Managers of Wealth Offshore

Guernsey 2016 - Great Expectations

In 2016 I expect growth and good news for the Guernsey finance industry and the supporters of Guernsey, including:

Tax havens hold $7.6 trillion; 8% of world's total wealth

The fractions of wealth held abroad are highly variable.

Have $200K lying around? Wanna become a citizen of St. Kitts?

Island nation selling citizenship to spur investment in real estate

New Year financial resolutions by Penny Lovell

“Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” — Cavett Robert

Butterfield Bank rebate redundant

The bank’s 2014 annual report puts my case plainly: “Butterfield is on a very solid footing, with a strong capital position and ample liquidity.”

A Better Way to Sell Citizenship

Last October, the Caribbean island nation of St. Lucia announced it would launch a citizenship-by-investment program, or CIP.

The Swiss Have Sent a Chilling Message to Banking Whistleblowers

If governments around the world who have been helped by Hervé Falciani will not protect him, they would make themselves guilty of wilful blindness or of looking the other way while a whistleblower is legally crucified.

Intertrust sells Cayman banking activities

The transaction will have no effect on Intertrust`s profitability going forward.

Safra, Coutts Boost Swiss Bank Program Fines Near $1 Billion

The Swiss Bank Program, which was announced on Aug. 29, 2013, provides a path for Swiss banks to resolve potential criminal liabilities in the United States.

Another Swiss private bank reaches resolution under Swiss Bank Program

The Swiss Bank Program, which was announced on Aug. 29, 2013, provides a path for Swiss banks to resolve potential criminal liabilities in the United States.

AND THE WINNER WAS... (and Hitler’s Ball) by Justin Urquhart Stewart

This article represents a personal and light-hearted view from 7IM, and is based on current financial news and events around the world.

Caribbean Getaway: Islands Sell Citizenship to Spur Construction Deals

West Indies become hot spot for rich foreigners to invest and gain passports

Hong Kong’s long history of money laundering

In the age of gentlemen bankers, suitcases stuffed with US$100 bills were accepted without question

Chinese firm gives up on Kleinwort Benson bid

Instead Fosun will focus on completing the acquisition of German private bank Hauck & Aufhäuser in a €210 million deal.

BVI shaping up to compete with the Cayman Islands by Philip Graham

The Cayman Islands may offer sleek Ferrari style products but the BVI has packed on some muscle recently and, like the Mustang GT in this YouTube clip, is giving Cayman some competition.

How 2015 made me wiser… by Penny Lovell

In the investment world every day is different. Yes, some aspects may seem repetitive but every day, every year, we learn new things. It’s like cooking: the raw materials and the recipes might look the same, but each restaurant is different from the

The hike before Christmas by Tim Price

“Christmas at my house is always at least six or seven times more pleasant than anywhere else. We start drinking early. And while everyone else is seeing only one Santa Claus, we'll be seeing six or seven.' - W.C. Fields.

HSBC appoints Rothschild for restructuring of private banking arm

The move to reduce the private bank comes after Stuart Gulliver, chief executive of HSBC, unveiled plans in the summer to help simplify the global group and focus on core markets, including Asia.

Finance Malta - Insight Newsletter - December 2015

I am sure that during the past quarter you have experienced, or at least, heard of Malta’s varied activity

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