11/30/2015
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
11/30/2015
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.
11/27/2015
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.
11/27/2015
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.
11/27/2015
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.
11/27/2015
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.”
11/27/2015
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.
11/26/2015
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.
11/25/2015
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
11/25/2015
The briefing was attended by over 170 people from Cayman’s financial services industry
11/25/2015
Luxembourg, the country once known as the European “Death Star” of financial secrecy, is looking to improve its image.
11/24/2015
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.
11/24/2015
New Jersey finance centre 'will not waste taxpayers' money'
A new finance centre in Jersey will give the taxpayer value for money, the treasury minister has said, following a second protest against the plans.
11/24/2015
Banque J. Safra Sarasin (Luxembourg) acquires Luxembourg Private Banking Business
J. Safra Sarasin acts as consolidator in the private banking market.
11/23/2015
Comparing national economies - just how much is your country worth? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
One way of trying to get an idea of the wealth of a nation is to take its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is generally agreed as a sensible measure of economic value, and then divide it by the number in the country's population.
11/23/2015
It’s really not about the Benjamins*: Our top five financial songs... by Penny Lovell
Finance it seems, is a largely unsung subject.
11/23/2015
Seek and ye shall find by Tim Price
“There is little doubt, to my mind, that we are now at a defining moment in financial history, a time that, once it has passed will be referred by economic and market historians in much the same way as the Wall Street Crash of 1929 or the credit and
11/23/2015
Not one but TWO First Names make eprivateclient’s 50 Most Influential for 2016
The 50 Most Influential is designed to identify, recognise and promote the leading practitioners of the private client professions, as well as the breadth and depth of talent at the forefront of this industry today.
11/23/2015
Sheila Dean listed in eprivateclient’s ‘Top 50 Most Influential 2016’
This is the second time Sheila has been included in the prestigious Top 50 grouping
11/23/2015
Elian group director named in eprivateclient’s '50 Most Influential’ for fifth time
A former partner of Ogier, Mr Le Cornu was instrumental in the management buyout of the fiduciary services business in 2014. He has responsibility for Elian Private Wealth across Jersey, Guernsey, Cayman, the Middle East and Asia.