Despite weak returns, Hedge Fund inflows hit $70B In 2014
From Value Walk Hedge funds finished the month of July in the red with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index down 0.10% (2.82% year-to-date), outperforming the MSCI2 World Index which declined 0.83% from rising geo-political tensions between Russia and the west,…
How the world’s super-rich like to travel
From Daily Mail UK Russian billionaires love Croatia, while the Chinese gamble in Las Vegas and both splash out on private yachts they barely use Middle Eastern billionaires prefer to spend their summers in the Mediterranean, while Russians head to…
Impact of sanctions in Ukraine and Russia under the Laws of Cyprus, the BVI and the Cayman Islands
From Harneys This guide contains a summary of the current sanctions regime imposed on Ukraine by the European Union in March 2014. No sanctions on the Russian Federation, as relevant to Cyprus, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) or the Cayman…
Obama’s failing wars — the Caribbean front
By Nil Nikandrov From beforeitsnews The Caribbean is America’s underbelly, and is extremely vulnerable in terms of the superpower’s security. It will suffice to mention the activities of drug cartels in the region that shift tens of tons of drugs…
Turkey’s leaders are in danger of scuttling a major natural gas project with Israel
By Dov Friedman, The Jackson Institute For Global Affairs At Yale University Throughout Israel’s military operation in Gaza, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan appeared committed to outdoing himself in his hyperbolic criticism of Israel. A series of references to Israel…
Canada launches mission to map Arctic seabed
From BBC The Arctic is believed to hold vast untapped reserves of oil and gas Canada has launched a mission to map the Arctic seabed to support its bid to extend its territory up to the North Pole. The six-week…
Russian hackers stolen more than 1B usernames and passwords
By Lisa Eadicicco A Russian gang is said to have stolen more than one billion internet credentials, possibly making it the biggest heist of its kind, according to a new report from The New York Times. Milwaukee-based security firm Hold…
WSJ slams Obama: ‘Most provincial’ President, tells world ‘Drop dead’
By Melanie BatleyFrom Newsmax President Barack Obama is the “most provincial U.S. president in at least a century” and despite being the leader of the free world he is ignoring major international crises that will only escalate further in the…
The Editor speaks: I heard music through the voices of anger and eyes full of tears
I have been angry this week. I have not been able to find one good thing to give me a sense of peace and to feel love. I was angry with our premier, Alden McLaughlin, not so much with his…
Why I ripped up $1 million [and I’m known as Cayman]
By Alberto Echegaray Guevara Alberto Echegaray Guevara is a social entrepreneur turned artist, known as Cayman. He is a founding partner and CEO of biotech company Control Micro. What does $1 million represent? Maybe it’s a dream home or comfortable…
