Finance
Two young Caymanian start as articled clerks
(CNS Business): Walkers has added two new articled clerks to their training programme, bringing the number of current articled clerks in their Cayman office to six. Since 2002, the law firm has trained 31 articled clerks, all of whom went on to be admitted attorneys, Walkers said in a release. Sarah Dombowsky and Christopher Dibben began […]
Financial industry waking up to scale of cyber threat
(CNS Business): Cyber security is fast becoming the number one global business concern, and with hedge fund managers seen as being particularly susceptible, a sustained attack on the industry could have a major systemic impact here, as experts warn that Cayman firms are already being targeted by cyber-criminals.
US now more secret than Cayman
(CNS Business): Despite the constant criticism of the Cayman Islands as a so-called tax haven by US politicians and media, in the latest edition of the Financial Secrecy Index, compiled by the Tax Justice Network, the United States is placed above the Cayman Islands in its rankings. The report, which comes out every two years, […]
CIMA battles forgers with seminar on fake cash
(CNS Business): The US Secret Service and representatives from money printers, De La Rue, will be partnering with CIMA and the RCIPS Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) next week at a fraud detection and prevention seminar to help businesses in the fight against forged currency. “At CIMA, we are highly conscious of the need to continually […]
Brazilian wealth seeks Cayman deals in complex environment
(CNS Business): The use of Cayman Islands funds as a wealth management tool for high net worth Latin American families was debated last week at the STEP LatAm Conference in Brazil, where kidnapping is a constant worry for the wealthy and demand for outbound investments is fuelled by privacy and security concerns as much as any […]
UBS defection to Ireland sparks fund flight concern
(CNS Business): The Cayman hedge fund industry has come under attack again after a high profile fund structure redomiciled to Ireland, prompting claims that “hundreds” more will follow suit, alongside suggestions that Ireland is poised to capitalise on the uncertainty surrounding EU access for Cayman funds.
Register freed to tout for passenger ship business
(CNS): An amendment to the Gambling Law passed by legislators Wednesday, will facilitate the registration of cruise or other large passenger ships with on-board casinos on the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry and boost business for the growing government earner. Financial Services Minister Wayne Panton, who brought the changes, said that although the register was doing […]
Financial industry facing up to outsourcing rules
(CNS Business): Keeping up its focus on improving the way business is conducted in Cayman, the Cayman Islands monetary Authority (CIMA) has laid down guidelines for the financial services industry on how firms may outsource key activities and regulatory functions. By introducing these rules, CIMA is seeking to protect the industry from exposure to greater risks […]
Cayman accountants organisation celebrates 45 years
(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants (CISPA) celebrated 45 years at its 8th annual gala celebration at the Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman. In her address CISPA CEO Sheree Ebanks said the organisation had “submitted amendments to the Public Accountants Law that will reflect all our membership, not just public practice and to ensure […]
Oil price decline cuts import figures
(CNS): The value of imports into the Cayman Islands fell again in the second quarter of this year, recently released government statistics have revealed. The total value of all goods brought in CI$182.9 million, 9% lower than the value of goods this time last year, which had reached well over $200 million.
Insider trading one of FBI’s top 10 frauds
(CNS Business): “You cannot make money in a hedge fund unless you are insider trading,” a trader who was caught by the FBI once told Supervisory Special Agent David G. Nanz. Speaking about the FBI’s top 10 financial crime threats at a recent financial crime conference, Nanz said that it’s almost unheard of for the FBI […]
Cayman trust law must evolve to stem flight to Bermuda
(CNS Business): Cayman trust practitioners have again highlighted their concerns over a “flight to Bermuda” in a key area of trust restructuring work, where they say statutory Cayman trust law has failed to evolve.
Threats revealed to Cayman’s AML regime
(CNS Business): Government faces some serious challenges over the next 18 months to update the regulatory regime that protects the country’s financial service sector ahead of a task force inspection in March 2017. Francis Arana, head of the Anti-Money Laundering Unit in the Attorney General’s Chambers, who is coordinating the Cayman Islands’ National Risk Assessment (NRA), […]
Offshore banks face challenges with local banking
(CNS Business): The problem of local retail banks no longer wanting to do business with money transfer firms as a result of perceived regulatory risks is also beginning to impact offshore, or Class B, banks registered in the Cayman Islands, the premier has revealed. Following widely reported concerns over the last few weeks regarding expatriate […]
Insurance firm lays off local workers
(CNS Business): Despite upbeat press statements recently about the success of the captive insurance business in the Cayman Islands, one firm has laid off a number of local workers. Sources tell CNS that around four Caymanians have been made redundant from the local office of Marsh, but the firm is offering no details of the […]
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