The European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and Cayman Funds
Article by Derbhil O’Riordan Taken from Cayman Finance Last Updated: 14 July 2014 The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, 2011/ 61/ EU (AIFMD), came into force on 22 July 2013, affecting the management and marketing of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)…
Sherlock lives in public domain, US court rules in case of the heckled brand
By Jessica Glenza From The Guardian UK A US court has ruled that Sherlock Holmes – along with 46 stories and four novels he’s appeared in – is in the public domain, reaffirming the expiration of the copyright once owned…
TV contracts dictate daytime scheduling of Caribbean matches
By Tony Cozier From ESPN cricinfo Whether day-night Tests will be a success or not is yet to be seen, but it’s unlikely that fans in West Indies will ever get to enjoy five-day cricket in the evening It is…
The dentist will scan you now: The next generation of digital dentistry
By Alex Howard From Tech Republic Alex Howard is delighted by the modern technology at his dentist’s office. He describes the dental tech he encountered during his recent visit and explains why it matters. Thankfully, describing some technological changes is…
Cayman Islands hosts pre-Joint Ministerial Council
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands will host Overseas Territories Heads of Government for a pre-Joint Ministerial Council meeting this week, beginning Wednesday. The meeting will be chaired by Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin and is an opportunity for…
This cognitive bias explains why you keep putting off saving money
By Libby Kane From Business Insider Why is it so hard to save for retirement? If you really don’t have a surplus cent, that’s one thing. But many of us do have money to spare, so our avoidance of this…
The Aereo saga takes a weird turn, with a possible ally and shades of … Obamacare?
From Forbes When Aereo was arguing the case it ultimately lost before the Supreme Court, it went to great pains to argue it wasn’t a cable company. The Court, for its part, wasn’t having it. In its decision, it called…
Caribbean roots of black church explored
From Cross Roads News Dr. Noel Leo Erskine investigates the history of the black church in his latest book, “Plantation Church: How African American Religion Was Born in Caribbean Slavery.” Erskine, who lives in Lithonia, is a professor of theology…
Cayman Islands former London director cleared of lobbying
From Caribbean News Now LONDON, England — The Commissioner for Standards in the UK’s House of Lords has cleared the Cayman Island’s former London office director Lord Blencathra of breaking the rules by lobbying Parliament and MPs. The Commissioner has…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
