New year new rules
Ushering in the new year has bought a whole raft of regulatory changes for Hong Kong IFAS, some of which are deemed unwelcome.
Author: International Adviser
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Castlestone Buy-Write Strategy
Castlestone’s Equity High Yield & Premium Income Fund strategy focuses on low volatility. Defensive stocks that pay high dividends and this has proved to be successful since launch.
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Brooks Macdonald closes in on 7bn AUM
Brooks Macdonald has delivered largely positive fourth quarter and half year results today, with a rise in discretionary funds under management and a slight dip in advisory FUM, against a volatile trading backdrop.
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A look at 2015 in the Eurozone
Angus Murray, chief executive at Castlestone, looks at how an eventful start to the year in Europe could affect the typical investor.
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QROPS Flexible Drawdown
David Howell, chief executive at Guardian Wealth Management, looks at how fully flexible QROPS will affect international IFAs.
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The essential new years tax checklist
As significant changes take effect with pensions, offshore tax evasion and property, 2015 looks like it will be an interesting year. However, there are still opportunities to be found despite the ongoing upheaval.
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Former hedge fund manager convicted
A former City hedge fund manager has been convicted of a multi-million pound fraud in what the Serious Fraud Office described as the first hedge fund prosecution to arise out of the 2008 financial crisis.
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Offshore decumulation opportunities
David Denton, technical expert at Old Mutual International, explores the new decumulation opportunities which are emerging in the offshore market, looking at how they compare to traditional drawdown or annuity options.
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FAQs reveal custodial sentences handed
Two former directors of failed life insurance company Victory Life have been handed custodial sentences in Sweden, according to an update from the companys liquidator KPMG.
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Will the NO campaign tax proposals for Scotland
United against the common enemy of an independent Scotland, the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders have been joined by former prime minister Gordon Brown and others in promising more tax-raising powers for Scotland if voters reject independence in the forthcoming referendum. What impact will these promises have?
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Asian passports earthquake platform view
Little could the creators of UCITS have known that, nearly 30 years on, there would have been tremors in Asia that would threaten the growth of this £6trn behemoth.
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Mutual funds rescue Jupiter as outflows bite
Jupiter suffered net outflows in the last quarter of 2014 after the loss of a single large segregated mandate and the closure of its £234m Second Split investment trust.