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The Mediterranean Business Aviation Summit 2014

Last week Chris Borg attended the annual Mediterranean Business Aviation summit held in Malta.  This event is organised by AeroPodium and welcomes international and local industry professionals, providing a great opportunity to discuss ...

James McNee comments on his work experience at Boston

During the last week of school summer term I was fortunate to be carrying out my work experience with Boston Limited.  I enjoyed my week interacting with various members of the Boston team.  I was provided with an excellent overview of ...

Setting up a Hong Kong Company

Hong Kong (HK) is a vibrant city and major gateway to China. Located at the mouth of the Pearl River Delta on the southern coast of China, its geographical location and skilled workforce has made it an attractive centre for doing business....

Thoughts on Prest v Petrodel Resources (2013)

“Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?” Groucho Marx Anyone who has studied corporate law will be aware of Saloman v A Saloman & Co (1897) which established that a company is a legal entity ...

I heard the deadline for FATCA is this month, are local businesses prepared?

A good question but not one that I am able to answer easily. At Boston we are prepared but do not under estimate the task ahead. In broad terms, preparation is geared towards two areas of FATCA, registration and reporting....

Morris Minors, Sir Chris Hoy and the Parish Walk

When participating in the Isle of Man’s parish walk it gives you many hours of thinking time to take your mind off the fact that your feet are slowly resembling an extra from Casualty, I started to recall a number of articles I had ...

Isle of Man Aviation Conference

Yesterday ICM hosted the Isle of Man Aviation Conference that took place at the Villa Marine in Douglas, Isle of Man. The conference is now in it’s 4th year and was attended by over 130 delegates from the UK, Europe, America and the ...

Boston Attends The International Festival for Business

Last week Boston as part of the Isle of Man Maritime Group hosted a two day networking event at the International Festival for Business....

The Digital Revolution

In the same way that the industrial revolution forever changed the way people lived and business was done, the digital revolution that began with the microchip has fundamentally changed the world and the way we interact with each ...

Isle of Man Company Incorporation

The Isle of Man is 572 square miles with a population of over 85,000 and is situated in the middle of the Irish sea between the coastlines of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The Island is not part of the United Kingdom but is a ...

Round up of EBACE 2014

The 14th annual European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) held between 20th – 22nd May 2014 continued to enhance its reputation as Europe’s largest and most important business aviation trade show. The event, held ...

Family Wealth, Regulation & The Economy – The New Normal

Very few people would disagree with the need for our banking sector to reform its practices, its culture and its purpose. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF, last week made some well publicised comments at the Inclusive ...