US: Lawyer who pleaded guilty to embezzlement disbarred
By Ben Bedell, From New York Law Journal An in-house attorney who pleaded guilty to embezzling $2.6 million from his home health care employer was disbarred Tuesday by the Appellate Division, First Department. Over a four-year period, Matthew Neugeboren had his…
Traditional banks may be in trouble due to digital banking
By BI Intelligence From Business Insider The BI Intelligence Content Marketing Team covers news & research we think you would find valuable. More millennials are moving toward digital banking, and as a result, they’re walking into their banks’ traditional brick-and-mortar branches less…
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US energy summit sets out alternatives to PetroCaribe
From The Caribbean Council A US-Caribbean-Central American Energy Summit held in Washington has set out an extensive programme of US and multilateral support aimed at diversifying the Caribbean’s energy sources. The gradual lessening of the region’s use of hydrocarbons is…
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Cayman Islands Culture & Heritage Policy Development takes steps forward
Work to create the Cayman Islands’ first National Culture and Heritage Policy and Strategic Plan moves forward. Chairs of the six focus-group Subcommittees shared the results of their initial situational assessment at a meeting of the Steering Committee on Tuesday…
Caribbean Electric Utilities meet to discuss energy developments in the Caribbean: 2016 CARILEC CEO’s & Finance Conference, May 15-18th Cayman Islands
Over one hundred & twenty five Chief Executive Officers, Finance Officers and Industry Professionals from the Caribbean, Europe, Canada, Latin America, and the US will converge on the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort, in Grand Cayman for the annual CARILEC…
Bahrain, Lebanon, Nauru, Panama and Vanuatu have now committed to the international standard of automatic exchange of financial account information to tackle tax evasion and avoidance
From Offshore Bankers The OECD and the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes announced today that Bahrain, Lebanon, Nauru, Panama and Vanuatu have now committed to share financial account information automatically with other countries. With…
What Mauritius tax treaty changes may mean for markets, investments
By Ami ShahJayshree P. UpadhyaySwaraj Singh Dhanjal From Live Mint Though short-term nervousness is expected in equity markets over the changes in the Mauritius tax treaty, most see the decision as a positive in the long term Mumbai: India’s decision…
China has biggest number of links to Panama Papers
From Radio Free Asia China-linked offshore companies in the Panama Papers far exceed the number of entities from other countries and regions of the world, reports indicate. Some 25,000 offshore companies with owners — either companies or individuals — from…
Beyond the boundary – what makes the Caribbean such a fascinating sporting region
By David Owen From Inside The Games As a cricket fan whose love of the game was nurtured in the 1970s and 1980s, I know a thing or two about Caribbean sporting dominance. The West Indies teams that ruled the…
Treasure Islands: Britain’s offshore hubs
AFP From Bangkok Post LONDON – Prime Minister David Cameron is under pressure to demand greater transparency from Britain’s overseas tax havens, which critics say help promote and support corruption. The leak of documents from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca…
