Month: March 2018
Regulation becomes The Opportunity for Guernsey
In an innovative move in mid-March, Guernsey Finance led a delegation of the island’s professional services firms to New York, seeking to capitalise on what they see as a growing opportunity for Guernsey to attract business from wealthy Americans.
read moreCitywealth speaks to Liz Bottomley
Liz Bottomley, managing director, Private Banking at Arbuthnot Latham, tells Citywealth about life, her team and stepping in when clients need her.
read moreGrowing female wealth
One of the key changes in the private wealth industry is the rise in the number of female clients, which is mainly down to increasing female wealth. Michelle Andrews, head of Premier and Wealth Insights at HSBC, tells Citywealth about her growing base of wealthy female clients.
read morePass-the-parcel private equity deals reach fifty percent in USA
Although quality deals evaded the private equity sector in 2017, global buyout value including add-on transactions, grew nineteen percent to $440 billion, supported by large public-to-private deals which usually entails delisting from stock exchanges to avoid pressures of quarte
read moreThe meteoric rise of post death challenges to wills
There has been a sharp rise in challenges to wills over the past ten years, which is mostly down to the fact that more and more people have second and third families in their lifetime, and problems arise where there is open animosity between surviving spouses and children.
read moreCitywealth speaks to Heather Tibbo
Heather Tibbo, head of Family Office Services at Crestbridge, says that thanks to its close relationship with the UK, Jersey could become a bridge between the UK and Europe after Brexit.
read moreJersey amends trust laws to stay ahead of the competition
Jersey is on the brink of approving another set of amendments to its trust laws, as it continues to innovate to stay ahead of rival jurisdictions targeting work for private clients.
read moreCitywealth speaks to Tina Wustemann
Tina Wustemann at Swiss law firm Bär & Karrer tells Citywealth about her journey to the top and the rise in ‘patchwork families’.
read moreThe challenge of tech
Despite the high cost of development and implementation of fintech, investment into new products is on the up. This is why.
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