UK Treasury rep. to discuss beneficial ownership registers at OffshoreAlert Conference
A United Kingdom Treasury representative will talk at next week’s OffshoreAlert Conference in London about the country’s decision to make a register of corporate beneficial owners available to the public. The decision, which was announced last week by U. K….
Britain signs tax agreement with Cayman Islands
UK FATCA Signing Remarks for The Cayman Islands Premier, the Hon. Alden McLaughlin Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Minister for Overseas Territories, Mark Simmonds; Her Excellency the Governor, Ms Helen Kilpatrick; Government Colleagues, and Guests; Today is a significant day, as…
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. to host third quarter conference call on Wednesday, November 13, 2013
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, Nov 05, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. CWCO +3.64% , which develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the world where naturally occurring supplies…
Alfresco elegance
By Sigrid Tornquist Specialty Fabrics Review Duvall Design Inc., West Rockport, Maine, installed 10,000 square feet of retractable restaurant enclosures at a theater entrance in the Cayman Islands. The structures provide shaded waterfront seating on the esplanade. Photo: Duvall Design…
Political News from Britain – Labour Party
Both related stories from The Voice Diane Abbott Tumbles Out Of Ed Miliband’s Shadow Cabinet By Natricia Duncan Long-serving Labour MP loses out as new roles are handed out leaving her as ‘free agent’ Senior Labour MP Diane Abbott has…
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc announces licensing agreement with Mayo Clinic
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (ADR) : WuXi PharmaTech Announces Licensing Agreement for Patient-Derived Xenograft Models with Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine SHANGHAI, Nov. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research…
Experts say Myrie ruling is a turning point for regional integration
From caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday November 5, 2013, CMC – Almost a month after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that Barbados had breached the rights of a Jamaican national when she sought entry into the country in…
Sidley Austin adds investment funds partner
United States funds Hedge Timothy A Spangler has joined Sidley Austin in Los Angeles as a partner and member of Sidley’s global investment funds, advisers and derivatives practice. Spangler brings extensive experience in advising clients on an array of investment…
Guardian Group rewrites Caribbean insurance code
From World Finance Financial regulation is changing all over the world, but Guardian General Insurance, which pre-empted the crisis by focusing on good governance before it hit, now has a head start on its industry rivals Financial regulation is changing…
What does the Cayman Island IGA really mean for the asset management industry?
By Bernard Attard PwC Malta IN BRIEF The impact of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on the asset management industry is profound. Virtually every asset management fund will have to comply with FATCA as each likely will be…
