Offshore Investment

New Zealand has stolen Canada's crown as British expats' favourite destination for a high quality of life, according to the findings of a global study of expat opinions and attitudes.

Actor Paul Hogan has lost his bid to stop the public release of two volumes of documents related to an investigation into his tax affairs.

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

Bermuda has been added to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) white list of offshore jurisdictions, having signed its twelfth Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the Netherlands.

The government of Gibraltar is in the final stages of negotiating the implementation of a 10% standard corporate tax rate for both domestic and international companies investing in the offshore center.

Friends Provident International (FPI) has added two new funds to its mirror range, targeting investors at different ends of the risk spectrum.

Yorkshire Guernsey has launched fixed rate accounts plus a Global 90 Account for personal and business investors.

William Russell has increased the maximum life benefit insured for holders of its Global Life insurance plans, benefiting wealthy expats.

Standard Bank Offshore Group has launched the latest in its structured products offerings, which are designed to return the initial capital invested.

US low-cost passive investment giant Vanguard is launching its first 11 funds into the UK market this month.