Cayman Alternative Investment Summit, Part Deux
By Dr. Clifford Lipscomb From Greenfield Advisors Earlier this week, my first post from the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit discussed the first morning’s events. In this post, I’ll discuss some of the events from the end of day one as…
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The Editor speaks: Banking corruption – will it ever end?
*Look at these recent headlines: “Treasury gains £1.1bn windfall from record fines on banks” “Banks fines record £2.bn over foreign exchange rigging “Bankers think they have to behave badly.” “Bank of England’s chief currency trader dismissed amid forex-rigging scandal” “World…
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Freight plane makes emergency landing in Cayman Islands Incident: DHL Expreso B752 near Grand Cayman on Feb 18th 2015, engine shut down in flight By Simon Hradecky From The Aviation Herald A DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 757-200 freighter, registration HP-1910DAE…
Revealed: How [UK] globe-trotting MPs went on trips worth £125,000 to 35 different countries
[Cayman Islands was the most expensive] By Jennifer Williams From Manchester Evening News Parliamentary declarations shows Simon Danczuk has earned thousands from media work since summer Labour’s Mr Danczuk has earned more from newspapers and publishing since the summer than…
Cayman Islands utility provider announces fall in profits
CUC Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Twelve Month Results for the Period Ended December 31, 2014 Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. is listed for trading in United States dollars on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands- Caribbean Utilities Company,…
When the Hackney Preacher met the City PR people
By Mark Cobley From The Tally efinancial news Labour’s first-ever councilman on the City of London Corporation, a reverend who also blogs as the ‘Hackney Preacher’, went for a sit-down this week with TheCityUK, which lobbies for London’s financial industry….
Greece goes to war with the world’s most corrupt banks; scams will be revealed
From Ring of Fire Ever since the left-wing, anti-austerity Syriza party in Greece took control of the country, Greek leaders have been putting up a fight for its economy, reported Democracy Now. Greek financial leaders will continue trying to get…
Transparency International calls for criminal investigation of HSBC by UK authorities
Transparency International calls for criminal investigation of HSBC by UK authorities Transparency International today called on authorities in the United Kingdom to begin a criminal investigation into HSBC in light of recent accusations against the bank. HSBC’s private bank has…
New Irish tax transparent fund vehicle to facilitate US investment – the ICAV
DUBLIN, February 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — After much anticipation in the industry, Minister of State, Simon Harris, welcomed the passage of the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle Bill 2014 yesterday, 19 February 2015 by both houses of parliament. It is expected…
Wall Street greed and the corrupt global banking cartel: Too big to prosecute? Not for a California Jury
By Ellen Brown From Global research Sixteen of the world’s largest banks have been caught colluding to rig global interest rates. Why are we doing business with a corrupt global banking cartel? United States Attorney General Eric Holder has declared…
