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.
08/23/2015
It’s now been 200 years since the end of the Battle of Waterloo, and Napoleon was very much in my mind on a recent visit to the beautiful Island of Elba.
08/21/2015
Sir Joshua was chief minister for a total of 22 years and is credited as being the most important architect of Gibraltar’s move towards self-determination.
08/21/2015
It includes nine categories of leaders, three of which feature Sheila; ‘Top 20 Women in Wealth Management’, ‘Power Women’ and ‘Trustee
08/20/2015
KPMG private client advisory partner Jo Bateson on the challenges and opportunities of working with wealth managers
08/20/2015
All of this speaks to the critical importance of the Cayman Islands
08/19/2015
Singapore has committed to automatically start sharing information with foreign tax authorities from 2018
08/19/2015
The sale of the state-backed bank’s Luxembourg-domiciled fund governance business, called RBSL, for an undisclosed sum is at a significant premium to book value
08/19/2015
Bankers rattled by Asia moves to chase undeclared wealth