Worldwide: Beyond FATCA – Additional International Tax Compliance Obligations announced
Article by Peter Stafford, Don W. Ebanks, Alaina Danley, Jill Mojica, Jonathan Doak and James Woodbridge From DMS Offshore Investment Services On October 29th, 2014 in Berlin, Germany, the Cayman Islands and 50 other jurisdictions signed on to the OECD…
New Commodity Fund [Cayman Islands-based unit]
By Olly Ludwig From ETF Watch Invesco PowerShares, fresh from inking a proposed deal to next year take over an 11-fund suite of futures-based commodity ETFs from Deutsche Bank, today rolled out a different kind of commodity ETF that will…
Full schedule planned for International Men’s Day in Cayman Islands
Several events will help celebrate International Men’s Day, which is observed on 19 November each year. Organized by the Family Resource Centre (FRC), activities will highlight men’s contribution to society as well as areas that may need strengthening. The Cayman…
The Cayman Islands Segregated Portfolio Company turns sixteen
By Rachael Reynolds, Partner, and Jennifer Fox, Senior Associate, Ogier, Cayman Islands From International Corporate Rescue May 2014 marks the sixteenth anniversary of the Cayman Islands segregated portfolio company (‘SPC’). This article takes a look back at the SPC’s first…
Fitch affirms Cayman Islands Taboada Finance Limited Sr. secured notes following funding of 2011-3 Notes
November 07, 2014 05:16 PM Eastern Standard Time CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings assigned to the notes issued by Taboada Finance Limited, a special purpose company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, as follows: –Series 2011-1 S/. 572,089,000 notes…
St Vincent reeling from three murders committed in 15 hours
From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Monday November 10, 2014, CMC – The police are investigating three murders on the weekend that have brought the homicide count this year to 36. “Police can confirm that for the past 15 hours or…
Wreck of 17th-century Dutch warship discovered
By Megan Gannon, From Live Science NEW YORK — The wreck of a 17th-century Dutch warship has been discovered off the coast of Tobago, a small island located in the southern Caribbean. Marine archaeologists believe the vessel is possibly the…
19th Anniversary of Million Man March
By Charlene Muhammad From Los Angeles Sentinel Unite and be free, Farrakhan tells Jamaica and the Caribbean during 19th Anniversary of the Million March message in Kingston The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan was in good spirit as he delivered a…
Sean Ryan swims in the Cayman Islands 2014 KPMG Pirates Week 5K
From CIASA Sean Ryan who swims for the University of Michigan and Club Wolverine swam in the 2014 KPMG Pirates Week 5K. Ryan was World Champion for the United States in the 2011 Team Event. Here are just a few…
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‘Bombogenesis’ replaces ‘Polar Vortex’ as global warming excuse for extreme cold
By P.J. Gladnick From Newsbusters Forget about polar vortex as an excuse for how global warming is causing extreme cold weather. A brave new word seems to have replaced it: “bombogenesis.” The most enthusiastic promoter of bombogenesis in the mainstream…
