Guernsey
Tax & Regulation | 8 Mar 17
UK compensation scheme offers lifeline to Arch Cru investors
Investors in the ill-fated CF Arch Cru Funds have been offered the opportunity to have their claims reviewed and settled now by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), after it was revealed that the funds will not be wound up until December 2018 at the earliest.
PEOPLE MOVES: Guernsey Finance, Brooks Macdonald, C Hoare & Co
Guernsey Finance has appointed its first Hong Kong representative, while Brooks Macdonald has poached an investment manager from HSBC GAM. The acquisition of C Hoare & Co’s wealth management division will see two high profile people step down.
UK officials visit crown dependencies to discuss ‘Crexit’
A team of UK politicians have been touring the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man as part of a fact-finding mission to establish what effect Britain’s exit from the European Union will have on the crown dependencies.
‘Highly unlikely’ Providence investors will get money back
Investors in the doomed Guernsey-based Providence Investment Funds have been told it is “highly unlikely” they will receive any money back, as a campaign group is set up on their behalf to target an FCA-regulated firm it claims is behind the funds’ promotion.
MitonOptimal swoops on chartered adviser to boost int’l reach
MitonOptimal International, the Guernsey-headquartered investment management group, has merged with Isle of Man-based investment advisory business, Blythe Financial.