British Virgin Islands News

Entertainment Wise reported on May 23 that Taylor Swift and Harry Styles will be going head to head at this year's Teen Choice Awards.

Austria's central bank is to investigate personal property deals by Raiffeisen Bank International's chief executive after media reports he had made use of front companies.

A Ukrainian lawyer and an economist are set to challenge a ruling that they were in contempt of court by defying a prohibition on the disposal of eastern European property linked to bankrupt ex-billionaire Sean Quinn.

Prosecutors are expanding their investigation into food and entertainment giant CJ Group to include additional suspicions of massive income tax evasion and illegal wealth transfer to chairman's children.

A trust is a legal relationship created when a person places assets under the control of another person for the benefit of beneficiaries or a specific purpose.

Prominent businessmen and their families are suspected of setting up paper companies overseas to dodge taxes at home.

International agency Oxfam says the world's wealthy have managed to hide away at least US$18 trillion in offshore havens where they pay no tax The Caymans and other British crown dependencies have been told to get their houses in order over their tax status.

In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Participants are expected to announce various commitments to advance the "Caribbean Challenge," an initiative that is touted as the first comprehensive conservation endeavor in the ... (more)

A pensioner whose dream cruise was ruined when she fell ill following an outbreak of norovirus is taking legal action against the liner's owners.

Patsy Sue Ridenour Taylor, also known as "Casino Sue," passed away April 11, 2013, from a tragic highway accident.

The report provides data on key industry trends, market drivers and challenges for the British Virgin Islands insurance industry.

Russians pulled $9.7 billion in investments from Cyprus in the last 2 years, and moved their wealth to 'safer' offshore banking in Luxembourg, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the British Virgin Islands.

MORE than $4m in loans from a mysterious offshore company are registered on the house shared by broke developer Sean Dunne and his wife Gayle Killilea.

In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Participants are expected to announce various commitments to advance the "Caribbean Challenge," an initiative that is touted as the first comprehensive conservation endeavor in the ... (more)

Political and business leaders are gathering on a billionaire's private island Friday to back a program aimed at expanding protection for the Caribbean's imperiled coasts and waters.

FENDI Casa , the Italian home furnishings designer, has been tapped to design a 1, 334-square-foot penthouse with sweeping views of the Caribbean.

One in ten British-registered FTSE 100 multinationals failed to disclose tax haven companies despite UK promising crackdown to help developing countries fight poverty.

The British Virgin Islands, known for its resorts as well as financial services, sees Hong Kong as ideal for its Asian hub.

HM Revenue & Customs has announced that it is working with tax administrations from the United States and Australia on analysing data to reveal "extensive use of complex offshore structures to conceal assets by wealthy individuals and companies". HMRC is still analysing about 400GB of data, and it said that early results show the use of companies ... (more)

Given the international financial climate, it is perhaps unsurprising that the past 12 months have seen unpredictable deal flows involving British Virgin Islands companies, with spikes of high activity interspersed with more cautious periods where clients adopt a 'wait and see' approach to the financial markets, and to doing deals generally.