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Wealth Advisors See Influx Of French HNW Business, But Not Yet A Stampede

September 20, 2012

The UK’s wealth advisory profession is braced for a continued influx of high net worth French people fleeing higher taxes on income and wealth from the new Hollande regime, but it is an open question as to how dramatic such a move of people and money will be. For many years, central London has hosted a large expat French population, often composed of finance industry professionals and their spouses, as well as French students defying the indifferent British weather to study English. According to whichever studies can be believed, there are up to 400,000 French citizens living in Lon.

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Commentary: Emerging UHNW Individuals Spread Investment Wings

September 3, 2012

Editor's note: Alex Ruffel, founding partner at UK-based specialist private client law firm Berkeley Law, considers some of the implications of an increasingly wealthy group of ultra-high net worth individuals from emerging market countries with international asset allocation and wealth planning needs. As ever, while this publication does not necessarily agree with all of the comments here, it is delighted to share these insights. In 2000, Forbes listed the top six countries for billionaires as the US, Japan, Germany, Canada, France and Switzerland.

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Global Summary Of Moves In The Wealth Management Industry - March 2012

April 4, 2012

UK London-based Hearthstone Investments appointed Lucy Hawkins as an assistant fund manager for its forthcoming residential property fund. Hawkins will assist in the running of Hearthstone’s Property Authorised Investment Fund, alongside lead fund manager and director, David Gibbins. Ignis Asset Management made its head of strategic alliance, Nick Pogmore, redundant, with the positions of up to 20 other employees in its London and Glasgow offices also in jeopardy, following “strategic change” within the firm’s business.

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Wealth Management Reactions To UK Budget

March 22, 2012

Yesterday's UK budget sent mixed messages to the country’s high net worth individuals, with a cut to the top rate of income tax but tax hikes on property worth more than £2 million ($3. 17 million). The wealth management industry reacted fairly positively to the budget.

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Private Client Law Firm Boosts CIS Capabilities

March 7, 2012

Berkeley Law, a London-based law firm specialising in wealth advice for high net worth individuals, has bolstered its CIS capabilities with the hire of Elshad Huseynov and Lydia Lavrova as senior counsel and trainee lawyer respectively. Huseynov was latterly with Deloitte, managing a portfolio of individual clients and multinational FTSE 350 companies, and has extensive experience in acting for Russian and CIS individuals and corporates, Berkely Law said in a statement. The hires are intended to help Berkeley Law capitalise on the growing number of HNW individuals from .

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The UK Is Increasingly A Safe Haven For Wealthy

November 21, 2011

More and more high net worth individuals, especially those from mainland Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, are turning to the UK as they strive to preserve their wealth. Many seek advice about how to relocate their families to a jurisdiction outside of the troubled eurozone and MENA regions, and how they can diversify their wealth out of these regions, according to specialist wealth advisory firm, Berkeley Law. The eurozone tailspin continues apace, laden as it is with sovereign debt.

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Global Executive Moves In September

October 10, 2011

Move of the month: Unquestionably, the biggest move in September was the resignation of UBS chief executive Oswald Grübel and his replacement on an interim basis of Sergio Ermotti. At the time of going to press, UBS is hunting for a permanent replacement. Meanwhile, in the US, for example, there were a number of moves at firms such as Citi Private Bank.

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London Law Firm Hires Two Industry Veterans

September 7, 2011

Berkeley Law, a London-based law firm specialising in wealth advice for high net worth individuals in the UK, has added industry veterans Carly Russell and Jacqui McCoy to its 24-strong team. Russell joins from PwC Legal, where she was the founder and senior member of the private client team. In her 15 years in the business, she has amassed experience in a range of private wealth issues including international tax planning and wealth structuring, charities and philanthropy, mental capacity issues and international probates, Berkeley Law said in a statement.

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Philanthropy Advisors Say UK Should Do More To Encourage Wealthy Giving

May 27, 2011

While the global economic crisis may have cut philanthropic donations, the level of giving remains impressive, and recent UK government actions to sharpen incentives for donors will improve the process in the UK, figures in the industry argue. In the annual budget statement in March this year, UK finance minister George Osborne unveiled measures designed to improve giving, including a cut in inheritance tax to 36 per cent for people bequeathing 10 per cent or more of their estate to charity. And a recently released government white paper policy document proposes a suite of mea.

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Heed Risks Of New UK Immigration Rules For Wealthy - Law Firm

April 6, 2011

On the eve of new UK rules designed to encourage wealthy migrants to live in the country, an immigration expert has warned people using the new regulatory regime not to expect an easy route to citizenship. The Conservative/Liberal Democrat government has laid down rules so that foreign investors who bring between £5 million (around $8. 1 million) and £10 million to the country can achieve indefinite leave to remain (ILR) within three and two years, respectively.

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