Collas Crill senior hire extends BVI reach
Following the announcement of its merger with BVI firm Farara Kerins, Collas Crill has appointed decorated lawyer Stephen Adams as a partner in its Singapore office. Stephen has been practising offshore for close to 20 years, advising on a full…
Singapore wants a self-driving wheelchair by 2017
By Daniel Cooper From engadget The idea is to free up nurses to do more important work in hospitals. Singapore is pushing for businesses to develop an autonomous wheelchair that’ll convey people around without instruction. The announcement came from Mark Lim,…
Indonesia: Majority of declared and repatriated assets coming from Singapore [not the ‘infamous’ Cayman Islands]
By Ayomi Amindoni From The Jakarta Post Most of the declared and repatriated assets in the first round of the tax amnesty program have come from Singapore, and not from the tax havens, directorate general of taxation data shows. Declared…
JP Integra Group targets wider private capital industry with business expansion and rebrand
LONDON, 6 SEPTEMBER 2016 – “JP Integra Group”, the specialist finance services group, has announced the expansion of the firm’s services, targeting the private capital sector with a wider offering. The firm has also announced international business growth plans with…
Panama Papers: IT dept sends 200 info exchange requests
From Money Control The countries to which these references have been made include the United States, the UK, Singapore, nations in the Caribbean islands, Switzerland, British Virgin Islands and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), among others. Widening its probe in…
The View from Europe: A new regional context for tourism
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now A few days ago, Karolin Troubetzkoy, the president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), spoke to the media about some of the challenges that she believes now face the tourism sector…
Cayman Islands Students earn record number of medals in The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition
GEORGE TOWN (Friday, 19 August 2016) – Students from the Cayman Islands have earned 7 gold medals, 23 silver, and 19 bronze in the 2016 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society. Their results come from a…
Enhance expands its jurisdictional footprint with Geneva office opening
Enhance Group Limited, a leading investment and treasury consulting business with headquarters in Jersey, has today (Thu Jul 7) announced the launch of a new operation in Geneva. The new Enhance Geneva office will provide a full service offering to…
Ipic denies guaranteeing 1MDB’s Cayman investments
From The Straits Times Dispute between Abu Dhabi sovereign fund and Malaysian state firm takes another turn ABU DHABI • A sovereign fund in Abu Dhabi embroiled in a debt dispute with 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has said it did…
Enhance continues support for STEP with sponsorship of STEP Global Congress
Enhance is sponsoring and exhibiting at the upcoming STEP Global Congress, which is taking place in Amsterdam from 30th June until 1st July. STEP is the worldwide professional association for those advising families across generations, with over 20,000 members across…
