04/10/2012
When, in late September 2010, rumours emerged that Mike Geoghegan, then chief executive of HSBC, and Stephen Green, then chairman, were about to depart, institutional shareholders rightly became concerned about who would replace them and what would happen
04/10/2012
Millionaire Tory donor 'slept on private jet flying outside UK airspace to avoid paying tax'
Dodge allowed him to extend the number of days he could stay in the UK without paying tax
04/10/2012
A confidential study by HM Revenue and customs found they are using aggressive avoidance schemes to reduce their income tax rate to an average of 10 per cent - less than half the level paid by the average Briton.
04/09/2012
THE new head of Brewin Dolphin's Glasgow office is keen to expand the business in the west of Scotland.
04/09/2012
Barclays is facing a major shareholder rebellion over Bob Diamond’s £18m pay package, with more than 10pc of investors set to vote against the bank’s remuneration report at its annual meeting.
04/05/2012
At launch of Big Society Capital fund, prime minister pledges to listen to charities' concerns over budget measure
04/05/2012
Luxury not-for-profit organisation Walpole has announced the results of a study with Ledbury Research into the current UK luxury goods market, forecasting growth in sales of 8.5% in 2012.
04/05/2012
A new survey documenting the changing face of expatriate life has identified five different types of modern British expat.
04/05/2012
Coutts’ clients who saw their money locked up in the AIG Enhanced Variable Rate fund when the credit crisis hit, face a further eight-week wait to hear if they will receive compensation.
04/04/2012
2011 featured a tough economic and stockmarket environment. It also brought continuing pressure on banking secrecy and heavier regulation of wealth management that drove up operating costs.
04/04/2012
The survey presents the results of the Deutsche Bank research chair’s foundation paper – a dynamic asset-liability management (ALM) model developed to guide asset allocation and risk management decisions at the SWF level, and describes the res
04/04/2012
Auction halted by legal fight over war artefacts collected by the Duke of Wellington's trusted aide
04/04/2012
Swiss and German media had reported the Swiss bank had introduced the ban after Switzerland issued the warrants, which accuse the three German civil servants of industrial espionage for buying the bank details of German tax evaders.
04/04/2012
Trusts have always been viewed suspiciously by the French authorities. New legislation imposes draconian reporting obligations where any of the settlors, trustees or beneficiaries are French resident.
04/04/2012
It will use the money to invest in charitable and social causes that can make repayments through earned income.
04/04/2012
The majority of advisers are looking to increase their use of model portfolios and risk-rated funds as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) according to research from Skandia Investment Group*.
04/03/2012
Aberdeen Asset Management wants to replace Katherine Garrett-Cox as manager of the embattled £2.1bn Alliance Trust in what would be one of the most dramatic City coups in years.
04/03/2012
The NGAM Durable Portfolio Construction platform focuses on portfolio construction and analytics to help investors manage volatility and enhance the diversification of their portfolios.
04/03/2012
Edward Bonham Carter has become the second major figure at Jupiter to make a significant share donation to charity.
04/03/2012
Arden, established in 1994, provides services to high net worth individuals and small to medium sized enterprises throughout the UK and Europe.