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CSA launches new qualifications for offshore finance professionals

ICSA, the Institute for professionals working in governance and compliance, is launching four new Level 4 qualifications for offshore finance professionals

Cyprus sidesteps Putin offshore call

Finance Minister Harris Georgiades (photo) refrained to comment on Putin’s remarks made during Thursday’s Federal Assembly address in Moscow.

The end looms for ‘Alice in Wonderland’ fees

The asset management industry suffered a shock last month when an influential panel that advises the UK regulator on policy issued a damning report on the state of the fund market.

Falling profit margins plague the wealth industry

Wealth management firms struggled to translate a healthy rise in assets in the third quarter into earnings.

Death of wealth boutique: Think-tank warns on 'suffocating' regulation

A report from the New City Initiative has underlined the detrimental impact of regulation on the asset management industry.

Sanlam FOUR Transaction Complete

Derrick Dunne, Director of Sanlam FOUR, states: “We are pleased to complete the transaction and look forward to delivering the mutual benefits of association to our clients, Sanlam and our owner employees.

Close Brothers Asset Management partners with SIFA

SIFA, which was established in 1992, seeks to bring together solicitors and professional impartial financial planners to provide complementary legal and financial services. It now supports more than 170 firms across the UK.

David Hobbs, CEO of Cofunds, discusses his UK outlook for 2015

These outlook pieces usually start with is set to be an eventful year for the industry’.

RBS launches sale of Coutts, invites bids before Christmas - sources

First-round bids are due before Christmas, they added.

Brewin studies 'Stephanomics' - Podcas

In another coup for the Brewin Podcast Stephanie Flanders, JP Morgan Chief Market Strategist and former BBC Economics Editor, joins Brewin Dolphin’s Guy Foster and Ben Gutteridge to discuss the market’s most pressing issues.

Advisers asking low asset clients to leave: Schroders

A survey of 644 advisers found that 49 per cent have segmented their client base by size

Guernsey fiduciary services industry targets new markets -FT

The trust — a legal concept dating back to ancient Rome — has been a bedrock of Guernsey’s finance industry for the past 50 years.

Guernsey’s economy shows signs of recovery despite protests -FT

Six years on from the global crisis, Guernsey’s comfortable, slow-paced lifestyle remains largely intact.

Coutts Investment Outlook 2015: On and Off the Beaten Track

The 2015 Investment Outlook provides insight from Arne Hassel, Head of Investments at Coutts and his senior team: Alan Higgins, Chief Investment Officer for the UK; Norman Villamin, Chief Investment Officer for Europe, Terence Moll, Head of Asset Allocati

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