Letter to the Financial Times 10th February 2015 Miliband is hopelessly out of touch on tax avoidance. Reprinted from the Financial Times Letters Section 10.2.2015 Sir, with his comments on the role of the overseas territories, Labour leader Ed Miliband
Read MorePublished in IeyeNews 26 July, 2012 The significance for the Cayman Islands and particularly the financial services industry goes far beyond the $50 million intended to be raised. The confidence placed by investors in the tax-free status of the Cayman
Read MoreCayman Financial Review, Q2, 2010 In light of the readily verifiable standard setting advances made by the Cayman Islands with respect to all crimes anti-money laundering and tax transparency, a recent outburst from Senator Dorgan on the floor of the
Read MorePublished in Offshore Investment, June 23, 2010 Whilst the taxpaying public and corporations in many G20 jurisdictions are battling the effects of their increased taxation, in fact international capital is starting flow once again; hedge fund returns are up-ticking. Against
Read MoreSydney Morning Herald 2 November, 2009 Dear Sir, Your article (Future Fund enjoys tax break in Cayman Islands – October 30th) repeats an unfortunate and erroneous stereotype not assisted by the comments of your Institute of Chartered Accountants. The Cayman
Read MoreWashington DC, October 9, 2009 Distinguished panelists, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen Good afternoon As you now know, my name is Anthony Travers and I was until recently the senior partner of the largest law firm in the Cayman Islands
Read MoreFinancial Times 5 June 2009 From Mr Anthony Travers. Sir, The presentation of your story “US probes target British business” (June 1) would lead readers to suspect that an avalanche of US-inspired investigations is about to descend on the Cayman
Read MoreWASHINGTON, May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is an open letter to President Obama from the Cayman Islands Financial Services Association: May 5, 2009 The Honorable Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama:
Read More2007 As Einstein might well have said, the speed of a ping pong ball hit across a net by a lawyer at 20mph during a game played on a train, itself traveling at 80mph, has a good deal to do
Read MoreMondaq 21 November 2002 The confusion inherent in the title of this article characterises the flawed thinking that has surrounded the central issue from inception: the need for high tax jurisdictions to obtain greater and uniform transparency for all cross-border
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Anthony Travers, OBE, is the Chairman of the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange, former Chairman of Cayman Finance and former President of the Cayman Islands Law Society.
Having qualified at Clifford –Turner in 1975, he spent his thirty year legal career years with leading offshore law firm Maples and Calder where he served as Senior Partner and a Managing Partner for over twenty years both in Cayman and in various foreign offices that he established for the firm.