IFAs believe offshore centres such as the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Ireland will be some of the favourite locations chosen by financial services companies looking to escape London.

Newcastle Intermediary Services(IS), an arm of Newcastle Building Society, is offering sales tips for structured products via its website, as it warns advisers to prepare for an upswing in demand.

Sir Alan Sugar has been appointed as 'Enterprise Tsar' as part of Gordon Brown's Cabinet reshuffle, early reports suggest.

More than 5,000 rich foreigners enjoyed special tax deals in Switzerland last year, an increase of more than 20 per cent in two years, officials have revealed.

Here we list who has moved where in another busy week in the offshore sector.

London markets were up this morning, with mining shares leading after two major players unveiled a joint iron ore venture.

Lloyds Banking Group is set to come under fire at today's annual meeting in Glasgow from investors angry at its decision to take over the troubled HBOS and to tap them for a further £4 billion to replace part of the Government's bailout package, reports...

Ashmore Investment Management has launched sterling share classes for its two existing Sicav funds in Luxembourg.

Stenham Asset Management has launched sterling, euro and Swiss franc share classes in its Stenham Trading fund.

Hornbuckle Mitchell has revised its full-year financial forecasts upwards following record business growth in the early months of this year.