The villain in the latest James Bond film, Casino Royale, is a private banker. This will not come as a surprise to many IFAs who view private bankers as one of their natural competitors.
For many offshore insurers, this is the best of times as offshore single premium sales in the UK are expected to exceed £6bn in 2006.
"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.