06/20/2014
Barclays experts feature at international Captives events
A number of experts from Barclays Wealth and Investment Management have taken part in and shared insights at recent events for the Captive Insurance industry.
Wealth and Asset Management
06/20/2014
MALTA: Citizenship scheme attracting expected investment - PM
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat expressed satisfaction that the citizenship scheme was attracting the expected foreign investment to Malta.
06/19/2014
Doing Business and Investing in the British Virgin Islands By Calum McKenzie, Corporate Director, The Folio Group
According to the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC), the number of active companies in the BVI stood at approximately 460,000 at the end of 2013, making the territory the leading jurisdiction for the incorporation of companies.
06/19/2014
Malta: Accumulating family wealth
Malta also has gavelkind inheritance law as any person who has attempted to purchase a Maltese farmhouse will affirm.
06/19/2014
Luxembourg assets under management reach record high
Luxembourg’s assets under management reached a record high of €2742bn in the first quarter of 2014.
06/18/2014
Jersey’s ‘competitive edge’ highlighted in winning ‘Best International Financial Centre’ Award
Jersey has won this year recognising its strengths as a finance centre
06/18/2014
BWCI asks: "Can monkeys really beat the market?"
Occasional press reports of monkeys beating investment managers have not been taken seriously but rigorous academic study is indicating that there may be truth behind the story.
06/18/2014
New look for Touchstone and re-launch of its Microsoft based wealth management system
Touchstone, one of the leading providers of wealth management administration systems, now has a new corporate identity and has re-launched its Microsoft’s Dynamics NAV based system to NavOne.
06/18/2014
Guernsey gets exposure in the US
Guernsey's funds industry has been showcased to some of the leading private equity managers and advisers in the US.
06/18/2014
Creechurch Capital scoops Best in Class for Boutique Wealth Management Services
Taking home the same title at the awards in 2013, Creechurch Capital was not to be knocked off the top spot this year and impressed the judges with its absolute commitment to service and vision to deliver a personalised, agile model to meet the needs of i
06/18/2014
Creechurch Capital scoops Best in Class for Boutique Wealth Management Services
The Professional Adviser awards celebrate organisations that are at the cutting edge of delivering financial products and services
06/18/2014
Nedbank Private Wealth wins award for second year running
Nedbank Private Wealth has again received recognition for its innovative Focus service in the Professional Adviser International Fund and Product Awards with the award for Best in Class for Integrated Banking Service for the second year running. In addit
06/17/2014
Central Bank of The Bahamas celebrates 40 years
The Central Bank opened on June 1, 1974, a little less than than a year after the Bahamas gained its dependence.
06/17/2014
Jamaica: Freemasons donate $1.5 million to charities
The presentation was made recently and was one of three made by the Freemasons Association of Jamaica.
06/17/2014
Nedbank Private Wealth and Nedgroup Trust staff raise over £8,700 for charity
The staff of Nedbank Private Wealth and Nedgroup Trust , have been busy raising money for five staff-nominated charities.
06/13/2014
International Asset Monitor rebrands to IAM Advisory
The change has been effected to reflect the comprehensive range of investment advisory services that the company provides, with detailed performance monitoring and analytics forming only a small, yet important, part of the whole.
06/13/2014
Governor supports new financial services industry publication
The publication is aimed at promoting Cayman’s most important industry – financial services – representing over half of the country’s economy and over a third of its employment.
06/12/2014
Caceis and Edmond de Rothschild seal Luxembourg deal
The deal involves assets of more than €20 billion. The 110 Edmond de Rothschild employees join Caceis, a French bank and asset servicer, on October 1.
06/10/2014
Rattled Swiss private banks turn page on past business model
Switzerland agreed a few weeks ago to phase out its long tradition of banking secrecy over the next two years
06/09/2014
Wealthy Barbados investors ‘seek special permit property’
Royal Westmoreland estate introduces special entry permit service to carry out paperwork for NHWIs buying property worth more than US$2million to qualify for the scheme