12/03/2015
Luxembourg plots to steal London’s financial crown
The tiny nation wants to become “the European location of choice” for global financial services firms, and is already the biggest centre for fund management in the EU
Wealth and Asset Management
11/30/2015
Is there a British Google or Facebook Out There? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
There is a new club in town, it's called "Scale Up Club".
11/30/2015
More Guernsey banks likely to close, regulator says
The BBC has heard job losses are expected at the Swiss bank.
11/30/2015
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.
11/30/2015
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
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
'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.
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
Cayman Finance holds inaugural Members Briefing
The briefing was attended by over 170 people from Cayman’s financial services industry
11/25/2015
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.
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.