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Offshore Bank
a bank that offers only limited wholesale banking services to nonresidents
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FBI ASKED TO INVESTIGATE OFFSHORE BANK.
Grenada has called on international investigators to look into the operations of an offshore bank here, reports CANA (April 24, 1999). Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the British Intelligence Unit have been asked to find...
Tags: bank, FBI, Government, offshore
Research articles 1999-06-01
OFFSHORE BANK LICENSE REVOKED.
The Dominica Government has revoked the license of British Trade and Commerce Bank BTCB, an offshore bank operating here, said Finance Minister Ambrose George said, reports CANA (February 17, 2001). He declined to provide further details because a forensic audit of the ...
Tags: Commerce Bank N.A.
Research articles 2001-04-01
Citrus Heights, Calif., Couple Loses Retirement Money in Offshore Bank Scam.
By Elizabeth Hume, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 9--The investment couldn't miss. Put $80,000 in an offshore bank and watch the money grow. At first, it seemed as if Jim and Phyllis Miller were smart to ...
Tags: Ziegler Inc.
Research articles 2004-06-09
REPUBLIC BANK EXPANDS INTO BARBADOS.
Republic Bank, one of Trinidad & Tobago's largest commercial banks, has established an offshore bank in Barbados, reports CANA (July 12, 1999). Republic's Managing Director Ronald Harford said that the bank, which began operations on July 1, complements Republic's existing Cayman offshore business and...
Tags: Republic Bank Ltd.
Research articles 1999-08-01
OFFSHORE BANKER ARRESTED.(Rodolfo A. Requena)(Brief Article)
The CEO of an offshore bank that was slammed in a U.S. Senate report about dirty funds has been arrested and charged with money laundering, reports UPI (April 30, 2002). Venezuelan businessman Rodolfo A. Requena, 51, is accused of agreeing to launder funds through Dominica-based British...
Tags: bank, Banking, FINANCE, Miami, Taxes, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2002-06-01
Offshore mysteries.
Apr 30, 2002 The Economist ABIX via COMTEX -- The Bank of Spain has conducted an investigation into corrupt practices at the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria BBVA. The investigation has found that the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya deposited funds accrued from trading in its own...
Tags: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.
Research articles 2002-04-30
ADVISORY/Experts Available to Comment on Federal Offshore Bank Investigations
Business Editors ADVISORY... --BUSINESS WIRE--March 28, 2002TOPIC: As many as two million Americans may be using credit or debit cards issued by offshore banks to maintain easy access to hidden income, the Internal Revenue Service disclosed this week. According to a story by MSNBC, agency officials put tax...
Tags: agency, bank, Business Wire, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, MARKETING, offshore, Taxes
Research articles 2002-03-28
FIRST OFFSHORE BANK HERE.
St. Lucia's financial services sector has welcomed its first international bank here, reports CANA (February 8, 2001). Financial Services Minister Phillip J. said that while St. Lucia would never condone illegal activity including money laundering, it shared the sentiments of Sir...
Tags: bank, FINANCE, financial, OECD, offshore
Research articles 2001-03-01
Royal Fidelity Merchant Bank and Trust and IPBS Celebrate 10-year Relationship with Further Extension of Contract
Leading Offshore Bank Continues to Reap Benefits from Private Banking and Wealth Management Solution
Tags: bank, Fidelity Investments
Research articles 2007-12-06
More charges likely in Stanford case after plea deal
By Anna Driver of Reuters HOUSTON - A plea agreement signed by Allen Stanford's former top aide signals that more people in the wide-ranging $US7 billion ($A8.3 billion) fraud case may face charges, a lawyer involved in the case said on Thursday. "Read the plea agreement language very, very carefully,"...
Tags: Stanford, Plea, Offshore Bank
News items 2009-08-27
U.S. Offshore Tax Amnesty Yields Big Response: IRS
By Kim DixonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 14,700 rich Americans worried about a U.S. government crackdown on offshore tax cheats came forward to participate in a tax amnesty program, the top U.S. tax official said on Tuesday.Participation in the Internal Revenue Service's amnesty program was "unprecedented" and the final number was...
