NEWSLETTER
S & P's: Economic recovery a long way off in the Netherlands
- April 09, 2013 9:06 AM
Continuing pressure in the housing market and the industrial sector and the capital position of the banks will hinder a convincing economic recovery in the Netherlands until 2014, credit agency Standard & Poor's said on Monday.
TMF Group response regarding CTL
- April 05, 2013 9:12 PM
Recent media coverage related to the leak of legacy data files, exposing the identities and financial details of thousands of individuals from around the world. The files relate mainly to accounts held in the British Virgin Islands and specifically by two organisations, one of which is CTL – a ring-fenced trust held by TMF Group on a consolidated basis.
Verkopers bedingen gunstige risicoverdeling volgens M&A Study CMS
- March 21, 2013 2:26 PM
NETHERLANDS - Ondanks de uitdaging om potentiële kopers te vinden in de huidige markt, blijken verkopers doorgaans in staat om een voor hen gunstige risicoverdeling in de transactiedocumenten te verwerken. Dat blijkt uit de vijfde editie van de M&A Study van kantoornetwerk CMS.
PdVSA en Rusland sluiten deal over Venezolaanse olie
- March 20, 2013 1:50 PM
WILLEMSTAD – De staatsbedrijven Rosneft, uit Rusland, en PdVSA, uit Venezuela, gaan samen een Venezolaans olieveld met een voorraad van naar schatting 40 miljard vaten exploiteren. Het versterkt de alliantie tussen beide landen. Dat meldt Belgisch persbureau IPS.
ING sells off part of share in Brazilian Sul América
- March 11, 2013 9:38 AM
Barbosa Müssnich & Aragão and Pinheiro Neto Advogados have teamed up to help ING sell off part of its share in leading Brazilian health insurer Sul América as part of the conditions stipulated by the European Commission for its 2008 bailout of the Dutch bank.
Good results 2012 for MCB
- March 08, 2013 10:17 AM
European Union agrees on laws to cap bankers' bonuses
- March 02, 2013 9:29 AM
BRUSSELS - Top European Union officials late Wednesday struck an agreement on a package of financial laws that includes capping bankers' bonus payments at a maximum of one year's base salary.
UNA and USM sign agreement on Bachelor of Business
- March 01, 2013 11:20 AM
University of the Netherlands Antilles (UNA) Chancellor Francis de Lannoy and University of St. Martin (USM) officials signed an agreement between the two universities on Wednesday, February 27.
ING cuts stake in Brazil insurer SulAmérica
- February 28, 2013 2:29 PM
SAO PAULO - ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch financial services company, agreed on Thursday to reduce its stake in Brazilian insurer SulAmérica Seguros e Previdencia SA, raising funds to help repay a state bailout received after the global financial crisis.
Value8 neemt belang in Trust Alliance
- February 28, 2013 9:05 AM
NETHERLANDS - Value8 maakt bekend overeenstemming te hebben bereikt over het verwerven van een belang van 70 procent in Trust Alliance Investment Services B.V. (“Trust Alliance”). Deze investering past in de strategie van Value8 om uit te breiden in gespecialiseerde financiële dienstverlening.
Curaçao School of Management: new Business School on Curacao
- February 27, 2013 7:13 PM
WILLEMSTAD -- Today the Curaçao School of Management (CSM) opens its doors. A new Business School on Curaçao, for Curaçao and by Curaçao. Only teachers that live on Curaçao will teach. CSM is an initiative of two Curaçao natives, Runy Calmera and Tom Kok.
Rabobank Groep faces a fine of over 440 million dollars for Libor rigging
- February 26, 2013 1:05 PM
UNITED STATES - Rabobank Groep faces a fine of more than $440 million for Libor rigging as global regulators seek to increase the $2.5 billion in penalties already levied in the rate-manipulation scandal.
Zeer geslaagd seminar Corporate Governance
- February 23, 2013 2:00 PM
WILLEMSTAD – Ruim 125 bestuurders, accountants en andere belangstellenden hebben donderdag het seminar Checks and Balances in Corporate Governance on Curaçao bijgewoond in Kurá Hulanda.
Korpodeko’s shares in InselAir converted into loan
- February 18, 2013 4:20 PM
WILLEMSTAD — Korpodeko is a shareholder of InselAir (20 percent) but this is a temporary construction. The shares will soon be converted into a ‘subordinated loan’. InselAir-director Albert Kluyver stated this after an anonymous source sent a document, which named the exact shareholders of InselAir, to the press.
PJIA bonds sold out at US $132 million
- February 18, 2013 9:45 AM
PHILIPSBURG - -According to Princess Juliana International Airport operating company (PJIAE) Director Regina LaBega, the airport's financial standing, discipline and other factors made the US $132 million airport bond issue "go like hot bread."
British bank Barclays cuts 3700 jobs
- February 12, 2013 10:25 AM
LONDON - Barclays' new chief executive pledged a fresh course for the British lender on Tuesday, axing at least 3,700 jobs and pruning its investment bank as he seeks to rebuild its reputation and boost profitability after a series of scandals.
Registry .SX officially launched, registration desk at Chamber
- February 07, 2013 7:50 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Businesses can profile themselves on the World Wide Web with a domain name unique to St. Maarten thanks to Wednesday's official launch of the .SX registry for St. Maarten.
De roemloze ondergang van Taxand Curaçao
- February 06, 2013 8:08 AM
"Slechts zeventien maanden hield de nieuwe Taxand-vestiging op Curaçao stand. Het fiscalisten-kantoor Taxand Curaçao klapte vanwege wantrouwen onder partners en vermoedens van fraude. Wat ging er precies fout, en waarom werd er niet adequaat opgetreden door Taxand?"
SXC-project doesn’t cost Curaçao anything
- February 06, 2013 8:06 AM
WILLEMSTAD — “Of course, it is good that parliamentarians want to know more about the progresses of the Space Expedition Curaçao (SXC) project and to chart possible financial implications for Curaçao.
Suriname wil onderzoek naar aanwezigheid kopermijnen
- February 02, 2013 9:10 PM
PARAMARIBO - De goudsector levert Suriname momenteel enorm veel geld op en de regering richt haar blikken nu ook op benutting van de kopervoorraden. Tot nu toe zijn deze buiten beeld gebleven wat betreft een mogelijke bijdrage aan de Surinaamse economie.