Managers of Wealth Offshore

Cayman still the vanguard of offshore financial centres

The perception is that these mysterious tax-free islands in beautiful parts of the world are nothing more than tax havens for the rich and powerful.

Mauritius Commercial Bank Group has opened a representative office in Nairobi

We want to position MCB Group as a strong and competitive regional financial hub

Better in The Bahamas? Yes… But it can be better

The incredible beaches and waters of Exuma sparkled, shouting truth in advertising with every frame of their brilliant, fortnight-vacation-worthy appearance in the infamous film.

Mauritian top lender sees gold mine in Kenya deals

Companies from the island nation have adopted an aggressive expansionist stance in Kenya’s financial sector over the last few years, collectively injecting more than Sh10 billion into the economy through acquisitions and investment in Kenyan firms.

No deal Brexit could see up to 250,000 British expats return to the UK

The Department for Work and Pensions has a more optimistic assessment of the likely influx and is projecting that around 50,000 expats would return home if there is no deal.

BERMUDA: Our never-ending, self-inflicted crisis

Our internal imbalance refers to the discrepancy between Bermuda’s savings and investment

The Cayman Model goes from strength to strength

Cayman is home to the world’s top professionals in areas such as corporate and director services, legal services, public accounting, banking, wealth and asset management, insurance, reinsurance and capital markets.

Are these the solutions to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?

Dive into the critical factors needed to accelerate progress towards tackling the Sustainable Development Goals.

Bermuda re/insurance registrations up 29% in 2018, ILS on the rise

Bermuda also saw increased year-on-year growth in the ILS space

2019 asset and wealth management predictions by SS&C

As we head into 2019, major broker dealers will continue to scrutinize the products on their platforms.

HSBC survey: islands among world's best places to work

With the methodology requiring at least 100 respondents from each country, figures from Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man were incorporated into the UK data for the overall report.

British politicians have some lessons to learn from Jersey

They were looking to review how they communicated the Crown Dependency’s financial services offering and wanted a strategic partner to help share these messages.

Butterfield shares gain 2.2%

The BSX Insurance Index gained 11.7 points, or 0.77 per cent to close on 1,531.02.

Bermuda rates could increase mid-2019 from ILS capacity pullback: Fitch

Bermuda's ILS market was more hesitant to reload following sizable upward revision to 2017 losses

Using Switzerland For Asset Protection In An Increasingly Challenging World by Dixcart

The economy of Switzerland ranks first in the world in the 2015 Global Innovation Index and the 2017 Global Competitiveness Report, according to the United Nations.

Expat buy to let mortgage rates cut again

Equally, weak prices which reflect Brexit uncertainty present a strong buying opportunity for expatriate buy to let buyers in the UK.

Top Malta chiefs hit back at financial sector criticism

‘We refuse, with a very strict due diligence, 25% of those who apply for citizenship by investment’

IFC Awards winners announced

The awards, now in their eighth year, highlight the excellence of advisers and managers in the private wealth sector within the major international financial centres.

Cayman’s real estate market strengthened in 2018

Land sales have also increased in both volume and value

Turks and Caicos Real Estate Continues to Sizzle

The overall market was buoyed by the single-family home market, which represented nearly 50 percent of all sales volume

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