malcolm couch to be ioms cfo
Malcolm Couch is to become the Isle of Man government's next chief financial officer, taking over the position from Mark Shimmin who is to retire at the end of April.
Author: International Adviser
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clydesdale bank intl latest to pull out of
Clydesdale Bank International, the Guernsey-based offshore arm of Clydesdale Bank, is closing to new business with immediate effect, following a review of the business.
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growth seen for asia sales of term life
Global life insurance premiums are projected to grow by 3% this year, led by a rebound in emerging Asian markets, a Swiss Re study out today is forecasting, but it notes that “regulatory changes and low investment yields” will result in an increasing focus on risk protection products, such as term life insurance, rather than…
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gibraltar looks to insurance and private client
The Government of Gibraltar has appointed two senior executives to its Finance Centre department to help with the development of the insurance and private client sectors in the British Overseas Territory.
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pkf to brits with swiss accounts
Just because you don't have a UK tax liability owing on your Swiss bank assets does not mean you are safe to ignore the reporting requirements imposed by a new UK-Swiss tax deal that took effect on 1 Jan.
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santander am granted permission for frankfurt
Santander Asset Management has received permission from the German regulator, Ba Fin, to open an office in Frankfurt.
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pioneer appoints head of western europe and lat am
Pioneer Investments has appointed Jon Bailie as head of Western Europe and Latin America, replacing Sandro Pierri who was appointed the company’s chief executive in July last year.
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weekly currency update we 11 january 2013
Moneycorp looks at the economic data from the last week, the effect it has had on the major currencies and what is likely to happen in the week ahead.
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eurozone pulls down global house price index
Mainstream global house prices at the end of the third quarter last year stood only 5.2% above the lows hit in the wake of the financial crisis during the second quarter of 2009, according to Knight Frank, which said that the eurozone continues to weigh heaviest on the index average.
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british buyers of cyprus homes to sue
Almost 800 UK property buyers who claim that they were mis-sold properties in Cyprus are at last taking action in High Court in London.
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european 2012 fund sales to exceed 200bn
Sales of long-term funds in Europe are expected to have reached more than 200bn last year, figures from Lipper suggest.
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falling number of expats plan return to uk
An increasing number of British expatriates say they will not return to the UK, with those in Australia saying they are most happy with their new lives abroad, according to recent research.