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Fortress Re dispute halted for Japan depositions

September 30, 2003
Arbitration proceedings in North Carolina regarding the failed Fortress Re aviation reinsurance pool was halted recently to allow emergency depositions to be taken in Japan.Hearings were already underway when Fortress Re Inc., of North Carolina, requested depositions of four current

Sovereign Risk signs agreement with Asian Development Bank

December 31, 2002
Sovereign Risk Insurance Ltd. has signed what it is proclaiming as "a landmark political risk insurance agreement" with the Asian Development Bank for a project in Vietnam.Sovereign is supporting ADB's Political Risk Guarantee that covers a commercial financing tranche for the Phu My 2.2 gas-fired power project, stated a press release dated December 17, 2002.

Carolina Re insiders sued over $485 m dividend payouts

December 31, 2002
The Joint Liquidators of Bermuda-registered Carolina Reinsurance Ltd. have filed a civil lawsuit in the United States against the firm's shareholders and auditor.They are seeking damages for tens of millions of dollars of dividends they claim were taken out of the company when it was insolvent.

South Korea: Seong Jin Hong

September 13, 2002
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in South Korea into Seong Jin Hong for alleged embezzlement while serving as president of Continental Co., operator of the Shilla Hotel Casino.

Imperial Consolidated administrator awaits results of geological survey in Argentina

July 31, 2002
The results of an independent geological survey of 4.5 million acres of land in Argentina to which the Imperial Consolidated Group has mining rights are expected to be known by the end of August. They will go a long way to determining the level of dividend creditors can reasonably expect, said a spokesman for Imperial's UK-based administrator, Mazars Neville Russell.

USA v. Alvin Irwin Moss et al: Criminal Indictment

May 8, 2002
Indictment filed by USA against Alvin Irwin Moss, Frederick John Collier, Avraham Zohar, a.k.a. Avy Zohar; Richard Titterington, Geoffrey L. Feldman, Sherrie-Lee Doreen Cave, Peter James O'Sullivan, Rosalind Rose, Wayne Budd, Thomas Montgomery Bayer, Robert Murray Bohn, Stacy Layne Beavers, Beverly Ann Moss, Jeffery Allen Moss, Larry Charles Moss, Michael Joseph Harkin and Michael Elliot Cole at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Japan: Pinnacom Solutions Inc.

May 3, 2002
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Japan into an unknown person who made a death threat on an Internet message board known as 'Hyunetto Jikkyochukei'.

United Kingdom: Kentaro Matsumoto et al

April 25, 2002
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a money laundering investigation in the United Kingdom into Kentaro Matsumoto and Illy Chakrabarty.

Carolina Re used to siphon assets from aviation pool, claims insurer

March 31, 2002
Bermuda-domiciled Carolina Re was used to siphon approximately $470 million of premiums from a North Carolina-based aviation reinsurance pool known as Fortress Re, it has been alleged. And the principals who controlled both companies have been accused of providing the pool's members with false financial statements showing "exceptional" profits instead of "exceptional" losses.

Reorganization continues at scandal-plagued Imperial Consolidated

December 31, 2001
Michael Gilbert, who was severely criticized by a New Zealand judge in a recent court ruling (see separate story), is part of a reorganization that involves the Imperial Consolidated Group and companies with the prefix 'Alpha'.The firm that he is a director of changed its name from Imperial Consolidated (New Zealand) Ltd. to Alpha Equities Asia-Pacific (NZ) Ltd. on November 29, 2001.

Carolina Reinsurance Ltd.: Section 304 Petition

December 5, 2001
Section 304 Petition for Assistance in Insolvency Proceedings in Bermuda by Gareth Hughes and John McKenna, as the Foreign Representatives of Carolina Reinsurance Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Imperial Consolidated Plc’s first audit reveals little about health of entire group

February 28, 2001
UK-based Imperial Consolidated PLC filed its first-ever audit with Companies House in early February but it shed little light on the financial status of the overall group. Although the firm is described as the "Imperial Consolidated PLC Group of Companies" in its audit, the results of none of its overseas affiliates are included, nor are some of the group's UK companies.

Japan: Keiichi Matsuzaki

September 15, 2000
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Japan into Keiichi Matsuzaki for alleged fraud.

JF Guaranteed Currency Trust Fund promoted in Bermuda

June 25, 1995
Anyone who believes the Japanese yen is overvalued against the U.S. dollar should take a look at a new mutual fund brought out by Jardine Fleming, one of the world's leading fund management companies, with a particularly strong presence in the Far East.