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Appropriate regulation is extremely important. We are continuously reminded of this every time crypto exchanges and/or custodians...

Just a few months after the episode concerning Valve's Counter Strike: Global Offensive (aka CS:GO), the videogames industry is once...

I attended an excellent seminar delivered today by Seamus Hayes from the Gibraltar Resolution and Compensation Unit and Alex Kuczynski,...

Thought-provoking article by Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz whom served as chair of President Barack Obama’s Global...

With the transitional period underway, Brexit continues to create uncertainties. Sources say that Google is planning on moving the data...

Gibraltar remains an attractive centre for funds business which, during the emergence of crypto in the international financial services...

Hassans is proud to be sponsoring the International Women's Day event hosted by the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses in support...

Ruth Parasol, a self-made billionaire businesswoman, marks her 16th anniversary on the Rock. In a rare interview with the Chronicle, she...

I consider Blockchain technology to be potentially as disruptive as the internet. Many crypto pundits have likened Bitcoin’s bull run in...

Conventional wisdom has long dictated that if the American ecomomy sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. Now though, it is a...

Interesting to see that more and more US VCs are looking towards Europe.

Whilst it is a given that lawyers will have technical competence in their area of practice, we have been encouraged to also develop...

Interesting to note the intended practical approach by Luxembourg to seek to address tensions between compliance with DAC 6 reporting...

Gibraltar was the first mover, after New York introduced the BitLicense, to introduce bespoke legislation to regulate the blockchain and...

Last week, HM Government of Gibraltar's Gambling Division circulated their much anticipated consultation paper on the proposed amendments...

Despite the uncertainty of Brexit, the UK's fintech industry has continued to grow which has led to a record amount of investment in UK...

The BBC article “Blockchain: The revolution that hasn't quite happened” may be aptly titled.  It is indeed the case that there has not...

With International Women's Day a few weeks away, it is inspirational to see women challenging gender stereotypes.

As more and more jurisdictions around the world are softening positions in respect of the medical uses of cannabis-based products, so too...

Three weeks on from the formal departure by the United Kingdom and Gibraltar from the European Union, Gibraltar is building on the strong...

On reflection of the details relating to the decision, it appears that the move to blacklist Cayman Islands stems from delay in the...

HMGoG’s Yacht Registration facilities provide a broad range of yacht registration services including general registrations, name changes,...

On Super Thursday, the 30th January 2020, HM Government of Gibraltar (HM GoG) published a number of important pieces of tax-related...

In this, our fourth In-Perspective interview, we speak to Anthony Provasoli, a Partner in Hassans’ Corporate & Commercial and Financial...

Imagine a place that has all the cosy charm of traditional, small-town British life but still enjoys 300 days of sunshine on average per...

The Financial Services Act 2019 (“FSA 2019”) finally came into effect on 15th January 2020. It filled me with dread when I saw that it...

Gibraltar’s new Financial Services Act (“the Act”) and accompanying regulations (“the LRP Regulations”) will come into force on 15...

On 18 December 2019, the European Parliament’s negotiating team reached a deal with the Council for the European Union on the...

The European Parliament has approved legislation which will see new rules in relation to the prudential regulation of the majority of EU...

,27/11/2019 Welcome to episode three of our In-Perspective series and to celebrate Thanksgiving, we have a very special guest, James...