Gibraltar will have been represented at nine major funds events in seven international cities in 2014 – twice the number attended last year – to promote the jurisdiction as the best EU-gateway to Europe with rapid regulatory approval of funds…
Gibraltar International Bank (GIB), being launched by the government to provide competition and facilities in the wake of closure of a local high street bank, has been provided with £25m initial capital. That implies GIB has potential to lend £160m…
Some 240 eGaming representatives – gaming companies, suppliers, government departments, accountants and lawyers – attended the 4th KPMG eGaming Summit at the Sunborn Yacht Hotel, Gibraltar in April to gain an industry up-date from the Regulator, hear of jurisdiction’s progress…
Diversification of Gibraltar’s insurance industry, with an emphasis on European expansion, forms part of an ambitious plan to further grow the sector as a major constituent of the jurisdiction’s finance centre Gibraltar’s insurance sector has seen huge success in recent…
By Louis C. Montegriffo, Managing Director, BMI Group “Now, one thing I tell everyone is learn about real estate. Repeat after me: real estate provides the highest returns, the greatest values and the least risk.” Armstrong Williams I haven’t got…
The OECD advance group of 44 countries and territories, including the UK, Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar, is adopting “an ambitious but realistic timetable” to implement common reporting standards for the automatic exchange of tax information The first annual exchange of…
Nicola Smith is CEO of Helvetic Fund Administration Limited, Gibraltar Since 2008 Gibraltar has been listed in the Global Financial Centres Index published by the City of London Corporation increasing its reputation as an attractive location for business in a…
by Tom Stephenson, Underwriting Management & Business Development, Robus, Gibraltar / Gibraltar Insurance Association (GIA) The case for Gibraltar as a great place to do business, is made time and time again by industry professionals, as well as Gibraltar Finance…
The major constituents of Gibraltar’s economy – offshore work, financial services, and e-commerce – are continuing to grow, increasingly there is demand for sophisticated legal skills and services, and greater competition Gibraltar is said to have the world’s largest legal…
by Eric Verleyen Societe Generale Private Banking Hambros (SGPBH) Chief Investment Officer In general, 2013 was clearly a great year for equities and risky assets. The so-called “fall of safe havens” fully unfolded early in the year when US and…
