Managers of Wealth Offshore

The $2.4 trillion companies are keeping in overseas tax havens

Fifty-five companies in that group of 303 go the extra step of estimating what they would pay in taxes upon repatriation.

Jersey’s employment market is back on track post recession

This comes in response to the warnings that the island’s finance sector faces an uncertain future following Brexit.

How "shell" companies launder dirty money

Why is that? “Delaware and other havens in the U.S. do not have beneficial ownership information,” he said.

Bermuda has 102 ultra-wealthy residents

A total of $31 billion was held by 102 ultra-high-net-worth individuals living in Bermuda in 2014.

Comment: Could change be brewing in Kenya?

Sailesh Navsaria, Head of Africa Strategy & Development at Minerva Group in Jersey, examines the impact of a tax amnesty in Kenya – not only on the country itself but further afield in the UK and Channel Islands

A.M. Best Special Report: Innovation: The Race for Global Reinsurers to Remain Relevant

As a result, companies have intensified their efforts to develop new strategies in order to adapt to structural market changes

How Transamerica Life Bermuda’s new chief plans to ride the rising wave of Asian wealth

It is ranked by Singapore Business Review this year as 12th largest insurer in Singapore based on total assets.

International business is so important for the Isle of Man

Thomas Miller Investment is sponsoring the award for International Business of the Year

America’s Cup will be the best yet — Coutts

The latest news comes as the Bermuda Tourism Authority urged those interested in travelling to the island for the event to make arrangements before it was too late.

Investment sanity, shot through the heart by Tim Price

In his 1999 book ‘Fail-safe Investing’, the author and libertarian Harry Browne advocated a four-factor portfolio that would protect any investor “no matter what the future brings”.

Jersey growth prospects lowered as FPP publishes 2016 Annual Repor

The Panel has also stated that there may be some cyclical/short-term impacts from the UK referendum result that may put pressure on public finances in the short term.

First Look At The Bank Of N.T. Butterfield & Son IPO

NTB has filed for an IPO with a $100 million placeholder.

Pressure on margins seen as most important issue by Jersey businesses

23 per cent of respondents had cited business growth as the top issue.

Aligning the organization for its digital future

Findings from the 2016 digital business global executive study and research report

"Plan ahead: It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark" Richard Cushing

Enthralled by the continuous flow of medals coming back to Team GB, we've been reflecting here at Close Brothers on the origins of this success and how such a dramatic change of pace has occurred.

Will Barbados ever recover?

That’s because, numerically and in terms of income, the middle-income households are the population cohort that consume the most and therefore use the most foreign exchange.

Panama's banking system grows by more than $4bn in first half of 2016, but profits drop thanks to new red tape

In particular, loan portfolios grew by 7.2 per cent

Offshore jurisdictions unshaken by Brexit

Brexit may be a limited threat and may create opportunities for prosperity

Tax dodging will carry on despite Theresa May’s 100 per cent fine

The government's record on tax avoidance is awful. We need an independent alternative.

Substance continues to be a key focus for funds sector – white paper reveals

The Guernsey Finance white paper Investment funds - why substance is key, written by funds journalist Kirstie Brewer, examines how the need to prove that an offshore fund manager has the necessary ‘substance’ to its business dealings and funct

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