IoM vote on Kaupthing set for 9 April
The Isle of Man Treasury returns to the High Court in Douglas on 9 April to seek approval for a so-called Scheme of Arrangement (SOA) aimed at compensating depositors caught in last October’s co
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Jersey delegation to visit US to rebut tax haven status
Jersey government officials will travel to Washington in March to defend the island against an expected renewed attack on offshore financial centres by US lawmakers.They will meet ne
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International Adviser Events
Offshore Bond Workshop Radisson Edwardian Manchester – Wednesday 11th March 2009 Waldorf Hilton London – Thursday 12th March 2009 Maltese Investor Breakfast Malta – Thursday 7th May 2009 Chan
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Offshore insurers campaign for EUSD exemption
Offshore insurance companies are lobbying for an exemption from a proposed extension of the European Union Savings Directive (EUSD).
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Uncertainly for Britannia IoM after Co-Op deal
Britannia Building Society and Co-Operative Financial Services say it is too soon to predict how the proposed merger of the two organisations may affect Britannia’s Isle of Man-based offshore su
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Gartmore launches long/short euro equity fund
Gartmore has launched its European Absolute Return Fund after a three-month delay blamed on extreme market volatility and temporary restrictions on short-selling.
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Asset management merger for Crédit Agricole and Soc Gen
Crédit Agricole and Société Générale are to combine their investment operations to create Europe’s fourth largest asset manager and the ninth in the world by a
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FPI sales buck group decline
Friends Provident International (FPI) saw a 12.3% increase in business in 2008, growth the company said was aided by the recent plunge in sterling.
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Single broker blamed as Brandeaux puts brakes on its property fund redemptions
Brandeaux, the London-based property fund manager, has become the latest in the real estate sector to suspend redemptions. Before implementing the measure, the firm had been bucking the industry
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Investor exodus continues
Asset management houses are slashing budgets, staff numbers and closing, merging or restructuring funds as they struggle to survive the global financial downturn.
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Are advice firms ready for the new world of work?
Responsibilities are shifting and advisers can no longer be everything to everyone
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The two engines driving emerging market strength
China and technology are playing key roles in driving the emerging markets sector from strength to strength, according to the latest data from Morningstar Investment Management.