Category: ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds
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Hong Kong Fund Management Growth Sets Record
The annual Hong Kong Fund Management Activities Survey (FMAS) released today by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) shows that the combined fund management business in Hong Kong hit another record high of $16,007 billion as of the end of 2013, representing year-on-year growth of 27.2%. The latest survey indicates that Hong Kong continued to be a…
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Cayman Funds and the Seven Deadly Myths of FATCA
It is quite a human trait to live in a state of suspended disbelief – when the news is just too bad to absorb, or when the consequences of an action are too much to contemplate. Response to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), it seems, is one of suspended disbelief by some in…
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Invest Offshore in UCITS Funds
What are UCITS Funds? A growing number of investors are including hedge funds and other alternative strategies within their portfolios as a way of providing better portfolio diversification during adverse market conditions, as well as potentially boosting risk-adjusted returns over the long term. However, the recent financial crisis and a number of high profile fraud…
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Offshore Investing Strategy for Americans
There is no U.S. law that disallows a U.S. person from investing into a Foreign Retirement Fund that has a Government Regulated Fiduciary, is a registered foreign retirement plan and where the jurisdiction accommodates persons that may not live in that jurisdiction. This is at the very core of the Regulator Asset Protection Structure (RAPS).…
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Hedge Fund for Offshore Investment
Simply put, a hedge fund groups partners together to create enough money for the fund to make high-risk investments. The large financial base of a hedge fund creates the flexibility of participation in a larger assortment of investments and financial undertakings than other funds. However, hedge fund participation is typically regulated strictly and limited to…
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Growing Popularity for “Alternative” Investment
For the average middle-class citizen investment opportunities in well-developed countries can be limited. Often investment regulations prevent even the most solvent upper middle-class citizens from investing in anything more than stocks and bonds. Often offshore investments seem intimidating and are not legal to market in many countries with high-tax bases. Private banking can require exorbitant…
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Where to Begin with Offshore Investment
So you’re thinking of investing offshore, are you? Isn’t it a little risky? Isn’t an offshore account for someone doing something illegal? What about taxes? Where the heck do I even start? These are all very good questions and, if you’re unfamiliar with acquiring overseas assets, the very idea can seem daunting and maybe not…
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Offshore Hedge Funds and FATCA
Offshore hedge funds are structured outside the United States by foreign laws. Starting a hedge fund offshore used to give several advantages to managers who only deal with domestic hedge funds. Offshore hedge funds and investors have historically enjoyed a tax-free status, although this has changed under the implementation of FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliant…