Blacktower

Best Practice | 12 May 17

It is vital to get any new relationship off on the right foot, especially when money is involved. Understanding the questions that prospective clients should be asking, can help advisers ensure they are the right person to meet that client’s needs.

Best Practice | 21 Mar 17

Gibraltar must put in place a system for regulating personal pensions in just over two weeks to enable the jurisdiction’s Qrops to retain their status and continue to operate in the market.

Tax & Regulation | 8 Mar 17

The UK government’s shock decision to impose a 25% charge on transfers to foreign pension schemes announced in the Spring Budget could go as far as to “shut down” the Qrops market, according to industry observers.

Europe | 27 Sep 16

John Westwood, managing director and founder of European IFA firm The Blacktower Group, has taken over as chairman at the Federation of European Independent Financial Advisers (Feifa).

Companies | 27 Jun 16

Blacktower Financial Management Group says it has no plans to leave Gibraltar for now and will go ahead with the opening of a new office there as the firm sought to reassure the British overseas territory over claims it is looking to move its headquarters to another EU member state.