In recent years governments worldwide have moved to tighten up the regulation of financial services in the wake of a wave of corporate scandals and terrorist activity. Caroline Grimshaw looks at the actions law firms in the offshore centres have taken to meet the demands of the new market
October 27, 2004 at 08:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
The offshore centres have been a veritable hive of activity over the past few years.
Post 9/11, jurisdictions such as Guernsey and the Cayman Islands have rarely been out of the public eye as they come under increasing pressure from the US and international trade organ-isations to conform to various tax and anti-money laundering regulations.
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