Offshore Investment

Specialist international financial adviser, The Fry Group, has acquired Belgian company Fulcra International Financial Planning enabling a full-on expansion into Brussels.

Confidence remains high in the long term for international trust and estate business, according to the latest global quarterly confidence survey from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Pioneer Investments and RBC Wealth Management strengthen teams.

The Isle of Man Government says it has been working on a 'number of options' to cope with potential changes to the Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS) regime announced by the UK government last year and due to come into force on 6 April...

Isle of Man-based private client investment house, Thomas Miller Investment, is to open an onshore private client business in the UK.

The Federation of European IFAs has added further firms to its membership. The trade association now has in excess of 30 companies under its banner and continues to provide an exclusive range of services for them.

Expatriate benefit specialists, JLT Benefit Solutions, plans to roll out more features on its international benefits management system, Benpal.

The latest Guernsey fund figures represent a year on year rise of 1.6% but the second consecutive quarterly drop in the value of the island's fund business following eight straight quarters of growth.

Developed in collaboration with Pacific Prime Insurance Brokers, the facility allows expats to freeze their own personally funded health insurance plan if they become eligible for an employer funded plan, with the ability to re-activate it up to 5 years...

The Isle of Man Government's Department of Economic Development is opening a representative office in Singapore. The office will allow increased engagement and strengthening of commercial relations in both Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific region....