Managers of Wealth Offshore

ILS & hedge funds dominate 2015 Bermuda re/insurance registrations

Insurance and reinsurance company registrations in Bermuda have been dominated by insurance-linked securities focused vehicles and hedge fund reinsurance operations

Ravenscroft purchases 75% stake in UK stockbroking firm

Ravenscroft has expanded into the UK after purchasing a 75 per cent stake in Peterborough-based private client stockbroking company A Vartan, which will re-brand as Vartan Ravenscroft.

Heather Hedge Fund Executives Given Loans Before Collapse

Loans came from Gibraltar-based company controlled by Heather founder Gregory King

Hedge fund backed annuity & life insurer Knighthead gets rated

A new hedge fund backed annuity and life insurance company has received its rating, showing that the trend towards leveraging hedge fund strategies to boost insurance or reinsurance company performance is expanding.

Beechwood Opens Headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda

The new office, according to David Lessing, Executive Vice President of Beechwood, "represents an important next step in Beechwood's commitment to offering unique solutions for our clients.

First accounts move to Ireland’s ICAV funds

The bill also includes a mechanism for non-Irish investment companies to migrate to Ireland

Ogier advise on Cinven acquisition of Premium Credit Limited

Ogier recently advised Cinven on its acquisition of Premium Credit Limited for an enterprise value of £462 million.

ACE Bermuda International Expands CODA Premier Coverage for Non-North American Multinational Companies

Provides enhanced options for managing personal asset protection of directors and officers

Here's the Isle of Man's plan to become a Bitcoin paradise

The island will be the first place in the world to pass a "regulatory framework" for the alternative payment method.

Shareholders want Moxon to explain offshore investments

Meikles Limited shareholders are putting pressure on the group’s embattled executive chairman, John Moxon, to come clean on “mysterious” offshore investments in the British Virgin Islands.

Bermuda Stock Exchange-listed property company buys £61m Guernsey office

A number of property funds based abroad are taking up secondary listings in SA to meet a growing appetite for the reliable and growing sector.

Cayman voted best hedge fund services jurisdiction

Minister of Financial Services Wayne Panton said the Hedgeweek award confirms that Cayman is a preferred place for doing business

QROPS Solve Expat Pension Banking Problems

Expat pensioners are suffering from the knock-on effects of tighter financial regulation following the credit crunch as British banks close overseas accounts

Activist Fund Sandell Forms Bermuda Reinsurer Following Loeb

Sandell Re will rely on the hedge fund to oversee the reinsurer’s assets, the New York-based firm said Thursday in a statement.

Substance drives up interest in Guernsey

AIFMD has introduced some potentially onerous requirements

Gibraltar Funds Gain Preferential Access Rights To German Market

The German financial regulator has recently adopted a reciprocal private placement policy the effect of which is that where German funds not within scope of AIFMD are allowed to be privately placed into other EU member states

A first for International Fund Management

Praxis Fund Services Limited will act as administrator of the fund.

Stanley Gibbons wins Best Alternative Investment Provider

The Channel Island-based Stanley Gibbons Group has received the 'Best Alternative Investments Provider' award at the ADVFN International Financial Awards.

Sequant Re strengthens capital raising prospects

Guy and David have outstanding reputations and an enviable roster of connections

Global advisory and fund services firm voted Best European Hedge Fund Administrator

The firm offers independent third-party fund administration globally across all fund types and investment styles, with a focus on institutional asset managers, pension funds and hedge & private equity funds.

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