Offshore Investment

HSBC analysts say that short-term sentiment has driven markets at the expense of long term investment thinking during a markedly volatile 2011. But what's been created out of this situation is a potentially attractive set of investment opportunities for...

The Islamic arm of Standard Chartered Bank has launched Shariah-compliant services for its UAE-based customers.

Following the recent launch of Baring Asset Management's Dublin-based India Fund, manager Ajay Argal says he'll be concentrating on healthcare and telecoms stock.

Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has appointed US-based DuPont Capital Management (DCM) to run the £100m mandate for its stand-alone Skandia High Yield Bond Fund.

Bernard Delbecque, Director of Economics and Research at by the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), says the latest UCITS figures reflect continued investor uncertainty.

Guernsey-based Skipton International has added a 180 day notice account to its portfolio of business deposit products and lifted rates across the board on its other 120, 80 and 40 day notice and ‘easy access' sterling business products.

Jersey-baed Santander Private Bank has sharpened its deposit interest rate offering saying it's responding to the "abnormally low interest rate environment" that has seen UK base rate remain stuck on its record low of 0.5% for nearly three years.

Proposed legislative changes to the existing Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS) regulations pose a threat to well regulated offshore centres, according to Gavin Pluck, European Director at Guardian Wealth Management.

Pioneer Investments has appointment Begoña Gomez as Sales Manager for Spain and Portugal

With the government proposing an IHT break for individuals making charitable donations in their will, Prudential's Gerry Brown explains why you should consider an offshore structure