Abacus announces the appointment a new Director to head up recently established UK operation 18 April 2011 (Douglas, Isle of Man) - - International fiduciary and fund administration services provider, Abacus, is pleased to announce a key appointment as part of an ongoing growth strategy and their plan to develop and drive their business in the UK markets. Alistair Stewart has been appointed Director and will head Abacus’ new UK operation, Abacus Fiduciary Services Limited, where it is intended he will maintain and build on Abacus’ existing relationships, whilst developing new ones with the view to maximising business potential in the ever competitive industry. Alistair will promote Abacus’ offshore tax planning products to UK intermediary clients, together with the vast array of other products and services offered from both their Isle of Man and Malta offices. Chairman of the Abacus Group, Chris Talavera said: “We are pleased to welcome Alistair to Abacus, his experience and knowledge in the industry will be a valuable addition to the development of our business and services in the UK market. Our new UK operation is an integral part of our growth strategy and complements our focus to diversify our business markets and service offerings. “ Alistair is a Chartered Tax Adviser and a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation with over 18 years experience advising owner managed businesses and high net worth individuals regarding their tax affairs. Prior to joining Abacus, Alistair was a FIMBRA registered life and pension broker before completing his tax transformation in the 1990’s via Pannell Kerr and Forster, Grant Thorton and Arthur Anderson. Tax mitigation strategies have been keeping him busy ever since, mixing both onshore and offshore solutions for a wide variety of personal and corporate clients. Commenting on his appointment, Alistair said: ““The opportunity to take the quality of the Abacus brand to a wider UK professional audience is full of possibilities. In particular, the new Malta office will be popular with international tax and wealth advisers and I look forward to exploring possible bespoke corporate and personal structures with new and existing introducers alike.” - ENDS -