09/07/2015
Cim Global Business sponsors South-East Asian Private Equity Conference
SEAPEC provides valuable opportunities to exchange ideas, discuss current practical challenges and to share best practices.
09/05/2015
Back to school: An education for parents too by Penny Lovell
The extra pressure involved with children going back to school isn’t purely linked to extra “school admin” – preparing sports kits, sewing labels, school runs, paperwork – it is financial too.
09/05/2015
The Sixth Rule of Investing: Understanding & Visibility by Justin Urquhart Stewart
We may teach schoolchildren economics, but rarely do we teach them finance.
09/04/2015
Vontobel acquires Zurich private bank
To drive forward the expansion of the business with Italian private clients
09/04/2015
Shortlist for PBI global banking awards announced
In total, 30 award titles across four award categories were drawn up by the PBI judging panel.
09/03/2015
Elian agrees terms to buy SFM Europe
Announcing the deal today, Elian’s CEO, Paul Willing, said SFM Europe was an outstanding strategic fit for Elian.
09/03/2015
Swiss Authorities Freeze Millions of Dollars Linked to Malaysian Fund 1MDB
Move comes after the Swiss Attorney General opened criminal proceedings against executives at the fund
09/02/2015
The Cayman Islands: Tourism Paradise or Economic Hell
Cameron Lee | 3 minute read
09/02/2015
After the shock of ‘Black Monday’, the sea of red across dealing screens had largely turned blue as calmer conditions returned to global markets at the end of a dramatic week of wild swings for equity and commodity prices.
08/31/2015
Over the years I have found that some of the most pernicious examples seem to relate to the costs and charges that are levied on private investors.
08/31/2015
The acquisition was entirely financed by internal resources, demonstrating the SYZ Group's sound financial position.
08/30/2015
Private banks finally embrace mobile apps
And the market is vast. Scorpio Partnership estimates the global private banking at approximately $20.6tn, with potential advisable assets — those that could be banked, but are currently not — at $37.6tn.
08/28/2015
The investment world is defined by the interaction of two basic elements: sales and investment, or show and analysis. At Close Brothers we pride ourselves at being cool-headed investors with a mind for security selection and long-term investing.
08/28/2015
Jersey’s status as an international jurisdiction is attractive to clients and wealth managers alike.
08/26/2015
Bahamas Financial Services Industry Continues to Target Asia’s Wealth Economy
The upcoming promotion includes a schedule of four events in four cities, starting with a Bahamas Landfall event in Beijing on October 29
08/26/2015
The Great Fall of China? by Geoff Cook
China is transitioning from a double digit high growth emerging market to the world’s leading economic power
08/25/2015
Scepter Partners Forms Dedicated Merchant Bank for Sovereign Investors and Family Offices
Headquartered in Bermuda with offices in New York, London, and Beijing, Scepter is a standing syndicate of ruling families, ultra-high net worth industrialists and sovereign wealth funds led by Chairman and CEO Rayo Withanage
08/25/2015
First speakers announced for Guernsey Trust Conference 2015
The event is produced in partnership with AO Hall and is supported by Microgen Financial Systems – it follows on from the highly successful Jersey Trusts Conference, which took place in May.
08/24/2015
Jersey signs Memorandum of Understanding with Switzerland
The JFSC has MoUs with regulators in over 90 countries.
08/24/2015
Jersey signs Memorandum of Understanding with Denmark
The MoU provides a framework for the JFSC and Finanstilsynet to exchange confidential regulatory information and co-operate with each other regarding the supervision and regulation of firms under their respective authority.