Cayman Vs. BVI: Assistance in cross-border insolvencies
By Eliot Simpson From Law360, The decision earlier this year of Justice Andrew Jones in the Financial Services Division of the Cayman Islands gave a broad interpretation of the assistance that may be available to a foreign insolvency representative at…
Maples continues support for CIASA
Maples and Calder is pleased to announce its continued title sponsorship of the Cayman Swimming National Development Programme offered by the Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association (“CIASA”). As title sponsor, Maples and Calder has committed CI$40,000 to the programme each…
Limacol CPL gets the Virgin seal of approval from Sir Richard Branson
From Boxscore Caribbean Premier League: ST JOHN’S, Antigua – August 15, 2013 – Sir Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, has given the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) his seal of approval after attending the Antigua Hawksbills/Barbados Tridents…
Chamber Business After Hours with Cayman Water Company Ltd.
Cayman Water Company (CWC) Ltd will host the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours on Thursday, 29th August,2013 at the Abel Castillo Water Works Plant, Peninsula Way, Governors Harbour, just off the Esterley Tibbett’s Highway. The event is…
‘VAT and its implications for The Bahamas and the Bahamian economy’
By Zhivargo Laing FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Former Minister of State for Finance, Zhivargo Laing, addressed a large crowd at the Rotary Club of Freeport meeting on Thursday, August 15, at the Ruby Swiss restaurant on the hot topic of…
[Cayman] Prestige acquires ‘significant’ stake in Methexis Holdings
By: Ann-Marie Corvi , Reporter, International Adviser Prestige Fund Management, a Cayman Islands-based investment manager, has acquired a ‘significant’ minority stake in Methexis Holdings, the parent of Methexis Capital Advisors LLP. Prestige is affiliated with Prestige Asset Management, a UK-based,…
Wolff working on Cayman ETF futures and unveils income fund
By: Gary Shepherd From International Adviser Rudolf Wolff, the London-based asset manager, is to launch a Dublin-domiciled Ucits IV version of its financials-focused Income Fund, and has revealed plans for two new vehicles, a long/short global equity fund and another…
Geoff Butler hits Commonwealth Games qualifying time
From Stingray Swim Club At the ASA Youth National Championships last week in Sheffield, UK, the medals machine, Geoff Butler, raced to his first Commonwealth Games qualifying time in the 1500 freestyle. Coming off an excellent performance at the NatWest…
Google – do not expect privacy when sending to Gmail
By Dominic Rushe in New York, The Guardian UK Critics call revelation ‘a stunning admission’ as Google makes claim in court filing in attempt to head off class action lawsuit Google said the plaintiffs were making ‘an attempt to criminalise…
NSA: We didn’t break rules! NSA’s own audit shows: Oh yes we did!
Two conflicting stories concerning USA’s National Security Agency’s (NSA) supposedly unauthorized collection, storage, access to or distribution of legally protected communications. Former NSA Director Hayden to Newsmax: We did not break rules By Todd Beamon From Newsmax Former NSA Director…
