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Concessions renewed for builders and developers
(CNS Business): The government will be continuing the flat 15% import duty rate on building materials imported to Grand Cayman for another year, officials have confirmed. The duty cut has been running for several years and Finance Minister Roy McTaggart claimed the concession was working and helping to boost the economy. “The government is committed […]
Scott defends Cayman at offshore conference
(CNS Business): The CEO of Cayman Finance, Jude Scott, defended the Cayman Islands’ financial services sector at an offshore conference in London recently. Taking a seat alongside several high-profile journalists at the 6th Annual OffshoreAlert Europe Conference in London, he was the only panelist representing the financial industry in a discussion about the recent data hack and leak […]
Dart’s tunnel CPA hearing deferred over paperwork
(CNS Business): The increasingly controversial application by Dart to expand the West Bay Road tunnel was adjourned Wednesday, after the planning department filed the wrong documents to the Central Planning Authority. It is not clear when the authority will hear the application as the agenda for the next meeting has not yet been posted on […]
Cayman still labeled as ‘notorious tax haven’
(CNS) Business): Despite the efforts of Cayman Islands’ finance industry, with government and its lobbyists spending time and money trying to paint a picture of how it fits into the global economy and its high standard of regulation, another report on tax issues relating to US-based global corporations has painted Cayman as a notorious tax […]
Offshore law firm braces for data exposure
(CNS Business): One of Cayman’s leading offshore law firms is bracing for potential exposure of its business and that of its clients in the international media after admitting that it suffered a cyber security breach last year. Some of the information has found its way to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which plans to […]
Cayman still has work to do to satisfy OECD
(CNS Business): Authorities in the Cayman Islands dealing with the offshore sector still have work to do to satisfy the OECD, according to the latest peer review results by the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes. Cayman was rated “largely compliant” as opposed to compliant because of three areas […]
Cayman committed to maritime improvements
(CNS Business): A message from the new financial services minister to delegates at a shipping conference in Cayman last week pointed to the committment of the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) to make life at sea safe, minimise ship pollution and encourage optimal living and working conditions on board ships.
Non-profit law cuts fees for charities
(CNS Business): The implementation of the new Non-Profit Organisation Law, 2016 on 1 August will pave the way for charities and non-profit entities to avoid government fees. The law is part of a raft of new legislation passed in order to steer Cayman safely through the jurisdiction’s Caribbean Financial Action Task Force evaluation in December.
Inadequate law must be updated, say lawyers
(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands Law Society said it was disappointed that the Legal Practitioners Bill failed to make it through the Legislative Assembly yesterday and warned that remaining with the status quo would continue to have a negative impact on current and future generations of local lawyers. “The bill would have been an important […]
Finance sector is important to all, says Scott
(CNS Business): Jude Scott, the CEO of Cayman Finance, said that the offshore financial services sector is important to everyone in Cayman and not just those making a direct living from it. In an effort to win the hearts and minds of the local community at a time when the industry continues to come under […]
Cayman model may lead way on beneficial ownership
(CNS Business): As the technical experts at the financial services ministry continue to work on the systems that will allow UK authorities to access the beneficial ownership details of companies and other financial entities domiciled in Cayman during investigations, the model Cayman is adopting could be followed in many other jurisdictions. The system is not […]
Premier in London to promote Cayman
(CNS Business): Premier Alden McLaughlin will be promoting the Cayman Islands, including its offshore sector, in London this week having been invited to deliver an address on Friday at a conference at Blackstone Chambers, entitled, “Current Issues in Rule of Law and International Trade and Development”. As well as attending the event hosted by the […]
Panton navigates choppy ‘blacklist’ waters
(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands financial services minister has been doing the rounds in Brussels and London over the last week to persuade European officials that Cayman should not be on any grey or blacklists and to talk about the continued pressure from the UK for Cayman and the other territories to introduce a public register […]
Minister optimistic over OECD assessment
(CNS Business): Financial Services Minister Wayne Panton says he is optimistic that the report on the local financial service sector’s compliance with international standards will be a good one. A team of assessors from the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes visited Cayman earlier this month to conduct the peer review […]
CUC to close George Town HQ payment centre
(CNS Business): Customers of CUC will no longer be able to pay their bills at the CUC head office in North Sound Road or its office at the Caribbean Plaza. In a circular sent out this week, the firm said it was changing the way it does business to focus on “delivering enhanced services in […]
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