More obese people in the world than underweight, says study
From BBC There are now more adults in the world classified as obese than underweight, a major study has suggested. The research, led by scientists from Imperial College London and published in The Lancet, compared body mass index (BMI) among…
How the US Congress hands US corporate taxes to Europe
By Jeffrey Sachs Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University From Huffington Post The American Congress is so incompetent that it is arbitrarily handing billions of dollars of U.S. tax revenues to Europe. The issue involves tax manipulation by America’s top…
Google tax row: What’s behind the deal?
By Jamie Robertson From BBC The agreement between Google and the UK tax authorities to pay £130m in back taxes in the UK has been widely criticised as too lenient. Chancellor George Osborne described the deal as a “victory”, while…
Scotland and the Caribbean
Scotland and the Caribbean, c. 1740-1833: Atlantic Archipelagos by Michael Morris (review) By Joe Jackson From: Scottish Literary Review PROJECT MUSE Volume 7, Number 2, Autumn/Winter 2015 In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:…
UBS hedge fund switch a blow for Cayman Islands
By Sophia Grene From Financial Times UBS has shifted a fund of hedge funds onshore to Ireland from the Cayman Islands, delivering another blow to the reputation of the Caribbean tax haven as the domicile of choice for international hedge…
Plans to overhaul global tax system to be published
By Colm Keena From The Irish Times OECD report will contain major challenges and opportunities for Ireland The changes to global tax rules are considered by Irish tax experts and policymakers to contain both threats and potential advantages for Ireland….
DMS Offshore Investment Services onboards White Oak AIF on Irish platform
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — DMS Offshore Investment Services Ltd. (DMS), the world’s largest fund governance firm, and White Oak Global Advisors, LLC (White Oak) have announced the launch of an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) hosted…
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Cayman Islands Premier gives warning of economy overheating Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin has warned the economy could overheat if there is too much development all at once. He warned: “We have to be careful in another year or…
Tributes paid to the late John McNamee [was due to visit son in Cayman Islands]
From Leinster Express John McNamee lived for books, and lived for his family, according to friends who paid tributes following his sudden death last Sunday January 3. Portlaoise menswear trader Alan Flynn was stunned. “I am absolutely distraught, I had…
Greenlight Capital Re announces additions of Tim Adair and Cliff Dunigan to underwriting team
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, Sept. 15, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (Nasdaq:GLRE), a specialist property and casualty reinsurer based in the Cayman Islands and Ireland, today announced the additions of Tim Adair and Cliff Dunigan to its…
