Latin America
DeVere Group to launch Mauritius investment bank
DeVere Group is to launch an investment bank on the offshore jurisdiction of Mauritius.
Adviser network Nexus Global expands to Latin America
European IFA network Nexus Global (NXG) has expanded to Latin America with the addition of EBG International, a Chile-based advice firm that focuses on the financial planning needs of international executives across the region.
KPMG blasts Harlequin boss over investor pay-back plan
The independent trustee of Harlequin Property, the £400m ($509m, €454m) overseas property scheme facing ruin, has blasted the company’s chairman David Ames over how he intends to pay back stricken investors.
Latin America | 27 Jan 17
IRS trawls for US tax evaders in Panama firm probe
A federal court in the US state of Montana has authorised the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a ‘John Doe’ summons in a bid to uncover details of US taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts established by a Panama firm to evade paying tax.
deVere launches private bank following St Lucia acquisition
deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations, has launched its own private bank on the Caribbean island of St Lucia.