Archive for June 22nd, 2015

EU’s newest list not a ‘blacklist’

EU’s newest list not a ‘blacklist’

| 22/06/2015 | 1 Comment

(CNS Business): According to the OECD, the EU Commission has confirmed that they have not yet decided which countries should be included on a new blacklist of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions and the list that they released on 17 June was “based on Member States’ independent national lists”. In an email the OECD said, “It is very […]

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LIME responds to internet speed petition

LIME responds to internet speed petition

| 22/06/2015 | 23 Comments

(CNS Business): An online petition is circulating throughout Cayman demanding “decent internet” on the island. Local campaigner Sandra Catron started the petition and said it’s time to mandate that customers actually receive the broadband internet speeds they are paying for.

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Banks from Cayman to Switzerland caught up in FIFA scandal

Banks from Cayman to Switzerland caught up in FIFA scandal

| 22/06/2015 | 1 Comment

(CNS Business): The Cayman branch of Fidelity is just one of many banks around the world that have now been caught up in the various FIFA corruption investigations, calling the already distrusted global banking system into question. Citibank, First Caribbean and HSBC are just some named in the US indictment outlining the corruption case against a number of […]

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