Kames Capital, the new name for AEGON Asset Management, has announced the opening of an office in Hong Kong and the appointment of James Cooper as its head of business development for Asia.

IFAs and their clients now have access to a Royal London 360° offshore bond via the True Potential Wealth Platform.


An Irish funds industry delegation led by former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) John Bruton, President IFSC Ireland, has announced the launch of new representative offices throughout Asia.

The Market Range Deposit is a four year capital protected product designed to provide returns linked to the UK stock market. It offers the opportunity to receive an annual Return based on the number of business days that the FTSE 100 Index closes within...

Britons owning properties overseas are urged to inform HMRC if no disclosure has been made already. Tax specialist Peter Howarth is warning advisers to notify their foreign property owning clients of a new investigation team established by HMRC to track...

Guernsey-based Kleinwort Benson has launched its Guernsey QNUPS, the COPIA+ Guernsey Retirement Plan. The plan is aimed at financial advisers with British expat clients, as well as foreign nationals with UK IHT exposure.

Friends Life has appointed John Van Der Wielen as Managing Director, International. International businesses Van Der Wielen will oversee include Friends Provident International (FPI) based in the UK and the Isle of Man.

Advisers can now tap into Friends Provident International's (FPI) latest series of six online seminars designed to educate and support advisers on the subjects of inheritance tax and trusts.

Baring Asset Management is to launch a Dublin-based fund based on the investment themes of a fast-developing upper middle and high-class consumer segments, low personal and national debt, and extensive government spending.

Markets are bracing themselves for some turbulent times ahead as they wait to see how effective Spain's newly-elected Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will be in staving off a bail-out.