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

The Internal Revenue Service wants to learn who advised wealthy Americans to evade taxes by putting their money in offshore banks, US tax experts say.

Capita Financial Software's research arm, Synaptic, has launched a new area of Synaptic Product Research, enabling advisers to research and recommend locum insurance products, which are designed to cover the costs of absence for medical professionals....

A sales tip its IFA creator calls ‘The Plug' has won a nationwide competition inviting advisers to share their most successful strategies and tips for selling protection.

The Platforum has launched a new service allowing advisers to rate and review the platforms they use.

Royal Bank of Scotland, which is 70% owned by the taxpayer, has predicted it will make no substantial recovery until 2011 after posting a £1bn net loss for the first half of 2009.

The FTSE fell back from its year-high this morning as mixed results from RBS weighed heavily.

Barclays is considering enhancing its pension fund following a furious reaction from staff about the decision to close the final-salary scheme to plug a £3.5bn gap.

Following on the heels of the iShares purchase, another ETF provider has been snapped up by a money manager looking for an entrance into the market.

The Kaupthing action group (KSFIOMDAG) has called for a public inquiry into the management of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Isle of Man (KSFIOM) following the leak of a Kaupthing loan book which suggests unusual lending practices could have contributed...