Investment - Part 5

Banking, Commercial Awareness, Investment, Litigation
Privy Council In Bank Ruling Wraps Jamaican Judiciary On the Knuckles, Part II

By Ainsley Brown on May 13, 2009

By: Ainsley Brown The claims advanced by Olint, though ultimately would proven to be groundless is very important because it, gave us a brief glimpse into the subtleties of judicial politics. Before I go any further some context by way of an example I believe would be useful. The words with all due respect, seem quite mundane or you could… Continue reading "Privy Council In Bank Ruling Wraps Jamaican Judiciary On the Knuckles, Part II"
Asset Management, Banking, Commercial, Commercial Awareness, Crime, Investment, Litigation
Privy Council In Bank Ruling Wraps Jamaican Judiciary On the Knuckles, Part I

By Ainsley Brown on May 12, 2009

By: Ainsley Brown The House of Lords, with its Judicial Council of the Privy Council hat on, as Jamaica´s court of final appeal, handed down a judgment that is set to have repercussions well beyond the interests of the parties involved. In fact the consequences of his judgment go beyond just banking or investing but engages commercial dispute resolution, specifically… Continue reading "Privy Council In Bank Ruling Wraps Jamaican Judiciary On the Knuckles, Part I"
Asset Management, Banking, Crime, Investment, Litigation, Securities
Long Arm Of US Law Reaches Across The Pond To Freeze Stanford Assets

By Ainsley Brown on April 9, 2009

By: Ainsley Brown The US securities regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has extended its long arm yet again. This time it was as a part of an operation to locate and then freeze the personal and company assets of Sir Allen Stanford and his Stanford International Bank (SIB). Mr. Stanford – oh sorry I should say Sir Allen… Continue reading "Long Arm Of US Law Reaches Across The Pond To Freeze Stanford Assets"
Banking, Competition, Government Policy, Investment
Yet Another Chapter In The Northern Rock Saga.

By Ainsley Brown on March 26, 2009

By: Ainsley Brown The troubled – nationalized – UK mortgage lender is back in the news yet again. I guess the headline should have been: Northern Rock, The Never Ending Story. However, the good news this time is that it’s not about shareholders trying to use the Human Rights Act to bring a case against the government for compensation. No,… Continue reading "Yet Another Chapter In The Northern Rock Saga."
Asset Management, Crime, Investment, Tax
Tick box attitude defeats the purpose of the law as it opens the flood gates for money launderers.

By Ainsley Brown on March 4, 2009

By: Stephane Apitha In most jurisdictions, the legislators have laws to restrain the problem of money laundering. In addition to that nowadays most Off Shore Management companies “OMC’s” are equipped to carry out compliance checks. In order to understand what money is laundering we have to look at the definition of same; however, as at date there is no definition… Continue reading "Tick box attitude defeats the purpose of the law as it opens the flood gates for money launderers."
Asset Management, CARICOM, Crime, Investment, Securities
Billionaire Stanford Accused Of $9.2 Billion Fraud.

By Ainsley Brown on February 27, 2009

By: Ainsley Brown The very colorful Texan billionaire, dual citizen and Knight from Antigua, and oh yeah cricket enthusiast, has been charged in the US with fraud allegedly amounting to $9.2 billion. Just like Bernard Madoff, Stanford – sorry, I should say Sir Allen – stands accused of operating a Ponzi Scheme. According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission… Continue reading "Billionaire Stanford Accused Of $9.2 Billion Fraud."
Commercial, Corporate, Human Rights, Investment, Litigation, Public Policy, Securities
More Human Rights Cases Being Brought By Companies

By Ainsley Brown on January 30, 2009

By: Ainsley Brown Yes, that’s right, you read correctly: human rights cases are being brought by companies not against them. Well, at least this is the case in the UK, as a story in the Times explains. A new survey has revealed that while the overall human rights cases brought in 2008 is down over 2007, there has being an… Continue reading "More Human Rights Cases Being Brought By Companies"

Category: Investment

Privy Council In Bank Ruling Wraps Jamaican Judiciary On the Knuckles, Part II

Privy Council In Bank Ruling Wraps Jamaican Judiciary On the Knuckles, Part I

Long Arm Of US Law Reaches Across The Pond To Freeze Stanford Assets

Yet Another Chapter In The Northern Rock Saga.

Tick box attitude defeats the purpose of the law as it opens the flood gates for money launderers.

Billionaire Stanford Accused Of $9.2 Billion Fraud.

More Human Rights Cases Being Brought By Companies