Mann liquidates Shepherds funds

clock

Company fails to persuade FSC to move TLP fund to cayman islands

The Isle of Man regulator has applied to court for Shepherds' four funds domiciled in the jurisdiction to be put into liquidation. PricewaterhouseCooper's Michael Simpson was appointed provisional liquidator on 6 May and a court hearing will take place on 13 June in a bid to make the appointment permanent. When contacted by International Investment, the Isle of Man Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it could not reveal the reasons why it has applied for liquidation for the Shepherds Select, Safeguard High Security, Traded Life Policy (TLP) and Traded Endowment Policies (Tep) funds. S...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Adviser for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, industry insights and market intelligence
  • Stay ahead of the curve with spotlights on emerging trends and technologies
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletters
  • Make smart business decisions with the latest developments in regulation, investing retirement and protection
  • Members-only access to the editor’s weekly Friday commentary
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes

Join

 

Already a Professional Adviser member?

Login

More on uncategorised

Building Society-owned Newcastle Financial Advisers acquires Openwork firm

First of a number of acquisitions

Hannah Godfrey
clock 09 December 2019 • 1 min read

Bond managers fear hedges being undermined as liquidity dries up

The recent sell off in the bond market and growing liquidity issues have forced bond investors to use similar hedging techniques, undermining their effectiveness and causing concerns about how much downside protection funds really have.

Anna Fedorova
clock 03 July 2013 •

Police launch investigation into mortgage middleman fined £1m

West Midlands Police have launched a fraud investigation into a Birmingham financier over his role in sale and rent back agreements.

clock 25 June 2013 •