The global expatriate population has reached 66.2m and is likely to rise to 87.5 million by 2021, according to an industry report from consultants Finaccord.

More and more clients – especially the wealthier clients who are more likely to use Financial Planners – have assets, income or liabilities in more than one jurisdiction. That may be for legacy reasons (emigration or retirement abroad) or business reasons.

Rathbone Unit Trust Management is to launch four offshore funds to provide Europe-based investors access to its funds for the first time.

Scores of companies are ‘dodging’ UK consumer protection rules and duping consumers into believing they are dealing with FCA regulated firms, it has been claimed.