Offshore

The Isle of Man's Chief Minister Tony Brown has welcomed the 'unsurprising' review of Britain's Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories announced in the Pre-Budget Report.

Financial advisers outside the UK are still seeing resilient business volumes and potential for future sales despite global market volatility, according to Skandia International (SI).

For several weeks now we have been trying to get straight answers to simple questions regarding the security of clients' assets.

Royal London has unveiled the executive team which will lead the recently merged businesses of Scottish Life International (SLI) and Scottish Provident International.

Canada Life International (CLI) will expand its internal fund range, launching five new funds from Fortis Investments.

A number of investment organisations and business groups have written to the Treasury Select Committee on the issue of offshore financial centres, ahead of yesterday's deadline for comment.

Some wealthy Britons are exploiting a tax loophole that allows them to retire abroad with their UK pension savings and live tax-free, The Guardian reports.

Advisers are missing out on the latest fund innovation because supermarkets are reluctant to add offshore vehicles to platforms, HSBC Investments says.

International Investment, IFAonline.co.uk's sister publication, has announced the shortlist for its Fund & Product Awards 2008.

Trustnet is launching a new free website enabling users to view performance and pricing of more than 15,000 global funds.