2018

BY CONNOR STEENS Analyst at Southpac Group After 18 months of evaluations carried out by specialists from the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), the Cook Islands AML/CFT regime…

BY NICOLE SILVER An International Business Company (IBC) can be established in the Cook Islands under the International Companies Act 1981-1982. The Cook Islands is an ideal IBC jurisdiction because it is…

BY MATTHEW SMITH The Parliament of the Cook Islands is currently debating a number of proposed changes to the Cook Islands International Trusts Act 1984 (the ‘ITA’), and is expected to pass…

The Cook Islands continues its global lead as an offshore asset protection jurisdiction with new integrity legislation you can take comfort from. The Trustee Companies Act 2014 came into force…