dispelling the tax haven myth
New research into the behavior of finance centres dispels the myth that so-called "tax havens" are poorly regulated and secretive, according to Jersey Finance's Geoff Cook.
Author: International Adviser
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fairbairn name may disappear as nedbank
Nedbank Group, a division of South African insurer Old Mutual, is restructuring its high net worth client proposition, with a number of its brands, including Fairbairn Private Bank, to be combined into one new entity.
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aegon ireland reduces charges on wealth management
Aegon Ireland has revised the pricing structure on its Wealth Management Portfolio offshore bond, removing the fund based product charge and reducing the fixed quarterly charge.
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eu parliamentary committee approves MIFID2
A key committee of the European Parliament yesterday voted unanimously to approve a compromise text updating the EU’s Market in Financial Instruments Directive, with implications for the life industry and securities markets.
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frontier multi-asset push
Frontier Investment Management has made two new appointments to capitalise on the increased demand it is seeing for its multi-asset range, both onshore and offshore.
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expats more confident in markets outside europe
Expatriate retail investors continue to show confidence in some international markets, despite an overall “bad feeling” about the global economy. But few hold out high hopes for a bullish 2012 in Europe, a TD Global Investor Confidence Survey has found.
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asking the right questions about china
As a general rule, getting the right answer can often depend on asking the right question. Gerard Lyons, chief economist and group head of global research at Standard Chartered Bank, explains how this is pertinent, but sometimes overlooked, when it comes to China…
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top five best emerging market bond funds
A “flight to safety” over the past few years has seen managers of bond funds benefit significantly in terms of their inflows. So, have they delivered?
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syz co introduces income distribution share
Syz & Co, the asset management arm of the Swiss private bank by the same name, has created income distribution share classes for two of its Oyster funds held within its Luxembourg-domiciled Sicav.
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scams rife in hong kong scmp reports
Financial scams are on the rise in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post is reporting, in a story which quotes deVere chief executive Nigel Green on what he calls “hard to fathom carbon credits” being sold “to vulnerable consumers”.
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hermes unveils us small and mid
Hermes Fund Managers has unveiled a Ucits-compliant US small and mid-cap equities fund managed by Robert Anstey who has run a similar strategy for the group since 2001.
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Kames launches global equity income fund
Kames Capital is branching out from its more successful fixed income franchise to launch a global equity income fund managed by head of overseas equities Piers Hillier and senior European fund manager Mark Peden.