Managers of Wealth Offshore

Motilal Oswal Asset Management Launches India Zen Fund

Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company has launched an offshore hedge fund through its Mauritius-based investment management company.

Funds marketed in Hong Kong linked to Belvedere fraud probe

Questions are mounting over several funds promoted in Hong Kong that are now dogged by fraud allegations, director resignations and the arrest of 13 traders at a London-based foreign exchange brokerage

South African Actuaries to Determine The Worth of BAI’s Assets

South-African actuaries of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) are expected to arrive today, 7th of April

UK pensions boost is good news for Malta property market

Property sales in Malta could be boosted by UK pensioners seeking to cash in their entire pension following radical reforms that kicked in yesterday, according to estate agents.

Cayman Islands – Best Hedge Fund Services Jurisdiction

The Cayman Islands remains the clear choice among practitioners and fund managers of all varieties

New Guernsey fund in £150 million IPO

The fund structure includes what is understood to be first independent, Guernsey-licensed fund manager to act as an alternative investment fund manager

Bermuda firm launches Cayman trust business

Bermuda-based Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services , a global asset administrator, has launched its Cayman Islands Trustee Services

New Residential and HLSS Announce Entry into Purchase Agreement

New Residential Extends Servicing Contracts with Ocwen to Enhance Long-Term Partnership

Isle of Man introduces new ISPV Legislation

The legislation enables Isle of Man firms to facilitate Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) and similar transactions including catastrophe bonds.

Caribbean Bitcoin exchange startup Bitt secures seed round $1.5m in capital

Powered by AlphaPoint’s state-of-the-art Bitcoin trading technology, Bitt releases its flagship service, the Bitt Exchange to the public

Sanne announce listing on Main Market of the London Stock Exchange

The Offer is expected to raise more than £140m following strong interest from institutional investors across the UK

Sir Philip Green’s family firm received £70m from sale

A Jersey company controlled by Sir Philip Green’s family received £70m from the sale of 12 properties to the new owners

Expats Win Right To Cash In Duff Annuities

These new rules let UK retirement savers aged over 55 take cash from their pension funds when they wish.

Prestigious award recognises an 'unsung hero' at Ramsey Crookall

Perry Downward, Director of Operations at Ramsey Crookall, has won a prestigious title at the 2015 City of London Wealth Management Awards

“The decision to locate our hedge fund in Cayman was easy”

A hedge fund manager who recently set up his hedge fund shop in the Caymans says the jurisdiction made it really easy for him to get started

Clearstream opens three new offshore RMB Cash Correspondent Bank accounts in Luxembourg, Singapore and Frankfurt

Clearstream now offers five offshore RMB accounts in four leading financial centres and will give customers more options and flexibility in managing offshore RMB liquidity

How The Bahamas continues to evolve its funds industry

The Bahamas is taking steps in the right direction to raise its profile as an attractive funds centre

How Malta is Fast Developing as a European Securitisation Centre

Securitisation is often associated with the financial crash of 2008 which was in part caused by the over rating of pools of mortgages within Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs) which started a chain reaction of events exposing weaknesses in an already

The Resurgence Of ILS

Gavin Parker, head of intermediaries, funds and captives at Barclays in ILS Guernsey examines why Insurance Linked Securities have become a popular asset class once again

ILS & hedge funds dominate 2015 Bermuda re/insurance registrations

Insurance and reinsurance company registrations in Bermuda have been dominated by insurance-linked securities focused vehicles and hedge fund reinsurance operations

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