Invest Offshore

Author: Aaron

  • EU Tax on Offshore Savings Falls Flat

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    Europe’s 14-year struggle to tax its citizens’ offshore savings has flopped, after investors in countries such as Switzerland and Luxembourg exploited loopholes in a controversial savings law. In the first six months of the law’s operation, Switzerland ­ the world’s leading offshore financial centre ­ raised only €100m in withholding taxes on the vast savings…

  • Currency ETFs

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    This week, Rydex introduced 6 new ETFs that will enable more investors to become involved in the ever expanding currency markets. Following the popularity of the Rydex Euro Currency Trust (NYSE: FXE) the company has launched ETFs that track the performance of the British pound (FXB), the Canadian dollar (FXC), the Mexican peso (FXM), the…

  • Beijing for Hong Kong IFC

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    Leaders affirm the central government has been attaching great importance to and supporting the financial development of Hong Kong. They pledged that the central government will actively take measures that would be favorable for the development of Hong Kong’s financial industry, the consolidation of Hong Kong’s status as an international financial center and the cooperation…

  • Qatar Regulatory Authority Signs MOU with Jersey FSC

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    The Qatar Regulatory Authority announced today that the Regulatory Authority has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Jersey Financial Services Commission (“JFSC”). The MoU formalises arrangements for cooperation and information sharing between the two regulators. The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFC Authority) is a business and financial centre located in Doha, providing…

  • Retirement Planning for Expatriots

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    Financially, expatriates could be said to be in a more privileged position than most – if a company chooses to send an employee overseas, it will usually give higher wages, expenses, and other perks. Expatriates can also find themselves with greater freedom when it comes to making investment decisions, as they are not usually restricted…

  • Malta FSA Guidelines to Convert Share Capital into Euro

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    The Malta FSA (Financial Services Authority) publishes guidelines for companies on how to convert share capital from Malta Lira into Euro when the latter becomes the sole legal tender in Malta. The conversion exercise is applicable to all limited liability companies as well as the en commandite partnerships, while companies listed on the stock exchange…

  • Chinese Renminbi futures contract

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    CME Expands Global FX Product Line With New Chinese Renminbi Futures Contracts – Exchange Strengthens Asia Presence with New Office in Hong Kong HONG KONG and CHICAGO, June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CME, the world’s largest and most diverse financial exchange and the largest regulated marketplace for foreign exchange (FX) trading announced today that it plans…

  • Cayman hedge industry on track for record growth

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    NEW YORK, June 20 (Reuters) – Some 665 hedge funds established a presence in the Cayman Islands in the first five months of 2006, a pace that could put the offshore banking center on track for another record year in registrations in 2006, Cayman officials said Tuesday. As of the end of 2005, there were…

  • Offshore Investing Benefits

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    Throughout history, those with substantial assets have often been faced with outside forces intent on the erosion of those assets. Often, these attacks have come from within one’s home country. Unfortunately, the lessons of the past are often not taken into account when planning for the realities of the future. Because of unforeseen risks, many…