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WH Ireland appoints a chief operating officer from Brewin Dolphin, Aviva expands its emerging markets debt team and Metlife names a new head of its global employee benefits team.
WH Ireland appoints a chief operating officer from Brewin Dolphin, Aviva expands its emerging markets debt team and Metlife names a new head of its global employee benefits team.
International IFA firms, lawyers, accountants and wealth managers need to be “astute to the challenges and effects” of the UK Criminal Finances Act, which comes into effect on 30 September, a leading Channel Islands law firm has warned.
On her second day as UK prime minister, Theresa May has cleaned house and named her new cabinet. Zurich International Life has appointed a new chief operations officer, while Deutsche Bank has provisionally appointed a chief executive for Asia Pacific.
Axa Investment Managers has appointed a new head of insurance solutions for its UK operations. Investec Asset Management has added a portfolio manager to its multi-asset team, while Standard Life International has created a new head of institutional sales role in Japan.
Gibraltar’s Government has released a public consultation on the establishment of private foundations, in a bid to level the playing field with other jurisdictions.
Carey Olsen has been named the leading offshore legal adviser to London listed clients in the Corporate Advisers Rankings Guide, a position it has retained since records started in 2005.
Guy Coltman, a corporate partner of the Carey Olsen law firm’s Jersey practice, has been appointed a non-executive director of the Channel Islands Securities Exchange, as three other board members have resigned.
Carey Olsen has retained its position as the top offshore legal adviser to London Stock Exchange clients for the ninth year in a row.
Draft legislation which introduces limited liability partnerships into Guernsey for the first time has been introduced by the States of Guernsey‚ and is expected to come into force as soon as July.
Andreas Kistler and David Crosland have been made partners at Carey Olsen in the Channel Islands.
Carey Olsen is to extend its legal services to include the Cayman and British Virgin Islands, and is set to open a new, purpose built, office in the Cayman Islands in September.
Close Brothers has lifted the trading suspension on its flagship offshore investment vehicle.