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It seems exotic and dangerous and exciting when we hear someone has a Swiss bank account. It’s for ultra-dangerous super spies or mega-rich Hollywood stars. Truthfully, there’s nothing illegal or particularly glamorous about having money in a Swiss bank. In…
For banking safely, global citizens had better go to the local government. And pretty much avoid the U.S. At least that seems to be the take away from Global Finance Magazine’s ranking of the world’s safest banks. The top 9…
RBC Wealth Management has continued its recent award success by being named the Best Private Bank in the Channel Islands at the 2012 World Finance Banking Awards. World Finance’s judging panel used a wide range of criteria to decide the…
Singapore – Underlying its continued commitment to providing innovative solutions to clients, Citi’s Global Transaction Services (GTS) business has opened the Citi Innovation Lab in Singapore that comprises a Client Experience Center and a Client Collaboration Center. The opening marks…
There are many myths about international banking, and a stigma attached to the phrase ‘offshore banking’. Both can conjure stories of illicit financial activities on small islands and neutral, private banking institutions with renegade accounting tactics not condoned by reputable…
What is a CD? A CD (Certificate of Deposit) is a savings account which is characterized by fixed term borrowing, fixed interest rates and a relatively high interest rate. Insured by the FDIC (or NCUA for credit unions), CDs are…
No Such List of Offshore Banks Exists – There is no recognized list of the top offshore banks. What is the criteria one would use for such a list is a good question? Examples of rating criteria would be age,…
BCN International Bank (Cayman) Ltd leads the Offshore Banking industry with strategic move to iPhone Setting new standards in enterprise mobility, BCN International Bank today confirmed that it has adopted the iPhone as its Smartphone of choice, one of the…
SPECIAL REPORT
The US Debt Clock has released another provocative Secret Window poster, and this time the New Money Revolution delivers its message through the simplest financial question imaginable. The headline reads: KID MONEY LOGIC Standing on…