01/11/2016
Lombard International Assurance to acquire Private Banking Solutions business in Luxembourg
Lombard International Assurance was chosen because of its leading position in the industry as a Provider of multi-jurisdictional wealth planning solutions
01/11/2016
Citywealth use research, submissions, interviews and recommendations from leading figures in the financial services industry to help compile the guides.
01/11/2016
Chaos theory studies the behaviour of dynamic systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions. In a chaotic system, tiny changes in initial conditions lead to wildly divergent outcomes further down the line. Under chaos, short term prediction may
01/11/2016
It’s the time of year for new resolutions, and for predicting what the year ahead might bring.
01/08/2016
JTC Cayman acquisition bolsters fund administration capabilities
Having announced the acquisition in October and with full regulatory approvals from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority now granted, JTC is strongly positioned to provide a full spectrum of fund administration services, adding to the private client ser
01/08/2016
The loan was granted by the bank for three months and the cash went first into the AIS Cayman Ltd account at Fidelity
01/08/2016
Under current regulations, all banks operating in the Isle of Man must be licensed to carry on deposit taking.
01/06/2016
Dispelling offshore myths
Although the British Virgin Islands is often seen as an offshore tax haven, a closer look shows such opinions may be overstated
01/06/2016
A number of senior appointments in the trust and fund sectors have also been made to support the group expansion.
01/06/2016
“The proper behaviour all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you’re married to.” - P.J. O’Rourke.
01/06/2016
The sale comes seven months after the 48-year-old sold £56 million worth of his shares in the business.
01/05/2016
It was every bit the rollercoaster year, not just because volatility has been exceptionally high, but because the major markets around the world tugged in very different directions.
01/04/2016
In 2016 I expect growth and good news for the Guernsey finance industry and the supporters of Guernsey, including:
01/04/2016
The fractions of wealth held abroad are highly variable.
12/31/2015
Island nation selling citizenship to spur investment in real estate
12/31/2015
“Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” — Cavett Robert
12/30/2015
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.”
12/29/2015
Last October, the Caribbean island nation of St. Lucia announced it would launch a citizenship-by-investment program, or CIP.
12/29/2015
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.
12/24/2015
Intertrust sells Cayman banking activities
The transaction will have no effect on Intertrust`s profitability going forward.