Archive for May 11th, 2016
Industry relieved by Cayman’s limited Panama links
(CNS Business): Although the Cayman Islands appears a number of times in the Panama Papers, which have now been made public, given the amount of data leaked, the jurisdiction has a relatively limited and benign part in the story. As government officials and financial service sector representatives do their level best this week to promote […]
Banks under pressure to shift to electronic clearance
(CNS Business): The government is engaged in talks with local banks to introduce electronic transfers and clearing systems in the first quarter of next year, Financial Services Minister Wayne Panton has stated. He told legislators last week that the six local clearing banks have entered into an MOU with a Barbados-based firm to create a […]
Maedac pulls out of retail fuel trade
(CNS Business): After more than thirty years selling fuel to Cayman drivers, Maedac has pulled out of the gas retail business and will be focusing on its wholesale business and other new business-to-business projects. Maedac Rubis gas station on Crewe Road closed down last week because, Operations Manager Morgan DaCosta explained, it was time for […]
Local lawyers join in the anti-corruption chorus
(CNS Business): With anti-corruption topping the news agenda this week as British Prime Minister David Cameron prepares to host a summit in London Thursday, the local legal profession has added its voice to the growing chorus about the ills of corruption and Cayman’s part in the fight against it. Endorsing a statement from the legal […]
Cayman to extend BO info exchange and repeal secrecy law
(CNS Business): After just two days in London, the Cayman Islands Government has announced plans to enter into deals, similar to the one it has with the UK, over the exchange of beneficial ownership information with other jurisdictions and to amend the notorious secrecy law. On the eve of the UK’s anti-corruption summit, Premier Alden […]
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