Managers of Wealth Offshore

China's growing power scaring ordinary savers out of Hong Kong

The Hong Kong police cited money laundering as the reason for requesting the accounts be frozen

British Virgin Islands at a crossroads as outgoing governor decries corruption

With a judicial inquiry looming and the EU looking to blacklist the territory, the BVI is debating where its future lies

Updates To Bermuda's Economic Substance Declaration Portal

Any entity with an incomplete ESD filing on the portal should complete the filing prior to the update.

Cyprus UBO disclosure regime for entities and other legal arrangements

A draft bill (incorporating the requirements of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive) is expected to be approved by the House of Representatives in due course.

Transfer by way of continuation into the Cayman Islands

If the business of the Company will require a licence under the laws of the Cayman Islands

Bahamas To Rebound ‘Faster’ Than Its Rivals

Mr Sands said The Bahamas and its tourism industry had overcome the September 11 terror attacks, two Gulf wars and numerous recessions before, although nothing like a global pandemic.

Ogier sees real estate sector continuing to thrive as corporate and finance team advises Realstar on £600 million portfolio sale

The Ogier team, which advised on both corporate and financing elements of the transaction

Establishment of Cayman Reinsurance Industry Group

The Cayman Islands reinsurance industry is experiencing significant growth

Guernsey economic substance update: COVID-19 concessions, self-managed funds and partnerships

Guernsey tax resident companies carrying out certain relevant activities have to comply with the substance requirements set out within the Income Tax (Substance Requirements) Implementation Regulations 2018

Re-Regulating Offshore Finance In The Global Economy

The term offshore refers to something outside the national boundaries, no matter if the location is water-based or inland.

Appleby Bermuda Advised Stable Group in Novel Structure

Appleby acted as Bermuda counsel for the Stable Group in the structuring, establishing and licensing of its subsidiaries: Stable Corporation and Stable Bermuda.

Cayman Islands Update: Economic Substance and CBCR - January 2021

The DITC announced further Economic Substance updates including reporting deadline extensions.

Fitness and Probity - Central Bank of Ireland Expectations Not Being Met

The Central Bank will continue to engage with firms to assess the robustness of their application of the F&P Regime and will initiate necessary supervisory responses to any weaknesses identified."

Dealing with Requests for Flexible Working under Jersey and Guernsey Law

Both Guernsey and Jersey have been fortunate in that employees have been able to return to workplaces that are relatively Covid-19 secure since lockdown measures were eased

BVI Approved Managers: Upcoming Deadline

The Investment Business (Approved Managers) Regulations, 2012 provides a regulatory 'light' regime for qualifying managers in the BVI.

Gibraltar extends regulatory guidelines for digital asset exchanges

The Market Integrity working group have combined to ensure that the added regulation meets the global market standards for exchanges and other marketplace platforms, while also considering recently defined standards set by the EU and other international b

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