People Moves | 13 Feb 13
hsbc appoints malta head of international banking
HSBC Malta has appointed George Debono as its new head of international banking.
People Moves | 12 Feb 13
lightfoot returns to iom with first nat
Mike Lightfoot, a well-known figure in Guernsey’s QROPS industry during the island’s rapid rise to prominence as a QROPS jurisdiction ahead of last April’s unexpected removal of 310 out of its 313 schemes by HMRC has been named operations director at First National Trustee Co.
United Kingdom | 12 Feb 13
Barclays scales back in asia and europe
Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins is to scale back the investment bank’s equities and advisory businesses in Asia and Europe as part of his restructuring plan which will result in 3,700 jobs getting axed.
Tax & Regulation | 12 Feb 13
trust strategies to ease the nil rate iht freeze
The UK government decision to freeze the ‘nil-rate’ band of inheritance tax (IHT) over the next six years will lead to new strategies around the use of trusts, experts are predicting.
size of pension gap for expats revealed in survey
Only one third of retired expats say their pension income is enough to sustain the lifestyle they want, according to research by Lloyds TSB International.