Month: May 2016

  • Offshore Investors Bullish on Canada

    Foreign investment in Canadian securities strengthened for a third straight month in March, according to figures released Wednesday morning by Statistics Canada. The agency put the figure at $17.2 billion, and added that foreign acquisitions were mainly composed of securities issued by Canadian private corporations. Meanwhile, StatsCan says, Canadian investment in foreign securities amounted to…

  • Tax Havens – Tax Optimization Schemes

    Tax havens are countries that allow businesses and individuals to avoid paying taxes in the nations they mainly operate out of by offering bank accounts with little or no tax liability. Tax havens also provide little or no financial information to nations where entities are based. And it’s mostly legal even though these individuals or…

  • Millennials Changing Face of America

    Millennials Changing Face of America, Heavily Impacting Homeownership, Say Experts WASHINGTON, May 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Millennials are bucking trends, changing the landscape of America, and sharply different from previous generations in many different ways. One of the most visible and consequential ways is through millennial homeownership numbers, according to experts on generational trends and…

  • Canadian Retirement Income… In The US:

    Living in the US and receiving Canadian retirement income? Tips on reporting this income to the IRS and related issues Many former Canadian residents prefer spending their retirement years in the US, especially in the Southern states with better climate and more affordable property values. But this triggers many complexities, especially in reporting Canadian retirement…

  • How to Trade CFD Online

    Trading foreign exchange currency pairs is an interesting way of making money online. If you want to make money on the trading market, then you have a few choices. You can use traditional online CFD brokers who will handle your bankroll for you, or you can learn how to trade CFD online for yourself, open…

  • Odds On: The Making of an Evidence-Based Investor

    New Book Reveals Academic Evidence Impacting Investment Revolution and How It Will Better Serve an Investor If you’re free from the fear and complexity of investing, what could you do with all of the time you used to spend checking on and worrying about your investments? Can you move beyond decisions based on anxiety and…

  • CFOs and Analysts Call for a Revolution in the Reporting of Intangible Assets

    Intangible assets such as brands, people, know-how, relationships and other intellectual property make up a greater proportion of the total value of most businesses than tangible assets such as plant, machinery and property. However, as important as these intangible assets are, many directors, analysts, investors and other stakeholders do not have an adequate understanding of…

  • Private Eyes They’re Watching You – Offshore Planning after the Panama Papers

    If you have been reading my articles on JD Supra for a while, you will know that I love Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music. Nevertheless, the Hall and Oates song Private Eyes, is a more fitting song to describe the state of offshore planning in Tax Havens than “Oye Como Va.” Many things have continued to…

  • Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing

    Survey: SRI Financial Professionals Managing 100% Fossil Fuel Free Portfolios more than Doubled in Three Years [box]4th Annual SRI Conference Poll on Fossil Fuel Divestment Finds Fossil-Fuel Free Investing Continues to Attract More Retail and Institutional Investor Interest.[/box] NEW YORK CITY AND COLORADO SPRINGS – May 5, 2016 – For the first time ever, more…