Managers of Wealth Offshore

Prestigious award recognises an 'unsung hero' at Ramsey Crookall

Perry Downward, Director of Operations at Ramsey Crookall, has won a prestigious title at the 2015 City of London Wealth Management Awards

“The decision to locate our hedge fund in Cayman was easy”

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

Clearstream opens three new offshore RMB Cash Correspondent Bank accounts in Luxembourg, Singapore and Frankfurt

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

How The Bahamas continues to evolve its funds industry

The Bahamas is taking steps in the right direction to raise its profile as an attractive funds centre

How Malta is Fast Developing as a European Securitisation Centre

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

The Resurgence Of ILS

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

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.

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