Tags: Offshore, Internal Revenue Service, UBS AG, Taxes, Free Trade, Shulman, Tax, US
News items 2009-11-17
ABCs of offshore banking, INVESTOR DIGEST
Investor Digest Malaysia 05-16-2001 (Extracted from HSBC Bank International Ltd's website) WHAT does offshore banking mean? Offshore in the financial sense means a jurisdiction other than where you live. Well known and respected offshore c Investor Digest...
Tags: ABC Inc., bank, banking, offshore, tax
Research articles 2001-05-16
CMB LAUNCHES OFFSHORE BUSINESS TO ATTRACT HIGH-END CUSTOMERS
AsiaInfo Services 05-02-2005 CMB Launches Offshore Business to Attract High-end Customers SHANGHAI, May 02, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Shenzhen-based China Merchants Bank CMB, a leading shareholding commercial bank in the country, joins in the stream of rivals to hunt for...
Tags: China Merchants Bank
Research articles 2005-05-02
Iceland's Kaupthing Bank acquires Derbyshire Offshore
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-20 November 2007-Iceland's Kaupthing Bank acquires Derbyshire OffshoreC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Icelandic financial group Kaupthing Bank hf said on Tuesday (20 November) that it has agreed with Derbyshire Building Society to acquire the entire issued share capital of Derbyshire's offshore deposit-taking business The Derbyshire (Isle of...
Tags: Kaupthing Bank hf.
Research articles 2007-11-20
The top news these days is electric generation.(Looking Inside)(Ireland's first offshore wind power project)(Brief Article)
The top news these days is electric generation. The GE Wind Energy and Airtricity unit reports that construction is under way for the Arklow Bank offshore wind park, Ireland's first offshore wind power project. It is expected to be finished by the en The top news...
Tags: General Electric Co., wind energy
Research articles 2003-09-08
New Offshore Wind Farms Progressing Quickly.
August 21, 2003 - GE Wind Energy and Airtricity reported that construction has begun for the Arklow Bank offshore wind park. Ireland This is Ireland's first offshore wind power project. The park is expected to be completed by the end of October and August...
Tags: General Electric Co., offshore, turbine, wind farm
Research articles 2003-09-01
UAE: BARCLAYS OPENS NEW OFFSHORE OFFICE IN DUBAI.(Brief Article)
According to Al-Bayan newspaper (November 24, 2004), Mr. Barclays Bank yesterday announced the launch of a new offshore office in Dubai. Its offshore wealth management arm, Barclays International, will open the new office. The Barclays office will of According to Al-Bayan newspaper (November 24, 2004), Mr....
Tags: Barclays Plc., Microsoft Office
Research articles 2004-11-25
Deutsche Bank Appointed as Successor Depositary Bank for the Nasdaq-Listed American Depositary Receipt Program of Stolt Offshore SA
LONDON -- Deutsche Bank today announced its appointment as successor depositary bank for the Nasdaq-listed American Depositary Receipt ADR program of Stolt Offshore SA Stolt Offshore.
Tags: Deutsche Bank AG
Research articles 2005-03-09
Centrica plans offshore wind project
UK utility Centrica has received final approval to develop a 270MW wind farm off the coast of Skegness, Lincolnshire. The project is expected to cost GBP725m (USD1.2bn) and will comprise 75 wind turbines supplied by Siemens Energy. Construction will begin next year and is schedule for completion in 2012....
Tags: Centrica, Offshore, Wind Farm, Rabobank, NIBC Bank N.V., BNP Paribas Fortis, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Lloyds Banking Group, Bank of Ireland, Dexia, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), TCW Group, Editorial, HSBC Holdings Plc., Santander Bancorp
Articles 2009-10-28
APRA tunes offshore radar to nab any baled-out traders.
Aug 20, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) The offshore operations of Australian banks will come under closer scrutiny. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has increased its inspections of the offshore operations of banks and other financial bodies. In August 2003, the National...
Tags: bank, National Australia Bank, radar, trader
Research articles 2003-08-20
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