Offshore Investment

Added together, the total legislative change affecting financial planning brought in under the current government forms a remarkable conglomeration. The challenge to advisers to keep up with rapid changes is certainly significant.

"Revealed: how Jersey woos tax avoiders" - this was the headline that screamed from the front page of the business section of the Observer newspaper on Sunday 17 September.

Anglo Irish Bank has transferred its investment business to MAC Financial, a corporate IFA based in the Isle of Man.

The life and pensions sector in the Isle of Man has experienced considerable growth over the past year, says the Island's Insurance and Pensions Authority.

Aegon is the first UK insurer to try and transfer the success of guaranteed living benefit products from the US to the UK, with the launch of ‘5 for Life'.

The amount of funds under management in Guernsey have hit a new high according to the Island's Financial Services Commission.

Sales of offshore investments are estimated to have grown in the UK by as much as 50% last year. This makes this market one of the fastest growing markets in UK financial services so it is surprising for me to still come across IFAs who discount it automatically....

The vast majority of consumers believe inheritance tax is unfair according to a new report from Friends Provident.

The New Manx Corporate Vehicle is the alternative name for the Isle of Man Companies Act 2006, but what exactly does it mean, and how will it affect the offshore market?

Are these events related? The European Savings Directive does not generate as much revenue as was expected; investigation into Barclays' offshore accounts reveals poor declaration of offshore accounts, and there is a strong increase in the amount of money...