Major Offshore Conference Begins in Miami

By: - May 5th, 2014

Above: the Ritz-Carlton in Miami Beach

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The 12th annual OffshoreAlert conference launched Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach in Miami Beach, Fla.

The conference, organized by OffshoreAlert, is the leading event on offshore finance, particularly in the Caribbean.

On Monday, the conference will include panels and discussions on issues including tax information exchange litigation, offshore funds, BitCoin, the implications of the United States’ FATCA law and others.

On Tuesday, the conference will offer an in-depth look at the “Operation Tempura” affair in the Cayman Islands, and what it means for the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Cayman Islands.

The conference concludes Tuesday evening.

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