11/11/2015
Wealth-X has identified more than 211,000 ultra high net worth individuals globally – defined as those with US$30 million and above in net assets – and 79% of them own two or more residences.
11/10/2015
Shift in European fund managers’ attitudes towards AIFMD
The attitudes of fund managers in Europe towards the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive are continuing to evolve as managers increasingly get to grip with risk management and reporting
11/09/2015
During the two-day conference itself, the BDA booth saw a lot of traffic.
11/08/2015
Ongoing challenges include linking strategy and risk, and addressing growing cyber security risks
11/06/2015
The mega-haven
This unique index combines a secrecy score with a weighting to create a ranking of the secrecy jurisdictions and countries that most actively promote secrecy in global finance.
11/06/2015
Occasionally Bermuda does lead the world
More than two thirds of the world’s total $25 billion of ILS capacity was issued from Bermuda, according to Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) figures.
11/04/2015
HDFC sets up firm to launch offshore realty fund
HDFC Capital Advisors, the new fund management company set up by HDFC, plans to raise offshore fund
11/04/2015
‘New normal’ interest rates fuelling mortgage applications from overseas buyers and expats
“A large proportion of British expats will ultimately return to the UK at some stage and, understandably, would like a home to go back to.
11/04/2015
OECD-UNCTAD report on G20 investment measures
Expressed in numbers, well over 80% of newly-taken measures specific to foreign direct investment were liberalising in nature.
11/03/2015
U.S. Placed Above Cayman Islands in Financial Secrecy Blacklist
Singapore and the Cayman Islands were placed fourth and fifth in the TJN rankings
11/03/2015
The detailed report also includes data on the regulation of labour markets
11/02/2015
The United Nations runs a quality of life index, which also takes account of literacy, longevity, infant mortality and the like.
11/02/2015
There are over 13,000 people working in the Irish investment funds industry, working on over 13,000 investment funds of which around 6,000 are domiciled in Ireland.
11/01/2015
Only 6% of board directors and 3% of CEOs of leading banks have professional technology experience;
11/01/2015
Challenges to becoming a customer-focused digital enterprise include digital strategy ownership, organizational readiness, and establishing metrics to measure digital success
10/30/2015
Sales of UK-distributed onshore bonds increased by nearly 20% in the first six months of 2015, according to the recent data from the Association of British Insurers.
10/28/2015
For UHNW individuals seeking citizenship or visa status in a foreign country, buying a home is often the best route.
10/28/2015
In total, more than eighty company directors were up for prizes, which were judged by a panel of 33 governance, business and marketing experts from the IoD network across the country.
10/27/2015
Inside the Secretive World of Tax-Avoidance Experts
A sociologist realized that if she were ever going to understand global inequality she would have to become one of the people who helps create it. So she trained to become a wealth manager to the ultra-rich.
10/25/2015
Quinton Trust (Malta) to open at Smart City
Smart City will be a great working environment for our staff and a wonderful location for entertaining visiting clients.