02/12/2015
Guernsey bank deposits grow for second consecutive quarter
The increase is the second consecutive quarterly rise and figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that the total value of Guernsey bank deposits reached £83.7 billion at the end of December 2014.
02/12/2015
For many years I was a mainstream investment manager; believing in the omniscient wisdom of central bankers. Once the scales had fallen from my eyes after yet more manipulation I realised that I had to do something about the charade.
02/11/2015
Passport to overseas success
As some areas of the Middle East lurch deeper into political tumult, wealth managers, law firms and financial brokers are earning big money as they advise on and manage the wealth of Arabs seeking citizenship in other countries through investment programm
02/11/2015
Bermuda a Leader in Regulation, Financial Transparency
Island's History of Robust Regulation, Rule of Law, Global Tax Treaties and Lack of Bank Secrecy Laws Ought to be Recognised by UK Labour Party
02/11/2015
JTC extends global reach with Mauritius licence
As a result of its geographic location close to Africa, time zone and extensive range of double tax agreements, Mauritius has become a desirable location from which to do international business particularly into Africa and India.
02/11/2015
Guernsey brings its ILS Insight to London
Following the success of its inaugural ILS Insight in Zurich last year, Guernsey Finance is hosting a follow up event on Wednesday 18 March at the British Museum in London.
02/11/2015
Guernsey boosts financial services ties with the USA
Guernsey's Chief Minister, Jonathan Le Tocq, has held a series of meetings in Washington to boost the Island's reputation as a leading international finance centre.
02/10/2015
HSBC files raise questions about oversight of senior bankers past and present
The five were involved in either acquiring, overseeing or managing the Swiss operation, which helped clients conceal assets from the taxman
02/10/2015
Those Not Looking to Own an Island Can Share One
There are extra outlays on top of the sales price. Non-Bermudan buyers must obtain a license from the minister of home affairs, and fees are 8 percent of the purchase price of a house.
02/10/2015
Switzerland, Liechtenstein Conclude DTA Talks
The FDF expects the deal to be signed this summer and, pending the completion of respective national approval procedures, for it to be applied from January 1, 2017.
02/10/2015
Wealthy families are increasingly resorting to “family offices” to manage their activities
02/09/2015
Royal Bank of Canada is in talks with several bidders for parts of the Caribbean wealth-management business that it is exiting as part of a pullback in the Caribbean and Latin America,
02/09/2015
Bill Whitaker investigates the biggest leak in Swiss banking history and examines HSBC’s business dealings with a collection of international outlaws
02/09/2015
Super yacht brokerage Burgess Yachts is celebrating its 40th anniversary
02/07/2015
The Bahamas must be ready to compete in the ever changing financial market, said Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie during the CEO Dinner at the opening of the International Business and Finance Summit on Thursday
02/06/2015
Butterfield Group today announced that it has received awards for Net-Worth-Specific Services for Super Affluent Clients in the Cayman Islands, and for Succession Planning Advice and Trusts in Guernsey in the 2015 Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Mana
02/06/2015
Leading offshore centre signs MOU With South Africa
The MoU supersedes and updates a previous MoU that the two regulators signed in May 2000.
02/05/2015
A cocktail reception at Lyford Cay marked the occasion on January 28th, hosted by Marie Rodland-Allen, Managing Director for CIBC FirstCaribbean (Bahamas) Limited and Daniel Wright, Managing Director, CIBC FirstCaribbean Private Wealth Management.
02/04/2015
Hawksford Group expands Asian corporate presence with move into Hong Kong
The move follows the successful launch into Singapore last year, when the group bought Janus Corporate Solutions, and is part of a wider strategy to grow the company into an internationally recognised corporate, funds and private client company.
02/04/2015
Wealth-Management Offices Abroad Are Shut as Canadian Lender Retrenches