Managers of Wealth Offshore

More Guernsey banks likely to close, regulator says

The BBC has heard job losses are expected at the Swiss bank.

Truthdigger of the Week: Offshore-Banking Whistleblower Hervé Falciani

After Falciani, then an IT expert at HSBC’s Swiss bank, hacked into the bank’s customer files in late 2007 he triggered a major scandal, exposing stunning corruption within an industry built in the shadows.

The Bahamas reaches pre-2008 fund numbers as it prepares to reach new high-water mark

The Bahamas has been a financial centre for over 80 years

Cayman Trust Licence enables Hawksford to expand presence and global capabilities

Hawksford’s new Cayman business will bring scalability to how we are able to service our international client base

New partnership gives family office services in Russia and abroad to Banca Intesa’s Private Banking clients

A full-service package for high net-worth individuals, assisting them with the solution of both financial and non-financial issues, not just in Russia but in all other jurisdictions where the multi-family office operates.

Bermuda Bankers’ Association’s Message To Customers

The BBA is committed to ensuring that the legal and regulatory framework governing financial services in Bermuda operates in an efficient, effective and fair manner.

French private bank makes bid to acquire Kleinwort Benson Wealth Management

Said if its bid succeeded it would sell BHF's private banking activities in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands to Societe Generale, which is also providing financing for the takeover.

Bahrain: a destination of choice for trust business

Bahrain’s vision to tap into the business of trusts ahead of others in the GCC has yielded positive results and added a new dimension to its stature as a regional financial hub.

Death, taxes and the Autumn Statement by Penny Lovell

In the world of financial advice, one of the most frequently cited clichés comes from Benjamin Franklin: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

PraxisIFM expands fund administration division with the acquisition of London-based closed-ended fund administrator

‘For some time, we have been receiving enquiries for the provision of high quality administration services for onshore investment trusts to the same standard as similar offshore vehicles.

'Mauritius financial services sector is truly at a crossroads.' by Graham Sheward, Managing Director of CIM Global Business

According to him, Mauritius has not demonstrated that it is a tax haven and that the country is putting more emphasis on substance. – Interview by Anisha Madayah.

Youth is not wasted on the Young

And across wealthy families, with Withers, we’ve found the secret to a successful transfer of wealth in families is to develop emotional and practical connections between the generations, particularly the more recent ones, to the original source of

Cayman Finance holds inaugural Members Briefing

The briefing was attended by over 170 people from Cayman’s financial services industry

Luxembourg Goes in for an Image Makeover

Luxembourg, the country once known as the European “Death Star” of financial secrecy, is looking to improve its image.

Brooks Macdonald International’s discretionary investment management services added to Glacier International’s Global Life Plan

The Global Life Plan is a unit-linked investment plan from leading South African-based provider Glacier International, a division of Glacier by Sanlam.

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