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JORDANS INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATES ICAEW RECOGNITION

Jordans International is delighted to announce that its UK-based trust and corporate services business has now been accepted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) into its Practice Assurance scheme.

Jordans International Limited incorporates and administers UK and offshore companies and trusts, providing advice and support services to these structures, including taxation, accountancy and administration.

Nick Rees, Chief Executive of Jordans International, said: “Practice Assurance from the ICAEW reflects the growing importance of our accounting and tax related services, and gives us a supervisor for the purposes of the UK Money Laundering Regulations 2007 which commands the confidence of our clients.”

Paul Simkins, Director of ICAEW‘s Quality Assurance Department added: “The ICAEW‘s Practice Assurance scheme is tangible evidence that a firm, led by ICAEW members, has met our quality assurance requirements. Jordans International Limited has reached those standards and I‘m delighted that they are one of the first organisations to participate in this further development of the Practice Assurance scheme with the ICAEW as their supervisory authority.”

ENDS               15th April 2008

For further information please contact Neil Fraser, Sturgess Van Damme, on 01275 349011 or email neil@sturgessvandamme.co.uk  

Notes to Editors

• Jordans International Limited was formed in 2007 for the purpose of giving increased identity to the international client business of Jordans Limited which has been developing rapidly over recent years. 
• Jordans Limited is also known as the UK‘s leading company formation agent together with business information and property conveyancing services.  Both companies are subsidiaries of The West of England Trust Limited and are based in Bristol.
• Jordans International Limited provides trust and corporate services to a client base of UK and overseas professional law firms, accountants and tax advisers, and directly to their clients who are predominantly domiciled overseas.
• As a world leading professional accountancy body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) provides leadership and practical support to over 130,000 members in more than 160 countries, working with Government, regulators and industry in order to ensure the highest standards are maintained.
• ICAEW members provide financial knowledge and guidance based on the highest technical and ethical standards.  They are trained to challenge people and organisations to think and act differently, to provide clarity and rigour, and so help create and sustain prosperity.  The ICAEW ensures these skills are constantly developed, recognised and valued. Because of them, people can do business with confidence.
• The ICAEW is a founding member of the Global Accounting Alliance with over 700,000 members worldwide.
• Practice Assurance is a scheme of review which applies quality assurance principles to member firms and which has been designed to demonstrate to the business community and the wider public the Institute‘s commitment to upholding and developing public standards that command public confidence.