Cayman Islands SPVs
From Private Placement Advisors LLC A special purpose vehicle (SPV) is an entity created to engage in a specific transactions, including asset acquisitions or securitizations. Corporations, trusts, partnerships, and limited liability companies or other entities can be used. The Cayman…
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Nurses, unions press for hospital $$$ disclosure [funds held in Cayman Islands]
By Matt Murphy From 22 WWLP News STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 3, 2015…..Hospital profits and executive compensation came under fire Wednesday from nurses and union leaders who packed a hearing to urge the Legislature to pass a bill forcing hospitals…
Sepp Blatter’s not gone yet. Qatar 2022 is FIFA’s real test of reform
By Sam Laird From Mashable Analysis The world has rejoiced and danced on his figurative grave, but just how dead is Sepp Blatter as an influencer within FIFA? We still have to see what plays out over the next several…
Four banks reach resolutions under Department of Justice Swiss Bank Programme
The Department of Justice announced today that the following four banks reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program: Société Générale Private Banking (Lugano-Svizzera) MediBank AG LBBW (Schweiz) AG Scobag Privatbank AG “Today’s agreements reflect the Tax Division’s continued…
inferno kills scores in Accra
Ghana petrol station inferno kills scores in Accra From BBC At least 96 people have died in a fire at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital, Accra, the fire service says. The fire started as people in the city are…
Sewickley woman brings domestic violence awareness initiative to region
By Mya Koch From TRIBLIVE Amy Martin Friedman said she married the wrong man when she was in her 20s. She recounts the final straw. “Although I did get out before a bruise was placed on my face, he went…
Nebraska abolishes death penalty over Governor’s veto
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal Correction: This article has been changed to clarify that Nebraska was the seventh state in the past 10 years to abolish capital punishment. The Nebraska Legislature, following a debate rife with quotes…
Fakes worth USD 60 million seized in operations across Americas and Caribbean, including Curaçao
From Curacao Chronicle Operation-Maya-IILYON, France – Car parts, fuel, food, detergent, cigars, shampoo and steel were among fake goods worth nearly USD 60 million seized in a two-week operation across the Americas and the Caribbean. Codenamed Maya II, more than…
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Six Caribbean countries achieve Millennium Development Goal on hunger
From CARIBBEAN360 SANTIAGO, Chile – Six Caribbean countries have achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on hunger. In its latest report, ‘Panorama of Food Insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean 2015′, released yesterday, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
Moody’s takes rating actions on Central American and Caribbean banks
Global Credit Research – 03 Jun 2015 Actions follow conclusion of methodology-related review and revision of government support considerations New York, June 03, 2015 — Moody’s Investors Service has concluded its rating reviews on Banco de Costa Rica (BCR), Banco…
