Charity & Philanthropy

The 11th Annual Grouse & Grape Luncheon will take place on Tuesday 7th December 2021 in the Cavalry & Guards Club on London’s Piccadilly

A study by Jersey Finance into Islamic HNWIs has shown an active interest in ESG and ethics in making financial decisions

Jersey Finance’s fundraising week – sponsored by Rathbones – has raised £23,890 for local charities

The 11th Annual Grouse & Grape Luncheon will take place on Tuesday 7 December 2021 in the Cavalry & Guards Club on London’s Piccadilly

New figures from the UK government show shows that the total value of the reported tax reliefs on charitable donations remained broadly steady but for the tax year ending April 2021, tax reliefs for charities and their donors in the UK fell compared to the previous year by £0.1 billion, to £5.7 billion

RSM has warned that government and regulatory bodies – here and around the world - need to work together to ensure rapid convergence and consistency over ESG so that businesses have clear guidelines to work within as they develop their strategies and reporting outputs 

Pablo Picasso’s daughter recently made headlines by donating some of his multi-million euro artworks to the French state, in lieu of inheritance tax. The story has brought renewed attention to similar schemes elsewhere, including the UK’s Acceptance in Lieu Scheme and Cultural Gifts Scheme, both of which work on the principle of donating significant cultural artefacts to the state to offset tax

UK wealth management and professional services group, Tilney Smith & Williamson, has announced its first ever corporate charity partnership – with Impetus – committing to a £100,000 annual donation for three years and providing pro bono and volunteering opportunities for staff

The Maples Group has recently made a further donation of US$53,200 to two local Cayman organisations as part of its philanthropic efforts to support those in the local community who have been financially impacted by COVID-19.  This recent donation brings the group’s COVID-19 related donations to over US$400,000

An established London networking event for the wealth management sector has raised more than £60,000 for charity