Antigua and Barbuda hoped to benefit from the mainland billionaire’s extensive network
By South China Morning Post from The Street Missing mainland billionaire Xiao Jianhua received a diplomatic passport from Antigua and Barbuda just days before President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang met the prime minister of the tiny Caribbean nation…
Justice Snowdon Speech at Cayman Islands Annual Lecture (judiciary)
JURISDICTION AND RECOGNITION IN CROSS-BORDER RESTRUCTURING “WHO DARES WINS” I am very grateful to the Chief Justice for his kind invitation to deliver this Annual Lecture. It gives me the very welcome opportunity to return to the Cayman Islands –…
Negotiating diagrams
23 fascinating diagrams reveal how to negotiate with people around the world By Gus Lubin from Business Insider You can’t expect negotiations with the French to be like negotiations with Americans, and the same holds true for every culture around…
UWC Cayman Islands opens applications
UWC Cayman Islands, the local national committee of the global educational movement, is seeking applicants for its 2017 selection process, which begins with a written application due Tuesday, 7th February. Since 1962, the mission of the United World Colleges has…
Key senior appointment for Carey Olsen Hong Kong
Leading offshore law firm Carey Olsen has appointed Arigen Liang as a counsel in its Hong Kong dispute resolution and insolvency practice as part of the firm’s continued growth in Asia. Ms Liang is fluent in Chinese and English. She…
Hong Kong reports second human case of bird flu
AFP From Business Insider Hong Kong (AFP) – Hong Kong on Friday confirmed its second human case of bird flu this season, days after an elderly man died of the virus. A 70-year-old man, who had travelled to the neighbouring…
Hong Kong identified as a cross-border fund hub by asset managers
From Asia Asset Management Global asset managers have ranked Hong Kong as a leading cross-border fund hub on the basis of its thriving Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) programme – according to a survey by New York-based financial services provider…
Common reporting standard: Implementation in Asia
From DMS The Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) is an internationally agreed standard for automatic exchange of financial account information (“AEOI”) on financial account information, endorsed by the OECD and the Global Forum for Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax…
The best way to invest in China right now
By Kim Iskyan, Truewealth Publishing From Business Insider Buying an asset at a 25 percent discount is a great deal. It’s means that much easier to make money on an investment. And this is the case with some of China’s…
Carey Olsen opens Hong Kong office
We have opened in Hong Kong as part of the continued expansion of our network in Asia. The Hong Kong practice has a dispute resolution and insolvency focus, with partner Michael Makridakis having recently relocated to Hong Kong from our…
