03/13/2015
1MDB saga extends to Swiss bank in S'pore
When contacted to confirm or deny if the bank had issued these portfolio reports for 1MDB's investments, a BSI Singapore spokesman declined comment, citing confidentiality.
Wealth and Asset Management
03/13/2015
Banks Linked to Andorran Lender Suspected of Money Laundering
BPA is a private bank based in Andorra, a tiny principality perched between Spain and France that has a thriving banking industry catering to wealthy individuals.
03/13/2015
Mauritius is the easiest place to do business in Africa
The country combines political stability and an ideal geographic location with good governance and favourable fiscal policy.
03/12/2015
Enhance Celebrates Launch of New ‘TMPI Whitelist’
The Enhance Group, a leading provider of investment oversight services in the fiduciary sector, headquartered in Jersey and STEP announce a major new service development for the STEP Trustee Managed Portfolio Indices.
03/12/2015
The Man Who Helps Countries Turn Investments Into Passports for the Rich
In 2006, the tiny Caribbean state of St. Kitts and Nevis was in deep trouble.
03/12/2015
Businesslife.co launches Jersey Trusts Conference 2015
Following on from two successful trusts conferences in 2014, businesslife.co has officially launched its Jersey Trusts Conference 2015: ‘A Shock to the System’.
03/11/2015
Private Wealth Focus March 2015 - Guernsey Finance
Here is a highlights review of recent Guernsey private wealth news and details of our upcoming events
03/11/2015
Jersey Finance to ‘Map the Future’ of the private client world at annual London conference
Stephanie Flanders has been announced as a keynote speaker at this year’s Jersey Finance Annual Private Client conference in London
03/11/2015
1MDB’s Cayman Islands funds parked in Singapore
The decision to keep the funds in Singapore is “fishy” if it was meant to circumvent Bank Negara regulations
03/10/2015
Offshore trust company announces acquisition
The group has grown from 80 to over 300 employees and expanded across five jurisdictions, including the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Malta and Hong Kong.
03/10/2015
Luxembourg-Based Family Office Launches Peer -To - Peer Asset Manager
A Luxembourg-based family office has launched a new asset management firm this week in a bid to introduce institutional investors and families of wealth to the peer-to-peer (P2P) finance sector.
03/09/2015
Offshore stock exchanges – why and how?
Joe Truelove, Head of Fund Services at Carey Group explores the uses of offshore stock exchanges, such as the Channel Islands Securities Exchange…
03/06/2015
Ex-UBS Wealth Managers said to face French arrests
Tim Cobb, a Zurich-based spokesman for UBS, declined to comment.
03/05/2015
Private Client Marketplace Analysis
Switzerland remains a leading offshore centre for private wealth holding 26 per cent of all global offshore assets in 2013.
03/05/2015
Rathbones presents ‘The 2015 General Election: Coalition, the Sequel?’
On Wednesday 25th March, Rathbone Investment Management International (RIMI) is pleased to present its sixth Speaker Breakfast event.
03/05/2015
Stanhope set to launch Jersey office
Stanhope, which is headed by Daniel Pinto, has been active managing portfolios for Channel Islands trust companies since the firm was founded in 2004.
03/05/2015
Nygard and Bacon’s billionaire Bahamas battle heats up
How do you intimidate a billionaire? With violent threats, vandalism — and parades
03/04/2015
London Property Market Rife With Dirty Money: Transparency International
London’s property market is being flooded by corrupt offshore money, with billions of pounds being laundered by foreign criminals and corrupt government officials
03/04/2015
AfrAsia Bank wins 2015 Best Private Bank in Mauritius Award
The 2015 Euromoney Private Banking Survey has awarded AfrAsia Bank, several accolades for private banking services, the most prominent being Best Private Bank in Mauritius 2015
03/03/2015
UBS Said to Plan Closing Moscow Representative Office
The overhaul follows a new law implemented in Russia this year that aims to boost transparency on assets abroad and allows the taxation of profits on funds held outside the country.