Managers of Wealth Offshore

European Wealth makes double acquisition

European Wealth has acquired two firms in order to boost its onshore and offshore wealth management services.

Clarien Foundation makes inaugural donation to Bermuda charities

The Foundation has made donations to a range of charities supporting the community across the Island of Bermuda, in addition to the Bank’s first round of charitable donations earlier this year.

Russia and France: Shifting Perspectives

In the recent past we have seen dramatic changes in the tax environment potentially affecting Russian and French private clients with wealth outside their home territories.

LJ Group wins top family office award

LJ Unicorn, the family office division of the LJ Group, led by Charles Filmer, has won the coveted Multi Family Office of the Year category at the 2014 Spear’s Wealth Management Awards.

Cayman Islands sheds its tax haven image

The 2013 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) peer review report states that Cayman Islands has developed its standards rapidly, and has proven its long-standing commitment to adhering to the highest standards of regulations.

What was Ansbacher?

Wealthy clients opened offshore trusts and lodged money through him

RICHARD Branson owns one, so does Johnny Depp

The report revealed that research by private fortune experts, Wealth X, found there had been a four per cent rise in the size of the global ultra high net-worth community

Scotiabank’s Caribbean setback signals growing sore spot for Canada’s big banks

Trouble in the Caribbean is becoming a popular refrain on Bay Street these days: The Bank of Nova Scotia is the latest to suffer, announcing it will write down more than $100-million in loans related to its hospitality portfolio in the region.

What draws hedge funds, family offices to Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a self-governing, self-financing U.K. Overseas Territory to which all E.U. treaties apply and where European law applies, except for agriculture, fishery and VAT.

Jersey Finance ramps up Asia activity by launching inaugural Roadshow series

Jersey Finance has embarked on a ramped-up programme of activity in Asia this autumn, including launching an inaugural series of Roadshow events in key markets across the Far and Middle East.

'Mobile phone apps cutting into wealth management industry'

This technology is being used by hedge fund managers launching funds running on Algorithmic Cloning Technology, said Nakul Gupta, Chief Technology Officer at the Singapore-based Clone Algo group.

Alter Domus opens office in Germany

Funds and corporate services provider Alter Domus has opened a new office in Dusseldorf, Germany

Liechtensteinische Landesbank, Avaloq unveil investment advisory platform

The platform will also support client advisors in portfolio construction, providing them with the tools needed for risk assessments and portfolio optimisation.

Abacus Employee Receives Carter Jones McDonald Award 2014

The award which was first introduced in 2013 and is sponsored by local law firm, Carter Jones McDonald, recognises individuals who achieve the highest exam results on the Island for the Corporate Secretarial Practice module, for which Mr McDonald is also

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