SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 7, 2000

                    INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Delaware                    33-70334-A                59-2921318
(State of Incorporation)    (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer ID No.)

            250 Park Avenue S. Suite 200, Winter Park, Florida 32789
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                  407-629-1400
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5.              Other Events

         On September 7, 2000,  International  Assets Holding  Corporation ("The
Company") issued a press release announcing that William C. Dennis, Jr. had been
appointed to the position of president and chief operating  officer effective as
of that date.  Mr. Dennis,  a former senior  executive at both Merrill Lynch and
Freedom  Securities,  will  oversee  day-to-day  operations  of the  Company,  a
financial  services  firm  whose  subsidiaries  specialize  in market  making of
international securities and private client brokerage.

         Over the past two months,  Mr.  Dennis,  as an Advisor to the Chairman,
has worked closely with senior  management  and the Company's  operating team to
finalize  the firm's  strategic  offering  and to raise  capital to support  the
Company's growth.