Managers of Wealth Offshore

Guernsey to share message of MGA strengths with industry body

Guernsey already has a handful of MGAs active in the island.

Utmost Wealth teams up with Feifa

Partnership will see the organisations share knowledge and work on joint initiatives and events

Helix Underwriting Launches Bermuda Platform

Helix has designed an excess and surplus market product, MM100F, to deploy 100% of limit shared on excess of loss layers targeting soft occupancy business.

Considering A Start-Up Business Or IPO In Taiwan?

This trend has intensified and Cayman Islands incorporated vehicles have increasingly been the jurisdiction of choice for start-up companies and venture capital investments.

China’s Offshore Bond Defaults Increased to $3.6 Billion in 2019

All currency exchange calculations as of Jan. 9.

QROPS List – January 1, 2020

None of the remaining 26 financial centres hits triple figures, with Ireland trailing in third place with 68 QROPS, just ahead of Guernsey (66) and Jersey (65).

Guernsey property sales highest for more than a decade. Commentary from Swoffers estate agency

There were 25 Open Market sales over £1.5m of which 18 were over £2m, confirming renewed interest in relocating to Guernsey.

Walkers Channel Islands team doubles TISE listings after year of strong growth

The team was boosted in 2019 by the arrivals of listings manager Grace Pickering in the Jersey office, and listings assistant Anna Slusarczyk in the Guernsey office, both of whom previously worked for TISE and who have brought with them significant techni

Fulcrum Asset Management launches Risk Premia fund

Follows November Cayman launch

Cayman Finance Year In Review 2019

The Attorney General, as well as a senior delegation from CIMA were also part of the event and meetings arranged by Cayman Finance with correspondent banking partners in New York.

Economic substance discussed at AIMA event

Economic substance guidance notes and the economic substance regulations are expected to be released before December 31, following the passing of amendments to Bermuda’s Economic Substance Act.

Hedge-fund launches drop to lowest level since 2008

New fund launches fell in 3Q19 as global equity markets temporarily paused strong YTD performance, with the launch decline reversing a trend of launch increases in the first half of the year.

Bahamas Tops Hemisphere For Quickest Govt Services

The average 2.8 hours taken to complete such processes in this nation was said to be far superior to Caribbean rivals, such as Jamaica and Barbados, which were both above four hours, and the region’s 4.3 hour average.

JTC Shortlisted For Five Citywealth MAgic Circle Awards 2020

We are delighted to announce that JTC has been shortlisted for five Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2020.

Northern Trust selected by Nordic investment manager

Northern Trust will also service a range of alternative asset classes, including private equity and infrastructure assets, by supporting the launch of a Luxembourg reserved alternative investment fund.

Walkers Fundamentals 2019 Private Equity Trends - Part 2

The willingness of investors to remain locked in for longer is also reflected by the increased number of evergreen or permanent capital private equity funds in the market.

Take down the walls that separate us – Mottley . . . PM calls for more collaboration among African, Caribbean and Pacific states

Canadian banks are selling most of their assets in the Caribbean.

AIM and Hedge Funds