The EU and Hedge Funds - “Resistance is Futile” |
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| Peter O'Dwyer, Managing Director, Hainault Capital Limited, Dublin, Ireland | |
| Peter O’Dwyer explores the possibility that the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive and the mounting attacks, by European politicians, on the alternative funds industry is in fact a diversionary tactic channelling attention away from the bad debt skeletons hiding in some unexpected European closets.
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The King Can Do Wrong…in Certain Circumstances: Some Observations on the Sovereign Immunity of Antigua in the Stanford Financial Group Scandal |
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| F. R. Jenkins, Esq., International Lawyer, London, UK and Washington D.C., USA | |
| Not infrequently when there is an offshore scandal, one or more offshore government officials are implicated in it. In the light of the recent Stanford ordeal, Ron Jenkins illustrates the potential liability of the offshore government itself and the recourse available to plaintiffs who have suffered as a result of governmental actions.
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Who’s evading whose taxes when everywhere is offshore to everywhere else? |
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| Monty Raphael, Special Counsel, Peters and Peters, London, UK | |
| Monty Raphael observes the pursuit of offshore, exacerbated by the global financial crisis. Examining unilateral and multilateral state actions against tax fraud across the globe, he demonstrates how we are still a long way from harmonious tax laws or the ability to stop businesses and businessmen relocating to more congenial tax regimes.
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“People should be very frightened of the FSA” – the position one year on |
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| Richard Sallybanks, Partner, BCL Burton Copeland, London, UK | |
| Richard Sallybanks demonstrates why the regulated community cannot afford to ignore the very real threat of criminal proceedings in respect of insider dealing. He dissects recent cases resulting in prison sentences, despite small relatively profits and explores the powers of extradition of third parties.
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Brazil: The Future Arrives |
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| Derek Sambrook, FIB(SA), TEP, Managing Director, Trust Services, S.A., Panama | |
| In light of the recent BRICS summit in Brasilia and the staggering power shift in favour of these emerging economies, Derek Sambrook observes Brazil’s increasing prominence on the world stage and ponders whether the US may have missed its moment with this increasingly potent country.
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Hong Kong – Recent Developments |
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| Philip Munro, Associate and Silvia On, Associate, Withers LLP, Hong Kong | |
| Following Hong Kong’s return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, it has continued to thrive as a “Special Administrative Region” of the People’s Republic of China with the “one country two systems” principle maintaining Hong Kong’s free market economy and its legal system. Philip Munro observes recent developments which will strengthen the jurisdictions position further detailing reforms to trust legislation and Tax Information Exchange Agreements.
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Hong Kong and China 2010 - Succession Planning for Beginners |
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| Julian M. Stargardt, LL.B., F.R.G.S., CEO, Cambridge Business Group Ltd, Hong Kong | |
| Julian Stargardt unlocks the key to succession planning in Hong Kong and reveals a recent significant step on the path to universal suffrage.
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Effective due diligence in emerging and frontier markets |
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| Deidre Lo, Head of Corporate Intelligence, Hill & Associates Ltd, Hong Kong | |
| The onset of the global financial crisis has seen investors moving away from traditional markets and the spotlight has turned to emerging and frontier markets.
Investment opportunities are endless, but success can hinge on overcoming the gauntlet of due diligence challenges thrown down in these diverse and largely unfamiliar territories. Deirdre Lo offers invaluable guidance.
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Grand Designs |
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| Walid S. Chiniara and Ciara Howie, SHOORA Family Business Advisors LLC, Dubai, UAE | |
| Walid Chiniara and Ciara Howie provide, by way of analogy, a captivating insight into the challenges and everyday struggles facing UAE family businesses. Furthermore, they stress the importance of time and creativity in drafting family constitutions and designing family office structures.
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Samoa: The Premier International Finance Centre of the South Pacific |
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| Erna Va'ai, CEO & Registrar, Samoa International Finance Authority, Samoa | |
| Many of the features that make Samoa a model economy for the South Pacific also serve to distinguish it as an international financial centre. Erna Va’ai highlights legislative developments and other progressions the jurisdiction has made to keep its finger on the pulse of what is vital to the industry.
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Rumours of the demise of the Cayman Islands – an exaggeration and misrepresentation of the truth |
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| Anthony Travers OBE, Chairman, Cayman Finance, Cayman Islands | |
| While the global recession has not completely leapfrogged the Cayman Islands, Anthony Travers illustrates how the Cayman product has shown extraordinary fortitude exhibiting both strong demand and staying power.
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Tax Compliance in Germany- The Potential Personal Liability of Representatives of German Companies |
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| Peter Dehnen, Partner, Sabine Junghans, Associate Attorney and Rosemarie Rhines, Associate Partner, Dehnen.Lawyers, Düsseldorf, Germany and Washington D.C., USA | |
| An examination of the scope of personal liability for representatives of German companies clarifies areas of uncertainty arising from an increasingly adversarial tax environment and perpetual amendments to existing laws.
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Boom to Bust in Dubai? |
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| J. Richard Duke, Duke Law Firm, P.C., Alabama, USA | |
| Richard Duke discusses the news of the spectacular Dubai before its credit concerns.
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