was that there is simply too much regulation in Europe
08/12/2014
Its expertise in banking, trust administration, insurance services, fund services, and legal and accounting services has attracted substantial private wealth to the island.
08/11/2014
The opinion represents the fruits of the EBA’s consultations with other European authorities
08/06/2014
According to a BNY Mellon and FTI Consulting survey of firms in Europe, only two-fifths of asset managers had received authorisation and almost a fifth did not have the required AIFMD structure in place by July 22.
08/05/2014
The fund management and fund services sector in Malta continues to grow at a clip. Statistics published recently show that over the past three years, 80% of foreign direct investment into Malta has been in financial services.
07/31/2014
The Act is modelled on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
07/22/2014
The Monetary Council is the highest decision making authority of the ECCB and comprises the eight Ministers for Finance of the ECCB member governments.
07/20/2014
Entering into security financing transactions with BVI Business Companies (BCs) is a familiar part of the global financial services landscape given the use and presences of BCs.
07/18/2014
But it has concerns about the FSC plan to lift its 20 per cent cap on foreign securities and replace it with the "foreign assets" limits set by Bank of Jamaica, saying it can curtail foreign investments, at least in its early implementation.
07/17/2014
New software company launches KYC-FATCA product in the islands
This is the message from Blue Bison Software’s executive vice president, Chris Eaton, who was in the islands earlier this month to launch new business partnerships in Guernsey and Jersey.