The cost of not making the OECD "white list" could cost offshore centres tens of millions of dollars in business, the Cayman Islands Financial Services Association (CIFSA) says.

Switzerland, fed up with being portrayed as a tax-dodgers' paradise, is rebranding itself as a land of hunky half-naked peasants with waxed chests and tight leather shorts.

Advisers can follow income protection (IP) applications with Aegon Scottish Equitable online at any time after the insurer launched a tracking tool.

Many defined contribution members' pension pots are worth less than the cash contributions into them, PricewaterhouseCoopers research reveals.

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

Trevor Greetham has moved his Multi-Asset Strategic fund to an overweight position in equities after becoming more bullish on the markets than at any time for nearly two years.

Net retail sales of overseas-domiciled funds have more than doubled since last year, according to IMA's April fund statistics.

Pensions minister Rosie Winterton submitted claims for "soundproofing" the bedroom of her London home and received thousands of pounds for gardening and decorating, latest Telegraph revelations reveal.

Max Property Group has listed on The Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) on a primary basis and the issue of its shares has been claimed to be the largest initial IPO in Europe this year.

The Government's anti-forestalling rules for higher rate tax relief are putting SIPPs and smaller pension schemes at a huge disadvantage to larger group schemes, industry experts say.