Managed by Helen Lam, the Luxembourg-based fund offers investors a direct, cost-effective and low risk way to benefit from the strenghening of the Chinese Renminbi (RMB) versus the US dollar.

VAM Funds is launching a Luxembourg-based UCITS IV A share class of its International ex-USA Growth fund.

Fairbairn Trust Company, has appointed Geoff Trebert as Business Development Manager for Guernsey and Jersey.

Threadneedle's new US contrarian fund will target large cap US stocks in the bottom third of their 52-week price range.

A report by anti-poverty charity ActionAid revealed that a quarter of the UK's top 100 companies have offshore subsidiaries and has called for an end to tax haven secrecy.

Lucent Group says the supportive political and demographic fundamentals in the UK is set to see the outperformance of land as asset class.

Latest data from the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) shows how investors fled the turmoil of the financial markets for safer havens - notably turning to money market funds.

A delegation from Guernsey's finance industry plans to travel next month to Singapore and Hong Kong. The team will be led by government departmental heads and Peter Niven, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance and his deputy, Fiona Le Poidevin.

Expats have voted Thailand as the best destination in the world when considering economic and lifestyle factors.

Former Treasury and Economic Development Minister Allan Bell has been appointed as the Isle of Man's new Chief Minister. He takes over as leader of the Manx Government from Tony Brown, who has now retired.