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The legal basis for a 402(b) Overseas Retirement Plan

Feb 16, 2015

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A Nonqualified overseas retirement plan has characteristics that are opposite of what we have all been used to. This specific 402(b), the Regulated Asset Protection Structure (RAPS), allows for pre-tax contributions. There are no maximum contribution limits as this is a nonqualified deferred compensation tax law issue. The fact that this is precisely the opposite…

Regulatory driven offshore asset protection

Feb 12, 2015

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Aaron

in Asset Protection, ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds

All foreign investment capital needs to be looked at because of the expanded scope of the U.S. Treasury form FinCEN 114 (FBAR), the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA). The rule that changed everything is the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Continuously there is the ever present report to the…

Trade Online and Invest Offshore

Feb 6, 2015

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Aaron

in Currency and Forex, ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds, Futures, Options and Commodities, Stocks and Bonds

Individuals wanting to invest internationally or wishing to have U.S. dollar exposure must take heed of both FATCA and the AIFMD. For example, if a U.S. fund manager is approached by a potential investor from the EU, the question which must be asked is whether or not the fund will be in breach of EU…

Offshore Self Directed IRA

Jan 30, 2015

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Aaron

in ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds, Offshore Company

Set-up a Foreign Account for Your U.S. IRA without Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) or (UBTI) distribution tax problems If you search around on the web, you will find that there are many companies offering Self-Directed IRAs. You will find little actionable information on government regulated, registered and recognized foreign pension funds, investment accounts or…

Hong Kong Fund Management Growth Sets Record

Jul 8, 2014

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Aaron

in ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds

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…

Cayman Funds and the Seven Deadly Myths of FATCA

Mar 2, 2014

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Aaron

in ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds

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…

A Foreign Financial Account excluded from FATCA

Aug 15, 2013

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Aaron

in Asset Protection, Currency and Forex, Economics, ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds, Expatriate, Futures, Options and Commodities, Offshore Banks, Stocks and Bonds

UNITED STATES IRC 402(b) LAW (1986) UNLEASHES TAX OFFSHORE The U.S. Tax system is generally hostile to foreign financial structures if there is a U.S. taxpayer or U.S. beneficiary involved. The hostility is understandable-foreign structures interfere with government ability to impose or collect tax. Avoiding international tax pitfalls can be best achieved, both foreign and…

Invest Offshore in UCITS Funds

Jul 28, 2013

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Aaron

in ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds, Stocks and Bonds

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…

Offshore Investing Strategy for Americans

Jul 12, 2013

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Aaron

in ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds

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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