A four-day conference of leaders from Commonwealth countries around the world begins in the Cayman Islands today, as politicians on the island debate whether to turn down the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s request to send observers to monitor the territory’s elections in May.
Just a few days now until the UK budget on the 20th March. Certainly a big day for the Chancellor given triple dip fears, loss of that topflight credit rating, and falling tax receipts putting the deficit reduction plan at risk.
Schroders’ head of UK equities, Richard Buxton, is joining Old Mutual Global Investors in the firm’s biggest statement of intent to become a major UK player since its vast restructure over the past year.
Guernsey is preparing to finalise a draft tax disclosure agreement with the UK based on the principles of the US government’s Foreign Account Tax Compliant Act, which it is also implementing.
Gemini Investment Management is to manage the European distribution of two Mena funds on behalf of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD).
Financial Transactions Tax (FTT) will cost investors a minimum of 13bn annually at current transaction levels and could force asset managers to relocate outside of the FTT zone, warns the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA).
Mauritius based Ascot Life has launched a regular savings plan, wrapped in a life policy, where the underlying investments are held exclusively in a range of structured notes.
Creechurch Capital has appointed Stewart Quayle as business development manager.
The Financial Conduct Authority will come into being in the UK in April this year, and with its eye firmly focused on consumer protection, advisers will need to work to its high standards or risk facing disciplinary action.
International Adviser has just embarked on the largest ever survey of its online readership allowing you the chance to tell us what you think of what we are doing and how we are doing it, as well influencing the future content on www.international-adviser.com and within the print magazine.
With new requirements for advisers set to take effect in Jersey next year, the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment has published details of which of its qualifications meet the new standards.
In this latest update, Head of Macro and Equities Investments Dave Fishwick talks bond bubbles, currency wars and the most attractive investment opportunity today.
