Offshore Investment

Jersey Financial Services Commission has issued a consultation paper on proposals to streamline the authorisation process of close-ended funds.

To read the trade press over the last few weeks, it would be surprising if one did not come to the conclusion that the inheritance tax planning market is now back into full swing.

Equity Trust is to acquire Ernst & Young's Luxembourg domiciliation business and related corporate secretarial services.

Oh, for the good old days when inheritance tax planning (IHT) was little more than putting a bond into a trust and waiting for seven years for unlimited amounts to be free of IHT.

PICTET Funds, the Swiss fund manager, plans to offer its institutional Luxembourg fund range to the UK retail market next year.

The Isle of Man Companies Act 2006, also known as the New Manx Vehicle, has now become law after receiving Royal Assent.

Investec Private Bank has launched a financing service for British expatriates who are resident in Spain and seeking property development projects in the UK.

Here is a breakdown of the key moves and promotions this month

Changes to Jersey's Trusts Law have come into effect today after being approved by the Privy Council.

This year's Finance Act has certainly sparked a lot of debate. The tax and trust sessions that have been run at our regional seminars and other industry forums have been packed to the rafters as advisers try to get their head round the new rules and how...