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Standard & Poor's rationale for latest sovereign ratings cuts
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has sought to justify lowering the long-term ratings on nine European nations. We print below excerpts of the arguments it made for Friday's downgrades.
16 Jan 2012
Guernsey eyes new business despite redemptions
Guernsey has signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) with Japan and Poland bringing its total number of TIEAs to 31, although recent statistics show investment in the island’s fund business dropped in the third quarter of 2011.
07 Dec 2011
Isle of Man overhauls its Foundations Act
The parliament of The Isle of Man is set to consider an overhauled Foundations Act, which will allow the jurisdiction to expand its wealth management capabilities and attract new business from high net worth and institutional investors.
22 Nov 2011
Guernsey strikes TIEA deal with Slovenia
Guernsey has signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the Republic of Slovenia, the third TIEA signed by the island in under a month.
03 Oct 2011
Jersey joins top ten global wealth management centres - rankings
Jersey has joined the top ten locations in the world for wealth management and private banking services, climbing to eighth position, according to rankings in the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI).
28 Sep 2011
Guernsey extends TIEAs to Czech Republic and Bahamas
Guernsey has signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) with the Czech Republic and the Bahamas.
19 Sep 2011
Two ex Credit Suisse traders in Guernsey adapt Odey’s strategy for private investors
Fifteen years ago, two hedge fund traders working for Credit Suisse were approached by Crispin Odey to replicate his successful asset management business for private clients. The result was Odey Wealth in Guernsey, one of two wealth management offshoots of Odey’s main business that both selects and manages funds.
07 Sep 2011
Isle of Man transforms financial services
In an attempt to improve the Isle of Man’s commercial competitiveness, the Crown Dependency has established a new body, The Isle of Man Financial Partnership.
05 Sep 2011
Guernsey seeks to strike difficult balancing act
Within a rapidly changing global finance industry, offshore centres are reassessing their identities and their place within it. Guernsey is one of them, but it has a difficult balancing act to strike between reaching out to new business and preserving its identity.
19 Aug 2011
Veritas: Isle of Man, Guernsey are 'AAA' rated
S&P rates the Isle of Man and Guernsey 'AAA', something investors such as Warren Buffet or Bill Miller of Legg Mason, and president Obama, might have made more use of in the past week when knocking the ratings agency.
10 Aug 2011
People Moves: ING shakes up management, SL Capital, Mercer, Threadneedle, MKP Capital, Butterfield Bank, Western Asset Management, SGSS
ING shakes up management as banking board member steps down, SL Capital appoints to tackle regulatory challenges, Mercer hires EMEA asset allocation head, Threadneedle bolsters US team after Holliman departure, MKP Capital founder to retire, Butterfield Bank head changes role after 14 years, Western AM hires for global markets in London, locally in Asia, SGSS names global business head, Closier moves on.
04 Aug 2011
Funds: State Street and Amundi ETFs open to new markets, Optimum targets German property, HSBC Brazil fund rating
State Street opens ETF platform to UK market, Amundi ETFs register in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland, Optimum taps Berlin property market, HSBC Brazil equity fund loses A rating.
26 Jul 2011
People Moves: Berenberg, Mercer, OVS Capital, Butterfield, Alexander Forbes
Berenberg hires from UBS to drive UK institutional business, Mercer promotes internally for wealth management business, European hedge fund OVS Capital hires third partner, Guernsey private bank looks to offer European asset management, hires in property lending, Jersey private bank director moves to pensions advisory firm.
25 Jul 2011
Guernsey lifted from US senator's blacklist
Guernsey’s campaign to be removed from a US blacklist has succeeded, with Democrat Senator Carl Levin changing his view on the jurisdiction.
15 Jul 2011
Sarasin & Partners moves funds to Dublin for European opportunities
Sarasin & Partners has re-domiciled its $1bn Guernsey unit trust range to Dublin to make use of wider investment powers under Ucits IV, and to widen its distribution opportunities to Europe.
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