Ogier Appoints Partner in Cayman Islands Litigation Practice
Cayman Partner One of Six Globally Becoming Partner on 1 February Ogier Cayman on Monday (4) announced that Rachael Reynolds has assumed the role of partner in its Litigation Practice, following the announcement of her promotion by the Ogier Group…
American Express Training Sessions – TUESDAY FEB 5
To all merchants who accept American Express (from CITA) Please see a note from American Express should you want to learn more about American Express and the US Tax Requirements. Training sessions are available. AMERICAN EXPRESS EXPLAINS US TAX REQUIREMENTS…
Jamaica NCC endorsed contracts
Jamaica NCC endorsed contractsThe Office of the Contractor-General is the Secretariat for the Contractor-General and the National Contracts Commission. However, both the Contractor-General and the National Contracts Commission are independent, separate and distinct Commissions of Parliament. The Contractor-General is responsible…
Christine Lagarde: “2013 Will Be Make or Break”
by Cushla Sherlock The Financialist Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, cautioned at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Europe must continue to guard against a relapse in 2013. Speaking at an event honoring women leaders…
Twitter hacked; 250,000 accounts affected
(CNN) — Twitter is coming forward as the latest site to be hacked. The social network said in a blog post Friday afternoon that approximately 250,000 user accounts were potentially compromised, with attackers gaining access to information including user names and email addresses….
UK Regulator confirms full review of interest rate swap mis-selling
Nick Parmée Wealth Briefing The Financial Services Authority, the UK regulator, today confirmed that Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS will fully review their sales of interest rate hedging products to small businesses, in the wake of serious failings found in…
USA Network Launches Characters Unite Month To Combat Hate, Intolerance And Discrimination
Campaign Features Original Programming, Including Episodes of Hit Series SUITS and NECESSARY ROUGHNESS and Documentary on NFL Superstars Larry Fitzgerald, Jameel McClain, Troy Polamalu and Justin Tuck Fighting Bigotry USA Will Present a Special Commercial-Free Presentation of Academy Award-Winning “Schindler’s List,”…
Why Ireland cannot allow multinationals to exploit tax system
Posted on January 31, 2013 by David Murphy Question: what do Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Ireland have in common? Answer: they are all countries used by multinationals to aggressively manage their tax bills. The Irish are slipping into bad…
Cayman judge reserves judgment in Axiom Legal Financing Fund receivership case
After hearing two days of evidence, Justice Angus Foster today reserved judgment on whether Axiom Legal Financing Fund should be placed into Receivership, as the directors and certain investors want, or should be allowed to continue under new management, which…
Cayman’s stingrays will be protected
Ahead of plans for a major overhaul of the law to expand local marine parks, Mark Scotland, the Minister for the Environment, announced the Cayman Islands Government is proposing to make a minor amendment to the marine conservation law in…
