Duterte gives more details about alleged Trillanes bank accounts
By Pia Ranada From Rappler The entity providing Duterte with information suggests focusing his investigation on supposed Zurich and Singapore accounts of the senator MANILA, Philippines – During a television interview, President Rodrigo Duterte read out details of supposed offshore…
Expatriates: US, UK plunge in ranking of best places to live and work
From Newsmax The reputations of the U.S. and U.K. as good places to live and work are in free fall among some of the world’s most mobile and cosmopolitan people. Since last year’s presidential and Brexit votes, both the U.S….
Collas Crill grows Asia offering with Hong Kong presence
Following its expansion into BVI, offshore law firm Collas Crill has established a representative office in Hong Kong and appointed Simon Fraser, also based in Hong Kong, as a consultant to the firm. The firm, that currently has offices in…
Court to rule on Kate Middleton’s case against the French paparazzi publishing topless photos
Associated Press From Business Insider NANTERRE, France (AP) — A French court is due to rule on whether three photographers and three newspaper executives invaded the privacy of the Duchess of Cambridge by taking and publishing topless photos of her…
USS John S. McCain: US Navy sacks Joseph Aucoin as fleet commander
From BBC The US Navy has dismissed Vice Adm Joseph Aucoin as commander of the Seventh Fleet following a string of collisions involving warships in Asia. Ten sailors are still missing after the USS John S McCain collided with an…
Is the U.K. already the kind of tax haven it claims it won’t be?
By Hugo Miller From Bloomberg Britain funnels 14% of offshore corporate money: researchers U.K. tops Switzerland, Singapore as conduit to ‘sink’ havens U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond told Le Monde that Britain will not become a Singapore-style low-tax…
Price of a beer defines alternative global cost of living index
By Hugo Greenhalgh From Financial Times, Copenhagen most expensive place when tax is taken into account A glass of beer in Copenhagen is notoriously expensive, but it might be the dearest in the world for wealthy expats once Denmark’s high…
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The urgent need for a public anti-corruption task force in the US Virgin Islands
By Soraya Diase Coffelt, JD, MJS From Caribbean News Now On June 30, 2017, the US Virgin Islands Inspector General issued a 76-page written report with scathing findings, entitled Audit of the Department of Education’s Inventory Controls over the School…
Singapore’s APS Asset Management inks deal with Rothschild Asset Management
From Asia Asset Management Singapore-based boutique asset management firm APS Asset Management (APS) has signed a strategic partnership deal with New York-based Rothschild Asset Management Inc (Rothschild) to strengthen their presence globally. Under the deal, the companies will undertake general…
Bulletproof 360 recalls Collagen Protein Bars and Bites
By James Limbach From Consumer Affairs Bulletproof 360 of Bellevue, Wash., is recalling five Collagen Protein Bar and Bite products that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to date. The following products are…
