Accusing offshore centres of causing economic turmoil is akin to blaming rising UK unemployment on the influx of foreign workers, law giant BakerPlatt says.

New offshore bond sales have plunged 42.6% year on year, but have suffered less than the onshore bond market.

The IMA has amended its main definition of funds in the Absolute Return sector to emphasis the fact they should be delivering absolute returns over a 12-month timeframe.

The financial strength of an investment bond provider is even more important for advisers than the underlying fund selection, according to a major new report by Capita Financial Software.

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.