Maples Fiduciary Continues Global Expansion with Hong Kong Office Launch
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (3 March 2016): Maples Fiduciary, a division of MaplesFS and leading global provider of specialised fiduciary and corporate administration services, has opened an office in Hong Kong, completing the Maples group’s offering in the region. “With…
Retrieving black money: Stairway to tax havens
By Krishnamurthy Subramanian From IST Economic Times To demonstrate his government’s commitment to bringing back black money, finance minister Arun Jaitley must list in his Budget proposals on Monday the tax havens with which the government plans to sign Tax…
Carey Olsen’s expansion continues with the hire of four new lawyers in the Cayman Islands
Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has expanded its corporate and litigation teams in the Cayman Islands with the appointment of four new associates bringing the number of fee-earners in Cayman to 18. Robert Coombes, Peter Sherwood, Denis Olarou and Thomas…
Kitco News Site visit of Strategic Wealth Preservation (SWP) In the Cayman Islands
From Offshore Safe Deposit Boxes Speaking of Strategic Wealth Preservation (SWP) in the Cayman Islands, I recently came across a Kitco News (part of Kitco Metals) segment about the private vault while it was still under construction (SWP opened in…
ESMA publishes letter from European Commission on AIFMD passport Fund Management
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the letter it received from the European Commission (EC) in respect of its advice on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) passport to non-EU AIFMs and AIFs,…
Cayman Islands: Collas Crill & CARD now called Collas Crill
On 1 January 2015 Collas Crill and CARD (Charles Adams Ritchie & Duckworth) formally merged. The merger created the first law firm with offices in Singapore, the Cayman Islands, London and each of the Channel Islands. The merger formalised the…
Hong Kong is leading in fintech adoption
By John Heggestuen From Business Insider Hong Kong is the top region for fintech adoption by a sizable margin, according to data from Ernst & Young. While the US and the UK still lead in terms of investment, Hong Kong is a…
Maples and Calder announces recruitment of industry experts
Cayman Islands | 30 September 2015: Maples and Calder is pleased to announce the addition of two senior lawyers to its Cayman Islands office. Morven McMillan will join Maples and Calder as partner and co-head of the Trusts practice in…
Maples and Calder advises Avolon on Sale to China’s Bohai in $7.6bn deal
Maples and Calder is advising Irish-headquartered global aircraft leasing firm Avolon in its US$7.6 billion sale to Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Bohai”), a majority controlled subsidiary of the HNA Group. Under the agreed terms of the deal, Bohai will pay…
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