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Colours Cayman Petition to the European Parliament declared Admissible
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, 8 November 2017: We refer to our press release dated 15 May 2017 regarding the petition submitted to the European Parliament. We are delighted to announce a very important and positive development for the LGBTI people of…
Lax Oversight of Swiss Lawyers Blamed in EU’s Panama Probe
By Joe Kirwin From Bloomberg BNA Switzerland’s lack of regulatory oversight for lawyers, as well as loopholes that allow them to ignore due-diligence rules, came under intense scrutiny at a European Parliament hearing probing Switzerland’s role in the year-old Panama…
Minister Panton says to panel: Cayman benefits the EU
Along with a European Commission tax official, a Member of the European Parliament, and the head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s investment division, Financial Services Minister Wayne Panton participated on a panel that aired divergent views…
Minister Panton in London, Brussels
Financial Services Minister Wayne Panton is meeting this week with UK and European Union lawmakers in London and Brussels, on subjects including beneficial ownership; the EU screening process; proposed UK legislation; OECD and EU initiatives; Brexit; and to participate on…
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Cayman Islands:Truman Bodden Law School lecturer’s research presented in Brussels
TRUMAN BODDEN LAW SCHOOL Lecturer and Course Leader of the LLM Programme to be introduced in September 2017, Laura Panades-Estruch, an expert in Public-Private Partnerships, has been selected to inform the European Parliament’s policy agenda for 2016-17. She recently presented…
ESMA advice extending the AIFMD Passport: Including the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore and Switzerland
By Michelle Falcucci and Winston Penhall Reed Smith LLP From Private Funds Law Posted in Alternative Investment Fund, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Real Estate Funds, Regulation, United States On 18 July 2016 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published…
Cayman Islands’ minister concerned about initiatives in the EU
From TPA Global At the European Parliament’s TAXE2 Committee meeting in Brussels, the Cayman Islands Financial Services Minister Wayne Panton defended the position of the Cayman Islands and “enlightened” EU officials about country’s tax system. The minister also expressed concerns…
How Barclays turned a US$10 bil profit into a tax loss
By Reuters From the Edge Markets LONDON (April 29): When Barclays Plc sold a fund management business to U.S. financial group Blackrock Inc. in 2009, the larger-than-expected US$15.2 billion price tag was not the only good news for the British…
Panama Papers law firm raided as global fallout grows
From Caribbean News Now PANAMA CITY, Panama — On Wednesday, Panamanian authorities conducted a 27-hour raid on the offices of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the “Panama Papers” leak of 11.5 million confidential documents, spanning four decades,…
Five French banks declared profits of €45 million in the Cayman Islands, despite having no employees there.
By Cécile Barbière | EurActiv.fr | Translated By Samuel White From EurActiv NGOs reveal extensive use of tax havens by French banks The public country-by-country reporting imposed by Paris on France’s big banks has revealed that they channel more than…
