Being disruptive
Being disruptive By Marcus Killick, Isolas Last month in London I caught my first Uber “cab”. It arrived quickly, delivered me exactly where I wanted to go and I stepped from the rear door without reaching for my wallet, having…
Articles
Gibrael – A new Bi-national Chamber of Commerce for Gibraltar
Gibrael – A new Bi-national Chamber of Commerce for Gibraltar By: Eran Shay, Managing Director, Benefit Business Solutions and President of “Gibrael”- the Gibraltar-Israel Chamber of Commerce Recently a new Chamber of Commerce has been established on the Rock, between…
Tuning into TV leads to broadband wars
Tuning into TV leads to broadband wars Telecommunication company profits are under pressure as competition intensifies, prices fall across the board and demand for service content grows. Ray Spencer looks at how, in a small market, the…
UK Residential Property Tax Changes
UK Residential Property Tax Changes By Lynette Chaudhary, International Tax Manager, STM Fiscalis Ltd A number of Gibraltar residents (individuals/companies/trusts) own UK residential property. Gibraltar does not tax foreign rental profits and neither does it levy Capital Gains…
New ESMA Guidance Sets Out AIFMD Passporting Criteria for Non-EU Fund Managers
New ESMA Guidance Sets Out AIFMD Passporting Criteria for Non-EU Fund Managers By Jay Gomez, Associate, Triay & Triay Financial Services Team Gibraltar’s regulatory framework regarding the registration and marketing of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) is established under…
Gibraltar as the Gateway to Europe for Singapore and Hong Kong
By Joey Garcia, a Financial Services Partner at ISOLAS and Chairman of the Gibraltar Funds & Investments Association (GFIA) A strong Gibraltar delegation returned from a short but intense mission to both Singapore and Hong Kong in July. The exercise…
The changing face of insurance in Gibraltar
The insurance industry in Gibraltar has grown rapidly in recent years and is now entering its period of maturing adolescence, where it starts to discover some of the more difficult aspects of life as well as attractive opportunities that exist…
AIFMD – Two years on
Adrian Hogg is a director of Grant Thornton (Gibraltar). He is a former GFIA chairman, a member of the FSC’s Funds Panel and a specialist in investment business with over 15 years experience involving various investment business structures in Gibraltar…
Overseas Office
EU uncertainty tempers overseas economic successes 2014 proved to be a significant year for expansion of Gibraltar’s overseas representation politically and for business development, but this year is likely to play an even more critical role James Lasry, Chairman of…
Insurance Industry
Change, Challenges and Opportunities for the Gibraltar Insurance Industry By Derren Vincent, Executive Director, Willis Management (Gibraltar) Limited As part of the preparatory phase for the new ‘Solvency II’ regulatory regime effective on 1st January 2016, insurers were required to…