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The Caribbean Capital Structure Problem: From Bank Debt to BEDROCK™

June 12, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Why the region’s growth constraint is not a shortage of viable enterprises — but a shortage of appropriate capital structure Walk into any boardroom from Kingston to Port of Spain to Bridgetown and you will hear a version of the same conversation. The business is sound. The market opportunity is real. The asset — the...

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IFRS 20 Explained: What Regulated Companies Need to Know Before 2029

May 31, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Executive Summary The IASB has issued IFRS 20, Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities, introducing a comprehensive financial reporting framework for entities subject to rate regulation. Effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2029, with earlier application permitted, IFRS 20 supersedes IFRS 14 and is a significant development for utilities, energy, transportation,...

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Inside the Numbers: How CSM Run-off, Risk Adjustment, and Onerous-Contract Testing Are Quietly Reshaping Earnings

May 21, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Three IFRS 17 mechanics that most Caribbean boards do not yet fully understand — and which determine reported profits more than any underwriting decision Three IFRS 17 mechanics — the Contractual Service Margin run-off pattern, the risk adjustment calibration, and the onerous contract test — together drive the majority of reported insurance earnings under...

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Data Protection in Operational Practice: What the Data Protection Act 2020 Actually Requires

May 19, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Jamaican Data Protection Act 2020 has been in force since the end of its transition period. Every Caribbean firm reading this article is either subject to it directly, subject to a comparable regional act, or doing business with parties that are. This article does not summarise the legislation — there are competent legal summaries...

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Critical Minerals, Critical Choices: What Caribbean Boards Must Decide Now

May 10, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

In Article 3 of this series, I argued that the Caribbean firms that will compound earnings over the next decade are the ones rebuilding their workforce around AI fluency. This week, the series turns from the internal to the external — from talent and productivity to the most important structural opportunity now opening in front...

Tokenized Resort Real Estate: The Caribbean Use Case That Tests the Framework

May 5, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

In the seven previous articles of this series, we have constructed the Digital Asset Governance and Assurance Framework — DAGAF™ — pillar by pillar. We have established the case for a Caribbean-anchored framework, mapped the foreign and regional regulatory regimes Caribbean enterprises must operate within, set out the architecture of the framework as a whole,...

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Measuring Jamaica Against IOSCO: A Principles-Based Diagnostic of the Jamaican Capital Market

May 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Why the IOSCO Principles matter The International Organization of Securities Commissions is the global standard-setter for securities regulation. Its membership comprises the securities regulators of more than 130 jurisdictions, collectively responsible for over 95 per cent of the world’s securities markets. The IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation, first published in 1998 and...

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Fraud, Going Concern, and the Board’s Expanding Risk Mandate

May 1, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Why classic assurance questions are returning to the center of board oversight in a more volatile and more judgment-heavy economy. Fraud and going concern are once again shaping the assurance conversation because business volatility, financing pressure, and management judgment have increased. Boards need sharper challenge, stronger scenario thinking, and better alignment between strategy, reporting, and...

Audit and Assurance in 2026: The Leadership Agenda

April 30, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Why boards, CEOs, CFOs, and audit committees are treating assurance as a strategic trust issue rather than a technical back-office function. 2026 is emerging as a hinge year for audit and assurance. Sustainability assurance is moving into operational reality, regulators remain dissatisfied with core audit quality, and firms are being pushed to prove that technology...

Boards, Fiduciaries, and the Tokenized Balance Sheet: Governance and Board Oversight in the Caribbean

April 28, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Editor’s Note This is the fourth article in a twelve-part Dawgen Global series introducing DAGAF™ — the Digital Asset Governance & Assurance Framework. Articles 1 through 3 established the inflection-point argument, mapped the foreign regulatory regimes, and set out the architecture of DAGAF™ itself. This article opens the pillar deep-dives, treating Pillar 1 — Governance...

Caribbean advisory services

The Caribbean Capital Structure Problem: From Bank Debt to BEDROCK™

IFRS 20 Explained: What Regulated Companies Need to Know Before 2029

Inside the Numbers: How CSM Run-off, Risk Adjustment, and Onerous-Contract Testing Are Quietly Reshaping Earnings

Data Protection in Operational Practice: What the Data Protection Act 2020 Actually Requires

Tokenized Resort Real Estate: The Caribbean Use Case That Tests the Framework

Measuring Jamaica Against IOSCO: A Principles-Based Diagnostic of the Jamaican Capital Market

Fraud, Going Concern, and the Board’s Expanding Risk Mandate

Audit and Assurance in 2026: The Leadership Agenda

June 12, 2026Backing: Why Appreciating Assets Change the Credit Mathematics

June 12, 2026The Caribbean Capital Structure Problem: From Bank Debt to BEDROCK™

June 10, 2026The Caribbean Diamond: Why Regional Firms Are Placed to Build the Future First

June 10, 2026Building the Diamond: The Seven Moves That Turn a Cracking Pyramid into a Durable Diamond

June 10, 2026Partnership Economics Reimagined: When Value Moves to the Middle, Ownership Must Move with It

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