News

Accounting & tax analysis

FATCA: towards transparency

Washington’s introduction of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is creating additional concerns for offshore entities. Here, the implications of greater tax cooperation and transparency are explored.   1 January 1970

Analysis

The US industry: holding its breath

A host of issues confront the captive industry, but clarity on how exactly they will play out continues to elude participants. In the meantime, the industry is taking a wait-and-see approach to its future progress.   1 January 1970

Cayman analysis

Canadian prospects

The Canada–Cayman Islands bilateral tax information exchange agreement opens further doors for Canadian-owned captive insurance entities.   1 January 1970

Actuarial & underwriting

Captives outperform the market

AM Best details how, despite the soft cycle, captive insurance entities have outperformed the commercial sector across a host of parameters.   1 January 1970

Analysis

Cayman: not following the crowd

Cayman has opted to stay outside the framework of Solvency II equivalence—at least for now. Here, Cayman Captive explores the merits of the decision.   1 January 1970

Cayman analysis

Impressive growth through quality

Richard Coles, chairman of Cayman Finance, outlines Cayman’s ongoing success as a captive and financial domicile.   1 January 1970

Asset management analysis

Low interest: the new reality

The danger of interest rate rises has been talked up, but Ed Goard of Munder Capital believes that the threat is overplayed, and argues that the captive sector should prepare for a long-term low interest rate environment.   1 January 1970

article

Malta sees captive advantages

EMEA Captive talks to the Dr Matthew Bianchi about the attractions of moving a captive to the jurisdiction.   1 January 1970

article

Cayman: riding the cat bond surge

Paul Scrivener takes a look at the catastrophe bonds industry and the role played by the Cayman Islands.   1 January 1970

article

Dubai provides new captive alternative

EMEA Captive asks Abdulla Al Awar to explain why the region has such tremendous potential as a captive insurance hub.   1 January 1970

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