04/07/2015
Questions are mounting over several funds promoted in Hong Kong that are now dogged by fraud allegations, director resignations and the arrest of 13 traders at a London-based foreign exchange brokerage
04/07/2015
South-African actuaries of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) are expected to arrive today, 7th of April
04/07/2015
Property sales in Malta could be boosted by UK pensioners seeking to cash in their entire pension following radical reforms that kicked in yesterday, according to estate agents.
04/07/2015
The Cayman Islands remains the clear choice among practitioners and fund managers of all varieties
04/07/2015
The fund structure includes what is understood to be first independent, Guernsey-licensed fund manager to act as an alternative investment fund manager
04/06/2015
Bermuda firm launches Cayman trust business
Bermuda-based Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services , a global asset administrator, has launched its Cayman Islands Trustee Services
04/06/2015
New Residential Extends Servicing Contracts with Ocwen to Enhance Long-Term Partnership
04/01/2015
Isle of Man introduces new ISPV Legislation
The legislation enables Isle of Man firms to facilitate Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) and similar transactions including catastrophe bonds.
03/31/2015
Caribbean Bitcoin exchange startup Bitt secures seed round $1.5m in capital
Powered by AlphaPoint’s state-of-the-art Bitcoin trading technology, Bitt releases its flagship service, the Bitt Exchange to the public
03/30/2015
The Offer is expected to raise more than £140m following strong interest from institutional investors across the UK
03/29/2015
A Jersey company controlled by Sir Philip Green’s family received £70m from the sale of 12 properties to the new owners
03/27/2015
These new rules let UK retirement savers aged over 55 take cash from their pension funds when they wish.
03/26/2015
Perry Downward, Director of Operations at Ramsey Crookall, has won a prestigious title at the 2015 City of London Wealth Management Awards
03/26/2015
A hedge fund manager who recently set up his hedge fund shop in the Caymans says the jurisdiction made it really easy for him to get started
03/25/2015
Clearstream now offers five offshore RMB accounts in four leading financial centres and will give customers more options and flexibility in managing offshore RMB liquidity
03/25/2015
The Bahamas is taking steps in the right direction to raise its profile as an attractive funds centre
03/25/2015
Securitisation is often associated with the financial crash of 2008 which was in part caused by the over rating of pools of mortgages within Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs) which started a chain reaction of events exposing weaknesses in an already
03/25/2015
Gavin Parker, head of intermediaries, funds and captives at Barclays in ILS Guernsey examines why Insurance Linked Securities have become a popular asset class once again
03/23/2015
Insurance and reinsurance company registrations in Bermuda have been dominated by insurance-linked securities focused vehicles and hedge fund reinsurance operations
03/22/2015
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.